The idea that Beijing could use the digital renminbi for snooping abroad is based on misconceptions about how money works, especially across borders. Paul Blustein explains.
What role does trade and investment policy play in the production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines? CIGI President Rohinton P. Medhora explains, in his address to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade.
Although Canada is making progress in protecting consumers against data misuse, it needs to turn its attention to enabling data reuse. In this paper, Michel Girard explains why the current practices and tools in place are not conducive to data sharing.
On April 16, 2021, the Facebook Oversight Board announced that it would delay its decision regarding Donald Trump’s suspension from Facebook and Instagram, and that a ruling would be made “in the coming weeks.” To make sense of the first-of-its-kind content moderation process, explore CIGI’s research and analysis about the creation of the Facebook Oversight Board and the frameworks that govern social media.
Around the world, online violence against women is pervasive and endemic. In this article, Marie Lamensch discusses the dire impact that technology-facilitated gender-based violence can have on democracy.
Are COVID-19 vaccine shortages ahead? And if they are, will protectionist policies determine who can access the vaccine? During this virtual event, Simon J. Evenett discussed the root causes of vaccine shortages and how governments can respond to mounting trade tensions.
Following his conversation with author, social activist and filmmaker Naomi Klein, Taylor Owen considers how the multi-faceted consequences of our growing reliance on big tech would benefit from more thought, attention and political activism.
May 18 – 1:30 p.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): Shelly Bruce, chief of the Communications Security Establishment, joins CIGI for a virtual event focused on the importance of deterring malicious cyber operations and technologically enabled risks to Canada’s national security. A question period moderated by Aaron Shull will follow.
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