A new Australian law will require Facebook and Google to pay media publishers for links to their work. Rod Sims, the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, explains why that payment is essential for resolving a market failure in the journalism sector.
Taiwan’s response to controlling the spread of COVID-19 is one of the most effective in the world. In a virtual interview, Chris Beall speaks with Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang about the key factors that helped Taiwan manage the spread of the virus so well.
On February 2, Canada’s privacy commissioner issued findings from an investigation into Clearview AI, a company that used billions of images scraped from online sources to build a facial recognition tool. In this article, Teresa Scassa offers five takeaways from the report.
Using data to monitor traffic or control streetlights seems relatively innocuous. But privacy concerns arise when personal data is collected for more nefarious purposes, such as for surveillance. In this policy brief, Sarah Burch discusses the importance of justice and inclusivity as we develop smart technologies.
In this interview with Kevin Carmichael, Tristan Walker discusses the creation of the Innovation Lab at the IMF and the role innovation plays in a multilateral organization.
Following his conversation with Steven Croft, the Bishop of Oxford, Taylor Owen considers the necessary deepening of digital policy debate to include issues at the core of the human experience that are increasingly touched by technology.
Mar. 11 – 9:00 a.m. EST (UTC–05:00): The Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the Centre for International Governance Innovation are pleased to host the 4th Annual IP Data & Research Conference. This virtual event features a full-day agenda of international experts discussing the integral relationship between intellectual property and economic growth.
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.
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