The science of today is the economy of tomorrow
Complex global issues have multiplied, and investing in big, advanced and collaborative science is more critical than ever to addressing urgent challenges.
We need a balanced research environment to foster a real ‘innovation economy’
Funding research for our aging society, along with eventual applications in services and products, will help drive Canada’s innovation economy, write John Muscedere and Alex Mihailidis.
Research & Innovation Policy Briefing
Digital Privacy & Security
Data-sharing issues affect the health-care sector
To improve health data management in Canada, several infrastructural and legal changes are necessary.
AI and mental health care: opportunities and oversight
We need robust oversight of AI technologies used to influence and sell a state of mind meant to improve our emotional well-being.
Don’t forget the harms of not sharing health data
Health information must often be shared so that critical and informed decisions can be made.
Safeguarding national security and protecting critical infrastructure is an urgent priority
Recent incidents, such as the DDoS attacks against Canadian ports, have highlighted the vulnerability of Canada’s critical infrastructure.
Canada needs a modern, national health data architecture
We have seen immense innovation in the space of artificial intelligence. Our lack of a national health data architecture will hobble us in this internationally competitive field.
Between an AI rock and a hard place: balancing privacy and artificial innovation
By creating impractical and technically arduous rules around the use of personal information, Parliament risks squandering its investment in AI innovation.
