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UBC seeks enterprise AI platform from Cohere Inc. for data sovereignty and institutional use cases

The University of British Columbia (UBC) Information Technology Department is seeking to procure an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platform from Cohere Inc. - Government Buyer: - University of British Columbia (UBC), Information Technology Department - OEM/Vendor: - Cohere Inc. (only OEM mentioned) - Products/Services Requested: - Enterprise AI platform - No specific part numbers or quantities provided - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Platform must support data sovereignty and private deployment - Customer-controlled deployment to protect sensitive data and intellectual property - Enterprise governance and administrative controls - Integration with institutional systems and data sources - Architectural flexibility to meet institutional AI use cases - Purpose: - Enable UBC to maintain control over institutional data and advance data sovereignty goals

Description

The University of British Columbia intends to enter into a purchase agreement with Cohere Inc. for an enterprise artificial intelligence platform that supports data sovereignty, private deployment, enterprise governance, and institutional AI use cases. The platform must enable customer-controlled deployment, protect sensitive data and intellectual property, provide enterprise AI functionality, governance and administrative controls, integrate with institutional systems and data sources, and offer architectural flexibility. The acquisition supports UBC's broader data sovereignty goals and is sponsored by the UBC Information Technology Department.

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