Public concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) are rising, yet government consultations rarely capture what people actually think. In a new paper, authors Susan Ariel Aaronson and Michael Moreno examine how Australia, Colombia and the United States gathered public input on AI governance. Read the full paper to discover practical steps to strengthen meaningful public engagement in future AI policy processes.
This conference report captures the cross-sector conversation on the future of digital rights. Authors David Evan Harris and Owen Doyle detail how technologists, civil society leaders, advocates and researchers convened to confront the risks transformative technologies pose to freedom of choice, data protection and privacy. Their synthesis distills the workshop’s most urgent insights and outlines priority actions to safeguard digital rights in an accelerating technological landscape.
The Digital Policy Hub at CIGI is a collaborative space for emerging scholars and innovative thinkers from the social, natural and applied sciences. Here are the most recent working papers published by Hub fellows.
Jamie Duncan: “A Paradox of Integration at the Forty-Ninth Parallel”
Ola Mirzoeva: “Walking with Grandmother Moon: Advancing UNDRIP in Space Governance”
Follow the links on the Hub webpage to learn more about the Hub scholars and their work.
This week, the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers are gathered in Montreal for a high-stakes meeting that puts AI and quantum technologies at the centre of global economic strategy. Speaking to The Canadian Press, CIGI President Paul Samson noted that digital and tech policy will dominate the agenda, shaping discussions on competitiveness and resilience. Read the report on CTV News.
In this opinion piece, Jeremy de Beer argues that intellectual property (IP) is a symptom of deeper structural weaknesses, pointing to Canada’s limited absorptive capacity and the persistent outflow of IP to foreign owners. Read the full article to understand why Canada’s innovation shortfall is rooted less in research quality than in the country’s chronic inability to convert knowledge into commercial outcomes.
The rise of AI-generated deepfakes is creating an urgent gap in Canada’s protections against digital violence. In a powerful new commentary, Yuan Y. Stevens warns that women and girls are disproportionately targeted by synthetic impersonation and remain largely unprotected under current criminal, civil and copyright frameworks. To remedy this, she outlines concrete legal reforms to modernize likeness rights and update federal online safety rules.
China’s September military parade showcased advanced weaponry that drew Western attention, but its true edge lies in innovation and strategic subversion. Author Kyle Volpi Hiebert argues that while China’s military capabilities are impressive, its long-term strength comes from economic leverage, dual-use technologies and influence across the Global South. Read the full article to understand why these dynamics are critical for democracies around the world.
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