Trust — in both economic interdependence and the World Trade Organization's capacity to enforce its rules — is at its lowest point; there is no time to waste in resolving lingering problems. As Hector Torres writes, the next director-general must be prepared to do whatever it takes to revive the member-driven organization.
China’s previous efforts to excel in technology development were non-starters because of unrealistic, impatient and inconsistent catch-up strategies. Amid the Chinese Communist Party's plenary session, Alex He asks: What chance does China have at mastering core technologies this time around?
While governments and corporations around the world are rushing to use artificial intelligence as a miracle weapon in their quest to win the global technology race, the fundamental building blocks of AI governance are not in place. Dieter Ernst explains.
Automation will make Canada richer, but the benefits are unlikely to be distributed fairly. In this op-ed for The Hill Times, Joël Blit argues that we must support workers through the inevitable transition toward an increasingly automated workforce.
Oct. 28 – 1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): Join us for a virtual expert panel on the human rights impact of multinational corporations. Panellists will consider how human rights have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how corporations are both contributing to and mitigating these effects.
Nov. 25 – 7:00 p.m. EST (UTC–05:00): Perpetrators of online gender-based violence are using technology to abuse women and girls. Join Suzie Dunn for a virtual presentation about misused technologies, followed by a panel discussion on possible responses to online gender-based violence.
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