Platform-based business models are accessible to a wider range of businesses than ever before. The shift from product- and service-based operations to platform-based business creates a new set of platform governance implications — especially when these companies rely upon shared infrastructure from a small, powerful group of technology providers, as Susan Etlinger explains.
On May 12, Rohinton P. Medhora was a guest on TVO’sThe Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss the call by the United States and other countries for a temporary waiver to intellectual property protection of COVID-19 vaccines. The patent waiver is presented as one way to help speed up a more equitable access to the vaccine globally. Watch the segment here.
Canada Urgently Needs a New Security Strategy
Yesterday, Aaron Shull spoke to BNN Bloomberg to talk about the new national security threats that Canada needs to prepare for as cybersecurity attacks become more prevalent. You can watch the interview here.
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.
Taylor Owen and the author of We Are Bellingcat: An Intelligence Agency for the People discuss the online community of citizen journalists and detectives using open-source data to investigate and fact-check human rights abuses, war zone atrocities and other criminal activities.
READ
RSVP
LISTEN
