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The Centre for Law, Technology and Society wishes to acknowledge and congratulate his graduate students who have been granted scholarships.

Professor Ian Kerr, a member of the Center for Law, Technology and Society, has been awarded a $187,990 Insight Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada for their initiative: In machines we trust – developing frameworks for the governance of machines with artificial intelligence.

Professors Mistrale Goudreau, a faculty member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, and Margaret Ann Wilkinson (University of Western Ontario) are receiving $109,374 from SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) to support four years of research into “The Prism of Corporate Culture and the Protection of Inventions and Data.”

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is proud to announce that Professor Karen Eltis, one of its faculty members, has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor at the Civil Law Section, Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa.

Professors Jane Bailey and Chidi Oguamanam, faculty members of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, have all been selected as new members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

CIPPIC and Citizen Lab publish the "Gone Opaque?" report on IMSI Catchers

Traditional knowledge (TK) often helps researchers to locate, understand, and usefully apply genetic resources extracted from plants and animals. In some cases, TK provides the basis for cartographic insights and data on a wide range of otherwise inaccessible information. However, one of the sources of disquiet about TK is the perception that it is sometimes taken without permission, or when permi...

Mobile applications and the changing face of legal services

The global South is full of significant, diverse biological and genetic resources. It’s also home to most of the world’s indigenous communities. This is why developing countries are sensitive about protecting their genetic resources and traditional knowledge.

ISSP’s series of panels on the new federal government’s commitment to evidence-based decision-making have stressed that scientific advice is an essential basis for good policy decisions.