E-governance a ‘mutual interest’ with Canada, says Estonian envoy
Just over quarter century ago, before the Iron Curtain lifted and with it the Soviet Union’s control of Estonia, Toomas Lukk was starting his career as a scientist. In the early 1990s, Mr. Lukk—who started as the small Baltic country’s new ambassador to Canada in September—was using his background in geography to focus on marine research, […]
Are Canada’s newsrooms ready to tackle fake news, cyber threats, ‘foreign adversaries’ ahead of 2019 election?
Hill newsrooms are still in the early stages of contending with issues around potential interference during the 2019 election, but as the vote draws closer, a few have signalled they intend to have a game plan to anticipate the spread of misinformation. In a report last year about cyber threats to the democratic process, the […]
Conservative MP Kent’s Instagram, Facebook accounts recently hacked, says more needs to be done to protect politicians, political parties from cyber threats
Conservative MP Peter Kent says his Instagram and Facebook accounts were recently hacked and shortly before officials from the Communications Security Establishment warned MPs that federal political parties, politicians, and traditional and social media will be more vulnerable to cyber threats in the next election. Mr. Kent (Thornhill, Ont.) said he started receiving “strange” messages […]
Let’s not fear the unknown
When I was young, my next-door neighbour’s dad was an inventor and I thought that was simply sublime—mostly because he bought a swimming pool with the profits from a patent. On hot summer days, I used to tug on my braids and imagine gadgets that might possibly meet with similar success in order to bring […]
SSHRC, RIC bridging the gap between interdisciplinary research and real-world impact
There is a lot of anticipation and excitement about Canadian innovation. New technological advances and renewed investment in research abound. Advancements in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and games design are just a few examples of technological growth across academic and business sector domains where Canada has attained international acclaim with respective hubs of expertise now in […]
Strategic research investments vital to building workforce of the future
Later this fall, the world will applaud the latest Nobel Prize recipients, marvelling at the foresight of researchers who dreamed big and changed the world. What goes on quietly in university labs and libraries today may only be celebrated in 30 years—as we see with the Nobel—once the impacts are known. Consider John Polyani’s Nobel […]
Canada should become a global leader in data-driven economy
Innovation in digital technologies has led to a rapidly changing digital landscape for Canadians. From consumer concerns about personal data collection, unawareness about the scope of disruptive technologies, to the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), the new digital economy is quickly changing the way that we learn, work, shop and live. Coupled with technology evolving […]
Cybersecurity talent gap ‘mission critical’ for innovation sector, as feds move on national strategy
The federal government is betting on its half-a-billion-dollar national cybersecurity strategy to help make Canada a global hub for the growing cyber protection industry, but advocates warn that goal will be impossible to achieve without addressing Canada’s shortage of skilled cyber talent. “It’s mission critical,” Katherine Thompson, chair of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance’s (CATA) […]
Parties boosting internal security in face of foreign interference fears
Although they won’t get into specifics, the country’s main national political parties all say they’re boosting their internal security to protect against foreign interference in next year’s federal election. But, according to critics and experts, the real burden rests with the Liberal government to do the necessary work to ensure the 2019 election remains free […]
Why Canada needs a cyber security foreign policy
War or peace in cyberspace? This basic question was the theme of a recent gathering of cyber security experts held at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Ont. Unlike many such meetings, the focus was on international policy and the status to be accorded this vital, if vulnerable, environment. There has been a […]
