News

2018

• Virginie Jetté named Global Internet Policy Fellow by ITS Rio

  Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2018

  

  The Centre for  Law, Technology and Society is pleased to announce that Virginie Jetté has been named Global Policy Global Fellow by the Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio, Brazil).

• Professors Kerr and Martin-Bariteau recruited for strategic S$4.5M Asia-Pacific research grant on the governance of AI and data use

  Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2018

  

  Professors Ian Kerr and Florian Martin-Bariteau are key partners in a S$4.5 million research grant awarded to the Singapore Management University School of Law by Singapore’s National Research Foundation and the Infocomm Media Development Authority for a five-year Research Programme on the Governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Use.

• The Centre engaged in a $2.5 Million SSHRC Partnership Grant on Artificial Intelligence and Cyberjustice

  Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2018

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS) is delighted to announced that Faculty members Jane Bailey, Florian Martin-Bariteau and Amy Salyzyn, as well as Associate Member Jacquelyn Burkell, are co-investigators on a strategic $2.5 Million Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) on Autonomy through Cyberjustice Technologies.

• Professor Teresa Scassa Earns SSHRC Insight Grant for Groundbreaking Project Exploring Online Data Ownership

  Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2018

  

  Professor Teresa Scassa earned Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and will delve into the underdeveloped area of online data ownership to examine who can control and reuse publicly accessible online data.

• The Centre for Law, Technology and Society Welcomes Two New Members

  Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2018

  

  Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau, Director of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, is delighted to announce that the Centre’s Management Committee approved the appointment of two new Associate Members: Kristen Thomasen and Jacquelyn Burkell.

• Professor Elizabeth Dubois appeared before the House of Commons to discuss Bill C-76

  Posted on Monday, June 11, 2018

  

  On June 7th, 2018, Professor Elizabeth Dubois, member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC).

• Professor Pavlović appointed by Government of Canada to review the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Acts

  Posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2018

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Professor Marina Pavlović has been appointed by the Government of Canada to the panel that will be leading the review of the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Acts.

• Professors Alschner and Salyzyn Receive Pretigious Ontario Early Researcher Awards

  Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is honoured to announce that Faculty members Dr Wolfgang Alschner and Dr Amy Salyzyn have each received an Early Researcher Award (ERA) from the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. The ERA program provides funding to new researchers working at publicly-funded Ontario research institutions to assist them in building research teams.

• Uttra Gautam and Selena Lucien receive a grant from the Alex Trebek Innovation and Challenge Fund

  Posted on Wednesday, April 4, 2018

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that two of its students, Uttra Gautam and Selena Lucien, were awarded a $6,000 grant from the Alex Trebek Innovation and Challenge Fund to develop an interactive pre-purchase wireless contract tool.

• uOttawa Wins the Inaugural Canadian Copyright Policy Moot

  Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2018

  

  Students from the University of Ottawa have won the Inaugural Canadian Copyright Policy Moot organized with Canadian Heritage and Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development Canada.