Data Governance in the Digital Age

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 (AI) 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 like 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.

CIGI Senior Fellow Bianca Wylie says that Canada is currently entrenched in a governance vacuum and that Canadians need to take back some of the power from corporations whose code is becoming part of the de facto law.

CIGI Senior Fellow Dan Ciuriak explains that there are at least five important ways that the data-driven economy is different than economic frameworks of the past.

What should be included in a national data strategy for Canada? In this video, CIGI Senior Fellow Teresa Scassa outlines five key concerns that must be addressed to effectively govern data collection in Canada.

How can Canada excel in big data? This animated video considers how Canada’s primary industries can foster economic growth in Canada’s 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.