News

2021

• A look back at March 2021

  

  The CTLS Monthly Newsletter

• Jason Millar contributes to Canadian Council of Academies’ report on Canada’s automotive future

  Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Faculty member Dr. Jason Millar has contributed to Choosing Canada’s Automotive Future, a report released by the Canadian Council of Academies to examine the current trends affecting the evolution of connected and automated vehicle technologies.

• Virtual unveiling of "Endless Knowledge" by Eric Joyner

  

  As part of a special event celebrating the publication of "The Death of the AI Author" by Carys J. Craig and Ian R. Kerr, we unveiled “Endless Knowledge” by Eric Joyner, a piece commissioned by Dr. Ian R. Kerr’s family and friends to celebrate the explorer, the pioneer, the trailblazer, the dreamer, the mentor, the friend.

• Florian Martin-Bariteau and Teresa Scassa publish Artificial Intelligence and the Law in Canada

  Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2021

  

  The AI + Society Initiative and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society are delighted to announce the publication by LexisNexis Canada of Artificial Intelligence and the Law in Canada edited by Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau and Dr. Teresa Scassa.

  Bringing together some of the leading Canadian scholars in the field, the peer-reviewed collection captures the diversity of law and policy challenges facing Canada when it comes to AI. It offers insight into how existing laws might apply, what gaps are present, and what issues law reform should address. Dedicated to Dr. Ian R. Kerr, the book opens with a foreword by Madam Justice Rosalie Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada who offers a heartfelt tribute to our missed colleague.

• Open AIR receives a new Queen Elizabeth Scholars funding to empower and support emerging scholars studying African innovation

  Posted on Monday, March 15, 2021

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that the Open AIR network, pioneered by CLTS Faculty members Jeremy De Beer and Chidi Oguamanam, has received $300,000 from the Queen Elizabeth Scholars Advanced Scholars West Africa program to continue to support, celebrate, and further the conversation on African innovation and research.

• uOttawa researchers contribute to Harvard Berkman-Klein Center-led international report on digital ethics and education in the times of COVID-19

  Posted on Monday, March 8, 2021

  

  Researchers from the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society contributed to Digital Ethics in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 and Access to Education and Learning Spaces, an international report led by the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University in collaboration with the Global Network of Internet and Society Centers.

• A look back at February 2021

  

  The CTLS Monthly Newsletter

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• CIFAR releases uOttawa-led report on AI and Healthcare

  Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2021

  

  The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is delighted to announce the release of AI & Health Care: A Fusion of Law & Science. An Introduction to the Issues, an initial finding report supported by CIFAR AI and Society Program and led by Dr. Colleen M. Flood.

   

• Jeremy De Beer releases report on consumer-related copyright issues

  Posted on Monday, March 1, 2021

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Faculty member Jeremy De Beer released Consumer-related Copyright Issues on the Internet of Things: A study of connected objects available to Canadian consumers, a report for the Office of Consumer Affairs co-written with Jules Bélanger and Mohit Sethi which sheds light on the implications of copyright policy on Canadian consumers.