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Professors Mistrale Goudreau (with Professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson)and Florian Martin-Bariteau have received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Connection Grants Program for the organisation of the workshop of industrial property policy and a Canada 150 symposium on digital citizenship.

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that the Foundation for Legal Research (FLR) have awarded research grants to Professor Jane Bailey for her work on women and technology and Professor Florian Martin-Bariteau for his new project on secrets and whitleblowers.

Yesterday, Professor Ian Kerr appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The Committee is currently engaged in a review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Professor Teresa Scassa has earned the 2016-2017 Excellence in Research Award of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section.

On March 29, 2017, Professor Ian Kerr testified before the Senate Liberals Open Caucus, in its discussion on the advantages and challenges of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).

The Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) Network, under the guidance of Professors Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam, has received funding from the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Advanced Scholars Program (QES) to create new opportunities for emerging scholars to explore African innovation through the lens of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS), University of Ottawa, is delighted to announce that, starting April 1st, 2017, Jacob Glick will join its community as a Distinguished Executive Fellow in Residence.

Last week, Michael Geist, as an individual, and Tamir Israel, for the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The Committee is currently engaged in a review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Last Thursday, March 23rd, 2017, the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) intervened before the Supreme Court of Canada in Nour Marakah v. Her Majesty the Queen and Tristan Jones v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada.

CIPPIC Summer Internship Program offers outstanding law students an unequaled opportunity to work on cutting-edge research and advocacy issues related to law and technology.