Enjoyed the #snowbirds performing at the Canadian International Air Show 2025 up close.

Heartbroken by the loss of lives of children at a school this afternoon in Dhaka after a training jet of #BangladeshAirForce crashed. Thinking of the children, the families living through this horror, and those tirelessly supporting the treatment efforts. www.thedailystar.net/news/banglad...

Amidst geopolitical challenges and desire to align with allies, Canada's role in the global regulation of military AI hangs in the balance. @brankamarijan.bsky.social discusses in this Balsillie Case Study the legal and ethical aspects in the military AI governance. balsilliecases.ca/case-study/a...

The anxiety that some Bangladeshi students experience abroad isn't isolated. A brilliant and a niche piece by the eloquent writer and a comms professional Syed Tashfin Chowdhury about the psychosocial support that not many people talk about. www.thedailystar.net/opinion/view...

Urgent need to protect civilians amid unprecedented escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran 👇 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

New publication alert! The Challenges of Accountability in AI for Immigration: The IRCC and Canadian AI Governance balsilliecases.ca/case-study/t...

I'm delighted to be elected Director at @amnesty.ca Board of Directors. It is an honor, privilege and a great opportunity to serve in the cause of human rights and give back to the movement.

In our Open Letter to @MarkJCarney @AnitaAnandMP, 412 legal, human rights, diplomatic, international affairs, social justice, civil society, faith & labour leaders & experts make it clear: Canada must act to end genocide in #Gaza. 🧵1/10

In the latest Balsillie Case Study, authors Karen Yeates and Taim Saeed present a multi-faceted challenge of balancing technological innovation with ethical responsibility. Access the case study here: balsilliecases.ca/case-study/c...

In an Op-Ed for The Daily Star on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, BSIA Fellow Saad Hammadi (@saadhammadi.bsky.social) discusses why a systematic approach to combating disinformation is critical to reinforce confidence in journalism. www.thedailystar.net/opinion/view...

The dissemination of news has never been faster and more multi-modal than it is today. The content and reliability of news have also never been this questionable. My latest on the occasion of #WorldPressFreedomDay www.thedailystar.net/opinion/view...

"We are going to build. Build, baby, build!" - Canada's PM-elect @mark-carney.bsky.social. The resilience in the humor offsetting his neighbouring counterpart.

Pleased to share this compelling Balsillie Case Study by Amnesty International's Head of Big Tech Accountability @patdebrun.bsky.social about Big Tech's accountability gap by examining Facebook's role in Rohingya atrocities balsilliecases.ca/case-study/f...

Canada’s over-reliance on research and development (R&D) spending and patent counts has failed to translate into commercial success. Canada ranks among the highest in public R&D investment but among the lowest in innovation outcomes. | By Andrew Maxwell theconversation.com/canada-is-la...

In the latest Balsillie Paper, BSIA Fellows Alan Whiteside and Warren Parker discuss the ramifications that the US aid cut has on HIV response globally and argue that this is a wakeup call to move beyond dominant siloed approaches. balsilliepapers.ca/bsia-paper/h...

An incredibly resourceful session on combating disinformation this evening at the @balsillieschool.bsky.social dissecting real events, the EU measures with the Digital Services Act and lessons for Canada. @marcuskolga.bsky.social @abridgman.bsky.social @annfitzgerald.bsky.social

Counterintelligence for civil society! An excellent tribute to @citizenlab.ca and @rondeibert.bsky.social by former Balsillie Scholar Matt Malone. The piece is also quite telling about governments and intel agencies' lack of transparency in the way they operate. www.cigionline.org/articles/the...

Wishing all those celebrating Eid, a warm Eid Mubarak!

An incredibly well written critique of Ken Roth's book by @omarwaraich.bsky.social and his colleague, comparing Roth's views of human rights with the changing realities that challenge human rights, justice and rules based international order like never before. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/14/h...

Overnight the social media is filled with Studio Ghibli like art. 🔹What happens with the photos being deposited with ChatGPT, are they also not being used to train the LLM? What are the security and privacy implications? 🔹Isn't it infringement of Ghibli's art-tech IP?

Restrictions imposed by manufacturers on the right to repair of IoT products have serious implications on end users as well as the Canadian economy. New Balsillie Case Study by @ntusikov.bsky.social imparts critical knowledge on law, technology and right to repair. balsilliecases.ca/case-study/t...

For all the frustrations over international legal systems falling short of enforcement, this is terrific news. This is about justice finally taking its course. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Canada's AI investment focuses on compute infrastructure. Meanwhile, little to no funding is allocated to fostering AI adoption or literacy. That’s like building libraries while neglecting to teach Canadians how to read. By @joelblit.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

By my colleagues @annfitzgerald.bsky.social and @ciuriakd.bsky.social: The US policies and geopolitics at waging trade wars and forging ties with Russia, although stem from a longstanding effort to contain China, has implications for Canada and its allies. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

In the latest Balsillie Paper, BSIA PhD student Fatmanur Delioglu discusses the increasing use of surveillance technologies at the EU borders and their impact on migrants and migration governance. balsilliepapers.ca/bsia-paper/t...

Saad Hammadi @saadhammadi.bsky.social, the Editor of the Balsillie Case Studies explains why the cases are a value for money for classroom and policymaking exercise on technology governance. For more visit: www.balsilliecases.ca

In a Balsillie Case Study @lexzard.bsky.social provides insights into Meta's business models to stay profile in the EU and discusses the policy considerations to address concerns about surveillance advertising and user privacy. balsilliecases.ca/case-study/c...

"Transformative technology is reshaping law, migration, human rights, health, security, and economics. The Balsillie Case Studies offer valuable insights for academics, students, policymakers, and industry leaders." – Ann Fitz-Gerald, Director, Balsillie School of International Affairs

Very pleased to announce the launch of the Balsillie Case Studies. We bring to the classroom and training fora true stories about the uses of transformative technologies in various sectors and the governance challenges that keep industry leaders and policymakers up at night.

One of the best parts of the case study method is watching students grapple with real-world decisions—sometimes as they’re still unfolding. From my new case study, launching today: How should Wikipedia respond to the rise of LLMs like ChatGPT? Can’t wait to see where the discussion goes.

The Balsillie Case Studies is a unique platform for University of Waterloo faculty members, researchers, graduate and PhD students to avail as well as publish case studies on timely and relevant topics of intersection between technology and all other disciplines.

We launch the Balsillie Case Studies today with stories of transformative technologies impacting people, communities and all sectors. Insights that inform gaps and can improve the future of governance. Read more here: balsillieschool.ca/balsillie-ca...

Introducing the Balsillie Case Studies – a first of its kind repository in the tech-governance landscape! Insights from domain experts who are in the thick of the matter. Lead the future of governance by examining the challenges of the present. balsilliecases.ca

"The system is being changed in real time by these actions if they are followed through...we have to look at the world as it is now, not as it used to be or not as we would have wanted it to be," - Mark Carney in @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social youtu.be/yV101ei8mu8?...

That Trump's 1st move against another country is the US' closest ally, with an immense shared border, integrated economy & connections going back generations, says it all about his warped view of the world & twisted understanding of friendship.

The US government will impose 25% tariffs on Canadian goods and 10% on its energy supplies from Tuesday, February 4, reports @theglobeandmail.com.

WATCH the insightful analysis and policy recommendations from Professor Patricia Goff (Canada) Dr. John Hancock (Switzerland), Professor Bob Koopman (USA), and Professor Miguel Ángel Santos (Mexico) as they discuss "Tariffs and Trade in the Wake of a New Trump Administration." youtu.be/_4EA0dRNgKA

DeepSeek isn't the only AI you should be worried about when it comes to censorship ...

In this OpEd with @PaulRSamson, we argue that the next Canadian Prime Minister must put security at the heart of a visionary economic plan which focuses on homegrown ingenuity; growing the “pie”, while addressing affordability via a pro-competition agenda. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

In the most recent Balsillie Paper, BSIA Scholar Abdul Malek Al Jaber and BSIA Fellow Jatin Nathwani propose strategies for sustainable peace in Gaza and the Middle East, outlining pathways to enduring regional stability. Read the full publication here: balsilliepapers.ca/bsia-paper/e...

This is tremendous news.

A snow filled courtyard today at the Balsillie School @balsillieschool.bsky.social while the sun peaks out from behind!

#Canada must redefine its approach to relations with the US, prioritizing its own interests and values, while navigating a neighbour focused solely on itself. Ann Fitz-Gerald, director of @balsillieschool.bsky.social in her remarks about President Trump's inauguration. thehub.ca/2025/01/20/h...

My interview with The Decibel, the daily podcast for @globeandmail today on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire (why I am cautiously optimistic in the short term, and much more pessimistic beyond that). www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...

Don't let them ask, thy name is accountability. In the land of the free press!

This cannot be emphasized more. With the way nuclear power leaders have gone on to scale up their nuclear capacity due to the lack of trust they have about each other, AI appears to already be on that route. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said that, while he did not believe the US “would invade” Greenland, “we have entered an era that is seeing the return of the law of the strongest”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is something to be followed closely. Free use of copyrighted material is a perplexing proposition. I am in favor of open source and open access, but with due consent in place. I think training AI with copyright content needs reimagining the licensing types. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

🚨BREAKING: A UK court just ruled that the Police Service of Northern Ireland & Met Police broke the law by spying on journalists. This is a landmark case for press freedom. Now accountability must follow culpability. There must be no repeat of these unlawful police practices.

In her resignation letter, Chrystia Freeland cites differences over how to confront Trump’s "'America First' economic nationalism," the threat of 25% tariffs and the possibility of trade war with Canada’s top trading partner Amanda Coletta reports from Toronto www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...