The popular app Clubhouse is built on engineered hype, artificial scarcity and exclusivity, and the fear of missing out. Its serious flaws in design and rollout illustrate just how little Silicon Valley and its venture capital backers have learned, as Elizabeth Renieris explains.
Following a review of the policies, institutions and problems in China’s techno-industrial development, a case study of the semiconductor industry — an area that continues to lag behind — illustrates both the issues and the progress made, as well as the implications for the country's prospects of evolving into a technological powerhouse. Learn more in this latest paper from Alex He.
Trust in our institutions is at an all-time low but “mistrust is a perfectly reasonable thing to have” and can lead to activisim and reform, according to Zuckerman, author of the new book Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them.
Today national security is about more than just protecting the state against adversaries — it’s also about averting digitally enabled dangers and natural hazards that directly impact people’s daily lives, write Aaron Shull and Wesley Wark in this op-ed for CBC.
Data scientists cannot train algorithms without large inputs of data, but the tools in Canada for data security don’t address reuse. Robert Fay and Michel Girard argue that the federal government should build a national framework on data sharing and put Statistics Canada at its centre.
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May 18 – 1:30 p.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): Shelly Bruce, chief of the Communications Security Establishment, joins CIGI for a virtual event focused on the importance of deterring malicious cyber operations and technologically enabled risks to Canada’s national security. A question period moderated by Aaron Shull will follow.
Jun. 8 – 1:30 p.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): As part of CIGI’s continued work on reimagining a modern Canadian national security strategy, we are pleased to host Vincent Rigby, national security and intelligence advisor to the prime minister of Canada. Rigby will discuss his role in responding to national security challenges; a question period moderated by Aaron Shull will follow. Please note that the date for this event has been updated.
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