April 29, 2020
Enjeux éthiques et sociaux du traçage de contacts
Ça fait un mois et demi que l’état d’urgence sanitaire a été déclaré face à la pandémie de COVID-19. Le confinement, la limitation des déplacements et la distanciation sociale...
April 22, 2020
How COVID-19 could reshape the federal public service
The COVID-19 pandemic has handed the public service a grand-scale opportunity to experiment with new ways of operating, including rethinking the need for massive office buildings in Ottawa-Gatineau and...
April 20, 2020
COVID-19 tracking data should be managed the way data trusts are
As COVID-19 continues to surge, researchers and technologists are mobilizing to apply the best available tools to mitigate the virus’s impact. To date, the most prominent examples of technology-driven...
April 15, 2020
Five ways a COVID-19 contact-tracing app could make things worse
(This article has been translated into French.) We are all participating in an unprecedented global experiment aimed at figuring out what is the best way to confront the COVID-19...
April 9, 2020
Privacy rights should drive our approach to using personal data during pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc around the globe, governments are increasingly experimenting with data and technology in their struggle to contain the disease and limit its impacts. This...
March 13, 2020
The future of work is based on assumptions we need to challenge
Debates about the disruptive impact of technology, the skills gap and the need to improve the representation of women in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector are not...
March 12, 2020
Misinformation, alternative medicine and the coronavirus
Nothing highlights the absurdity and potential harm of alternative medicine like a global public health crisis. There has been an incredible amount of misinformation about the coronavirus. Indeed, one...
March 10, 2020
Canada’s investments in innovation need to be bolder
The federal government’s $950-million supercluster initiative — a key plank of Canada’s Innovation and Skills Plan — has been slow to get off the ground. However, a new suite...
March 6, 2020
Let’s build an innovation ecosystem that includes women, too
You are in a sunny clearing in the forest, foraging for berries to bring home to your family. Your mind is wandering and you are enjoying the breeze, when...
March 5, 2020
Le déclin de l’empire Bombardier
Au début des années 2000, alors que Bombardier avait le vent dans les voiles, la fortune collective des quatre héritiers de Joseph-Armand, inventeur de la motoneige, se chiffrait à...