Without detailed and comparable statistics, we will never be able to distinguish fact from fiction or coincidence from causation. In this article, Canada's Chief Statistician Anil Arora and CIGI President Rohinton P. Medhora discuss the importance of data stewards during a pandemic.
Given the far-reaching power and success of transnational corporations, and the many legal tools allowing these companies to avoid liability, how can governments protect their citizens? With broad-ranging perspectives, the chapters of Corporate Citizen answer this question. The new book, edited by Oonagh E. Fitzgerald, is available for order today.
Inconsistent (or insufficient) content moderation policies have led some groups to call on platforms to collectively develop a framework for responding to election disinformation — but, should big tech be setting the terms of political speech? Five experts respond.
This week, CIGI is welcoming two new fellows: Paul Vallée and Giovanni Tria.
Paul is a serial entrepreneur who spent his career at the forefront of technologies that enable the exchange of work over the internet. Read his essay on how changes to the privacy landscape could bolster innovation in Canada.
Giovanni joins CIGI as a distinguished fellow. He is an economist with more than 40 years of experience and has served as the Italian minister of economy and finance. Learn more about his expertise here.
Oct. 6 – 8:30 a.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program and CIGI are partnering with the United Nations to commemorate its seventy-fifth anniversary by convening a virtual global gathering of think tanks, policy makers and intergovernmental organizations. Under-Secretary-General Fabrizio Hochschild-Drummond, who acts as special adviser to the Secretary-General on the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, will join this important meeting.
Oct. 21 – 1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): Join us for a virtual expert panel on the role of multinational corporations in a post-pandemic economy. Panellists will consider how government and industry efforts to recover from COVID-19 could reshape the corporation as we know it.
Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 – 8:45 a.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): Hosted by Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication, this two-day event gathers experts from around the world to find lessons for journalism practice and study in the future.
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