Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) delivers independent world-leading research and analysis to influence policy on cutting-edge issues that intersect transformative technologies and governance. Learn more about how CIGI tackles the governance challenges and opportunities of data and transformative technologies, including AI, and their impact on the economy, security, democracy and, ultimately, societies. ⬇

"The escalating situation in Bangladesh reveals growing resentments towards the Awami League government’s rule and its inability to address policy and political crises," writes Sabhanaz Rashid Diya. Read more:

"Argentina desperately needs to entice private investment," writes Hector Torres. "Yet before investors pour their dollars into the country, the government must remove the web of red tape that restricts capital and dividend remittances." Details:

This week from CIGI: Our latest opinions, policy briefs and working papers from our Digital Policy Hub Robert Diab on whether the US Supreme Court made it harder or easier to regulate social media. 🔗https://lnkd.in/g5M2S7x5 Tyler Stevenson on how digital neocolonialism represents a new form of control by global powers over Africa’s digital landscape. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eWFmgWyN Maral Niazi on how the integration of large language models into societal facets introduces a new set of complex ethical, legal and rights challenges, emphasizing the need for a unified international governance framework for AI. 🔗https://lnkd.in/ebRe9PhQ Kyle Hiebert on state censorship in China being on the rise as the country faces an array of internal problems. 🔗https://lnkd.in/ednBrack Sabhanaz Rashid Diya on how policy solutions that aim to mitigate the erosion of democratic norms and public trust should focus on international mechanisms central to AI governance. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eN8m94CC Marie Lamensch on foreign interference targeting diaspora communities in Canada. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eUgxex95

Has the US Supreme Court made it harder to regulate social media - or the opposite? More from Robert Diab: https://lnkd.in/g5M2S7x5

Foreign interference is targeting diaspora communities in Canada. "Canada should use this wake-up call and moment of crisis, not only to catch up, but also take the lead on recognizing and combatting this problem," writes Marie Lamensch. Details:

As China faces an array of internal problems, state censorship has been ratcheted into overdrive. "A more opaque China could aggravate ignorance and impair decision making about its actions within the global economy and international order," writes Kyle Hiebert. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ednBrack

Digital authoritarianism is often considered an issue limited to a few illiberal regimes. However, neo-liberal AI technologies can be equally pervasive. In her policy brief, Sabhanaz Rashid Diya highlights how policy solutions that aim to mitigate the erosion of democratic norms and public trust should focus on international mechanisms central to AI governance. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eN8m94CC

The integration of large language models into societal facets introduces a new set of complex ethical, legal and rights challenges, emphasizing the need for a unified international governance framework for AI. In her paper, Maral Niazi recommends how AI technologies can be developed and deployed to safeguard humanity’s well-being. Read more:

This week from the CIGI newsletter: Our latest Conference Report, opinions, papers and working papers from our Digital Policy Hub ▪ Conference report: Knowledge as Power in Today's World ▪ Op-ed: Geopolitics, Diplomacy and AI ▪ Event recap: Symposium Day in Washington, DC