News

2020

• The University of Ottawa Launches New Research Project on AI for Healthy Humans and Environments

  Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2020

  

  Thanks to a generous gift from Alex Trebek, the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue at the University of Ottawa is supporting the creation of a new research project on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Healthy Humans and Environments to shape the future of health, food and environmental policy making at the AI + Society Initiative.

• Dr. Paul Daly Receives SSHRC Insight Grant on Artificial Intelligence and Administrative Law

  Posted on Monday, August 24, 2020

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Dr. Paul Daly has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant for a project entitled Artificial Administration: Administrative Law, Administrative Justice and Accountability Mechanisms in the Age of Machines.

• Dr. Bronson and Dr. Millar Receive SSHRC Insight Grant to Explore Big Data, AI and Digital Agriculture Policy

  Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2020

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Dr. Kelly Bronson and Dr. Jason Millar have been awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant for groundbreaking research on big data, artificial intelligence in agriculture, and the policy needs to drive inclusion and sustainability.

• The Centre Welcomes New Members

  Posted on Monday, August 17, 2020

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to welcome Dr. Kelly Bronson, Dr. Paul Daly, and Dr. Colleen Flood as Faculty members, Prof. Alexandra Mogyoros as Associate member, and announce the appointment of Dr. Mary Cavanagh on its Management Committee. Several members also had their membership renewed.

• A look back at what happened in July 2020

  

  The CLTS Monthly Newsletter

• CLTS Faculty contributes to “Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19”

  Posted on Friday, July 17, 2020

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce the release of Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19, a new book edited by Collen M. Flood, Vanessa MacDonnell, Jane Philpott, Sophie Thériault and Sridhar Venkatapuram, that examines policy and legal responses to the pandemic and to which many of our Faculty members contributed.

• CIPPIC Releases New Report on Intermediary Liability in Canada and the United States

  Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2020

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce the release of “CDA 230 Goes North American? Examining the Impacts of the USMCA’s Intermediary Liability Provisions in Canada and the United States”, a new report by CIPPIC that examines the impact of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on the intermediary liability regimes in Canada and the United States.

• Alexandra Mogyoros appointed as Assistant Professor of Law at Ryerson University

  Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2020

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that alumna Alexandra Mogyoros has been appointed as an Assistant Professor within the new Faculty of Law at Ryerson University.

• Florian Martin-Bariteau Awarded University Research Chair on Technology and Society

  Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2020

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Director and Faculty member Florian Martin-Bariteau, has been awarded the University of Ottawa Research Chair on Technology and Society. This milestone highlights Dr. Martin-Bariteau’s international recognition, and further strengthens the Centre’s global leadership in technology law, ethics and policy.

• Céline Castets-Renard Awarded University Research Chair on Accountable Artificial Intelligence in a Global World

  Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2020

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Faculty member Céline Castets-Renard, has been awarded the University of Ottawa Research Chair on Accountable Artificial Intelligence in a Global World. Recognizing Professor Castets-Renard international voice, this new Chair strengthens the Centre’s global leadership in technology law, ethics and policy.