“No matter what form of governance innovation takes place, the question of ensuring global digital stability must be at the forefront for Canadian and global policy makers. The costs of failing to do so are just too high.”
Policy making is shifting dramatically as governments strive to keep up with new technologies and manage the increasing volume of data flowing across borders. Institutions must evolve to fill governance and regulatory gaps exactly at a time when support for international cooperation is lacking.
CIGI has quickly adapted over the past year to refocus its research on fundamental issues facing governments around the world: the challenges that data and other intangibles pose to trade systems; the threats to democracy and security from new technologies and data-driven social media platforms; and how to upgrade multilateral institutions for a new era.
CIGI’s Strategic Plan for 2020–2025 puts global digital stability at the forefront of policy making. CIGI’s expertise on governance innovation, especially around reshaping international institutions, is more important than ever.