Just as contemporary activist movements rely on platforms, so too does authoritarian populism. Widespread and intensified surveillance may be on the horizon but, as David Murakami Wood argues, that’s not the only option for our technologically driven future.
When the Burmese military staged a coup in Myanmar on February 1, access to mobile and internet services was restricted almost immediately. In this piece, Marie Lamensch explores the human and economic costs of national internet shutdowns.
Cutting-edge biotechnology, such as gene editing or gene synthesis, poses serious threats to biological security, human existence and development. In this paper, Hanzhi Yu and Yang Xue argue that there is a window of opportunity for global collaboration to deal with such threats, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this keynote address for the 4th Annual IP Data & Research Conference, CIGI Founder and Chair Jim Balsillie discusses Canada’s role in the intangible economy and the importance of intellectual property ownership for long-term, sustainable growth.
Following his recent conversation with Rod Sims, chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Taylor Owen considers the strengths and weaknesses of approaching tech regulation through mandated arbitration, as well as the need for an even more ambitious solution.
COVID-19 vaccine development has shed new light on the balance of exclusive ownership to knowledge and broad public access. In this op-ed for the South China Morning Post, James Bacchus argues that we must revisit intellectual property rules to ensure equitable, sustainable innovation.
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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