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VIDEO: An Animated Look at Sovereign Patent Funds

Innovation is the puzzle at the heart of the knowledge economy. Unlock its secrets, and innovation will drive productivity and, in time, standards of living. Yet it remains a conundrum for many small open economies. In Canada, productivity has been stubbornly flat: in 2015, it stood almost exactly where it...
Does Canada need a Sovereign Patent Fund?

Concrete Solutions to Transform the Global Refugee System

The World Refugee Council’s new report provides practical solutions for a major overhaul of the global refugee system in four key areas: political will, accountability, funding and governance.
View from Akcakale Refugee Camp, Turkey (Tolga Sezgin / Shutterstock.com)

The Irish Border and Brexit

In this video, Colm O'Cinneide, explains how the decisions made regarding the Irish Border could have major economic, political and social impacts for both nations. 
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Speaker Series

From September to May each year, the CIGI Speaker Series are presented on important international topics to raise public awareness and understanding on a variety of current global issues. This series features some of the most prominent and acclaimed figures in their respective areas of global governance.
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Global Policy Forum Series

Launched in 2012 by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and held at the Rideau Club in Ottawa, the CIGI Global Policy Forum offers audience members access to a wide range of distinguished speakers: policy experts and influencers shaping the world's debates and discussions on global economic, security, development and environmental issues.
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Inside the Issues, Season Six

Join co-hosts David Welch and Andrew Thompson for the sixth season of Inside the Issues — a podcast series — as they share timely and candid discussions with global governance experts on issues related to the core areas of CIGI expertise: Global Economy, Global Security & Politics and International Law.
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Investor State Arbitration between Developed Democracies

Investor-state arbitration (ISA), also known as Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), by which a foreign investor is entitled to sue a state for damages resulting from the alleged violation of an applicable bilateral investment treaty or an investment chapter in a regional trade agreement, has come under scrutiny in many parts of the world.
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Conference on Internet Governance and Cyber-Security

The emerging challenges brought about by new technologies will require novel and adaptive policy responses from governments with major input and participation from the private sector, policy makers and the academy. Only by convening these diverse interests is it likely that effective policy frameworks can be developed over time. It is with this need in mind that Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) hosted the Conference on Internet Governance and Cyber-Security from May 14 to 15, in collaboration with the Global Commission on Internet Governance.
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Inside the Issues, Season Five

Join co-hosts David Welch and Andrew Thompson for the fifth season of Inside the Issues — a weekly podcast series — as they share timely and candid discussions with global governance experts on issues related to the core areas of CIGI expertise: Global Economy, Global Security & Politics and International Law.
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