Fostering a National Culture of Cybersecurity

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As emerging technologies drive unprecedented growth, they simultaneously expose critical vulnerabilities to increasingly sophisticated threat actors. In this special report, authors Shelly Bruce, John Bruce, Reanne Cayenne and Aaron Shull synthesize the key insights from the third annual Waterloo Security Dialogue hosted by CIGI. The report outlines actionable recommendations to strengthen Canada’s digital ecosystem, emphasizing a collective shift in how society perceives and responds to cyberthreats.

In this policy brief, author Deepak Maheshwari addresses the “wicked problem” of structural exclusion in the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape. While the Global North continues to dominate core AI investment, the Global South often serves as a mere provider of training data and raw minerals. The policy brief offers a road map for short- and long-term participation, ensuring that the benefits of transformative technology are shared more justly across the globe.

In this policy brief, Priya Vithani examines the critical juncture facing the African continent as it asserts its digital sovereignty. Despite a significant investment gap, the narrative has shifted from transactional funding toward “African-led design” and a unified consensus on data and AI governance.

In this multimedia feature, S. Yash Kalash explores the necessary evolution of global supply chains. He explains that the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call, exposing the extreme fragility of overconcentrated and China-centric production networks. However, there is potential for a resilient partnership that combines Canadian critical minerals and innovation with India’s industrial scale and assembly capabilities.
A BYD vessel docks at the Itajai port in Brazil. (Anderson Cohelo/REUTERS)

In this commentary, first published by the Financial Post, Patrick Leblond and Liam Ibbott examine the real-world implications of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent trade agreement with Beijing. While the deal has sparked fears of domestic job losses, the authors argue that these concerns are largely overstated.
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