What Can We Learn from a Year of Intense Digital Dependence?

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A global shift toward remote labour, education and communication brought the digital divide to the fore. In this article, Robert Fay argues that we need a new approach to digital governance in order to bridge the gap.

CIGI's Twentieth Anniversary

Founded in 2001, CIGI began as a think tank focused on economics and geopolitics. Two decades later, CIGI remains at the forefront of innovative policy solutions with a new emphasis on one of the most pressing issues of our time: digital governance. Throughout 2021, CIGI will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with special initiatives to mark the occasion. Follow along to participate in events and learn more about CIGI's 20-year history.

How could people be so morally bankrupt that they would pursue cyberattacks during a pandemic? And how could governments allow these attacks to occur? Aaron Shull explains.

Green finance and sustainability are likely to be key pillars of the post-pandemic world. This report of the Financial Regulatory Outlook Conference, convened by CIGI and Oliver Wyman in November, examines paths toward resilient economies and financial systems for the future.

Antitrust enforcement tends to move slowly. Jesse Hirsh asks: Could unprecedented public appetite for big tech regulation accelerate the dismantling of monopolies?

Jan. 13 – 7:00 p.m. EST (UTC–05:00): Join us for a virtual event with Laura DeNardis to celebrate the launch of her latest book, The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off SwitchDeNardis will discuss the social and economic benefits of the Internet of Things, and how digital infrastructure has become a proxy for political power.

Feb. 9 – 1:30 p.m. EST (UTC–05:00): Join us for a discussion with David Vigneault, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, about the changing threat landscape, and the ways in which Canada can contribute to an important strategic discussion around national security and intelligence practices.

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