About the Series
This series of videos explores topics including the rationale for a data strategy, the role of a data strategy for Canadian industries, and policy considerations for domestic and international data governance.
In the Series
Rohinton P. Medhora explains that in order to mitigate the threats of the data-driven economy, nations must find the balance that allows for economies to flourish, while preserving the privacy of their citizens and the security of their democracies.
Canada has a structural advantage in the data-driven economy, which would allow the country to leverage health data to become a global leader in the delivery of personalized medicine, the advancement of artificial intelligence and the acceleration of medical research.
Michael Geist explains why data localization and data transfers are important for both privacy and security, and why a policy balance must be struck with the free flow of data.
There is growing concern about the effect and role social media platforms such as Facebook are having on the integrity of democracy and on the character of society. In this video, Taylor Owen explains that governments need to act quickly to regulate these platforms.
How a national data strategy in Canada can address the policy vacuum in data and digital infrastructure
Dan Ciuriak explains that there are at least five important ways that the data-driven economy is different than economic frameworks of the past.
An overview of five issues a Canadian data strategy must address
An animated look at primary industries in the data-driven economy
Governments need to establish national data strategies that govern how data gets collected, who can collect and control that data, and how it can be used.