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Canada and South Korea take divergent paths on IP policy—and it’s reshaping their AI futures. Explore how openness vs. patent focus impacts innovation and global AI strategy.
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Canada’s and South Korea’s AI Strategies on Diverging Trajectories
This case study provides a comparative perspective on two AI governance approaches and their outcomes. Case study by James W. Hinton and Fabrice Blais-Savoie
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October 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Canada and South Korea take divergent paths on IP policy—and it’s reshaping their AI futures. Explore how openness vs. patent focus impacts innovation and global AI strategy.
Access the case study: balsilliecases.ca/case-study/i...
Access the case study: balsilliecases.ca/case-study/i...
We were honoured to welcome BSIA Fellow Diana Fox Carney to the Balsillie School for her keynote to commence The TRANSFORM Project Symposium.
Thank you again, Diana, for taking time to share your deep insights, breadth of experience, and vibrant energy with the community.
Thank you again, Diana, for taking time to share your deep insights, breadth of experience, and vibrant energy with the community.
September 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We were honoured to welcome BSIA Fellow Diana Fox Carney to the Balsillie School for her keynote to commence The TRANSFORM Project Symposium.
Thank you again, Diana, for taking time to share your deep insights, breadth of experience, and vibrant energy with the community.
Thank you again, Diana, for taking time to share your deep insights, breadth of experience, and vibrant energy with the community.
Join the BEI for a 3-hour online masterclass led by national security expert Dr. Wesley Wark.
𝗦𝗲𝗽 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝟵𝗔𝗠–𝟭𝟮𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 | 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰
Seats are limited — register now: balsillieinstitute.ca/courses/mast...
𝗦𝗲𝗽 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝟵𝗔𝗠–𝟭𝟮𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 | 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰
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Critical Minerals, Geopolitics and National Security - Masterclass
This masterclass explores Canada’s role in the global race for critical minerals amid U.S.-China tensions and the urgent push for green energy and technological sovereignty. Instructor: Wesley Wark.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Join the BEI for a 3-hour online masterclass led by national security expert Dr. Wesley Wark.
𝗦𝗲𝗽 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝟵𝗔𝗠–𝟭𝟮𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 | 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰
Seats are limited — register now: balsillieinstitute.ca/courses/mast...
𝗦𝗲𝗽 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝟵𝗔𝗠–𝟭𝟮𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 | 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰
Seats are limited — register now: balsillieinstitute.ca/courses/mast...
How can emerging technologies shape global migration policy?
This year’s Policy Challenge explored bold ideas for tech-driven migration governance. Thanks to our teams, judges, and partners for making it all possible.
Read the 2025 anthology to see how student teams tackled the future of policy.
This year’s Policy Challenge explored bold ideas for tech-driven migration governance. Thanks to our teams, judges, and partners for making it all possible.
Read the 2025 anthology to see how student teams tackled the future of policy.
September 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How can emerging technologies shape global migration policy?
This year’s Policy Challenge explored bold ideas for tech-driven migration governance. Thanks to our teams, judges, and partners for making it all possible.
Read the 2025 anthology to see how student teams tackled the future of policy.
This year’s Policy Challenge explored bold ideas for tech-driven migration governance. Thanks to our teams, judges, and partners for making it all possible.
Read the 2025 anthology to see how student teams tackled the future of policy.
We are proud to share that BSIA Director Professor Ann Fitz-Gerald will be speaking at Georgia Institute of Technology's Foundations of AI Seminar Series on September 8.
Learn more and Register: foundationsofai.github.io
Learn more and Register: foundationsofai.github.io
September 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We are proud to share that BSIA Director Professor Ann Fitz-Gerald will be speaking at Georgia Institute of Technology's Foundations of AI Seminar Series on September 8.
Learn more and Register: foundationsofai.github.io
Learn more and Register: foundationsofai.github.io
Looking to develop your knowledge and skill sets to operate in an AI world? The Balsillie Executive Institute offers executive courses, masterclasses and online module on a range of AI-related issues.
For more information on BEI courses and programs, visit balsillieinstitute.ca
For more information on BEI courses and programs, visit balsillieinstitute.ca
August 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Looking to develop your knowledge and skill sets to operate in an AI world? The Balsillie Executive Institute offers executive courses, masterclasses and online module on a range of AI-related issues.
For more information on BEI courses and programs, visit balsillieinstitute.ca
For more information on BEI courses and programs, visit balsillieinstitute.ca
Week Two of the Tech Governance Summer School brought together leading voices to examine how emerging technologies are reshaping governance, policy, and global systems. A week of deep insight, critical questions, and collaborative learning.
August 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Week Two of the Tech Governance Summer School brought together leading voices to examine how emerging technologies are reshaping governance, policy, and global systems. A week of deep insight, critical questions, and collaborative learning.
Day 7 of the Technology Governance Summer School focused on tech, policies & power. Here are the highlights from today’s sessions:
August 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Day 7 of the Technology Governance Summer School focused on tech, policies & power. Here are the highlights from today’s sessions:
Innovation, Intangibles & Sustainability — Key insights from today’s sessions ⬇️
August 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Innovation, Intangibles & Sustainability — Key insights from today’s sessions ⬇️
The first day of week 2 of the Technology Governance Summer School explored digital policy, transparency, and the future of work.
Highlights below:
Highlights below:
August 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The first day of week 2 of the Technology Governance Summer School explored digital policy, transparency, and the future of work.
Highlights below:
Highlights below:
The first week of Technology Governance Summer School has wrapped up—here's a quick recap of day four's deep dive into the Intangibles Economy, legal frameworks, and global case studies.
August 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The first week of Technology Governance Summer School has wrapped up—here's a quick recap of day four's deep dive into the Intangibles Economy, legal frameworks, and global case studies.
Day 2 of TGSS, students learned:
→ Computer security and privacy with Florian Kerschbaum
→ Real-world cybersecurity practice from J. Paul Haynes, COO & President of eSentire
→ The history of AI with Mark Humphries
→ Law, ethics, and trust in AI healthcare with Maura Grossman
→ Computer security and privacy with Florian Kerschbaum
→ Real-world cybersecurity practice from J. Paul Haynes, COO & President of eSentire
→ The history of AI with Mark Humphries
→ Law, ethics, and trust in AI healthcare with Maura Grossman
August 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Day 2 of TGSS, students learned:
→ Computer security and privacy with Florian Kerschbaum
→ Real-world cybersecurity practice from J. Paul Haynes, COO & President of eSentire
→ The history of AI with Mark Humphries
→ Law, ethics, and trust in AI healthcare with Maura Grossman
→ Computer security and privacy with Florian Kerschbaum
→ Real-world cybersecurity practice from J. Paul Haynes, COO & President of eSentire
→ The history of AI with Mark Humphries
→ Law, ethics, and trust in AI healthcare with Maura Grossman
Today marks the first day of the 2025 Technology Governance Summer School at the BSIA! During the two weeks, students will learn about the relevant domains and discourse supporting technology innovation.
Highlights from today's sessions:
Highlights from today's sessions:
August 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Today marks the first day of the 2025 Technology Governance Summer School at the BSIA! During the two weeks, students will learn about the relevant domains and discourse supporting technology innovation.
Highlights from today's sessions:
Highlights from today's sessions:
BSIA Faculty member Alexander Lanoszka and MAGG Student Jacob Tuckey argue that Ottawa should temper expectations of ‘ReArm Europe’ given the structural limits of the European defence market and Canada’s unique military needs.
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Canada and ReArm Europe: More Buck, More Bang? - Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA)
With the world becoming “increasingly dangerous and divided,” Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared his intention to revive the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) through a major spending program aimed at ...
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July 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
BSIA Faculty member Alexander Lanoszka and MAGG Student Jacob Tuckey argue that Ottawa should temper expectations of ‘ReArm Europe’ given the structural limits of the European defence market and Canada’s unique military needs.
ras-nsa.ca/canada-and-r...
ras-nsa.ca/canada-and-r...
𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: An insightful conversation hosted by BSIA Director Ann Fitz-Gerald, featuring global experts on South Korea’s place in a changing geopolitical landscape—covering economic priorities, digital progress, and cross-border partnerships, including with Canada.
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Navigating Geopolitics: The Republic of Korea's Economic and Security Landscape
YouTube video by Balsillie School of International Affairs
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July 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: An insightful conversation hosted by BSIA Director Ann Fitz-Gerald, featuring global experts on South Korea’s place in a changing geopolitical landscape—covering economic priorities, digital progress, and cross-border partnerships, including with Canada.
youtu.be/uREB87-0Gwo
youtu.be/uREB87-0Gwo
BSIA Faculty members Seçil Daǧtaș and Suzan Ilcan argue that the Green Line in Cyprus functions as a complex, multilayered border regime that produces uncertainty and liminality for asylum seekers due to overlapping governance by the UN, EU, RoC, and TRNC.
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Nested Borders: Migration, Sovereignty and Liminality along the Green Line in Cyprus
Cyprus’ 2004 accession to the European Union (EU) transformed the significance of the ‘Green Line’ – the United Nations (UN)-monitored buffer zone that has separated Turkish and Greek Cypriots sinc...
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July 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
BSIA Faculty members Seçil Daǧtaș and Suzan Ilcan argue that the Green Line in Cyprus functions as a complex, multilayered border regime that produces uncertainty and liminality for asylum seekers due to overlapping governance by the UN, EU, RoC, and TRNC.
doi.org/10.1080/1465...
doi.org/10.1080/1465...
BSIA Fellow and PhD Graduate Choyon Saha argues that Bangladesh, as a fragile negotiating party, faces politico-economic, institutional, and nonmaterial barriers in advancing international policies to limit fossil fuel supply under UNFCCC negotiations.
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Barriers to limiting fossil fuel supply in UNFCCC negotiations: insights from Bangladesh
Constraining fossil fuel supply is imperative to curtail fossil CO2 emissions and keep the global mean temperature below 1.5°C, thereby accomplishing the Paris Agreement to avoid dangerous climate ...
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July 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
BSIA Fellow and PhD Graduate Choyon Saha argues that Bangladesh, as a fragile negotiating party, faces politico-economic, institutional, and nonmaterial barriers in advancing international policies to limit fossil fuel supply under UNFCCC negotiations.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NVVGZ...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NVVGZ...
BSIA Scholar Dmytro Chumachenko and colleagues find that a compact LSTM network can effectively forecast hepatitis B incidence in Ukraine despite reporting gaps, supporting its use in public health planning.
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July 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
BSIA Scholar Dmytro Chumachenko and colleagues find that a compact LSTM network can effectively forecast hepatitis B incidence in Ukraine despite reporting gaps, supporting its use in public health planning.
www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15...
www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15...
BSIA Scholar Brendon Cannon and colleagues authored two articles for a special section of the International Affairs Journal titled “Special section: Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific: Bridging the divide in an age of great power rivalry.”
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Volume 101 Issue 4 | International Affairs | Oxford Academic
The official journal of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Publishes content across the entire discipline of international relations and is renowned for its academically rigo...
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July 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
BSIA Scholar Brendon Cannon and colleagues authored two articles for a special section of the International Affairs Journal titled “Special section: Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific: Bridging the divide in an age of great power rivalry.”
academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/4
academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/4
We are honoured to welcome Kam Mofid to the School as a Balsillie Fellow!
Kam has led some of the largest solar companies in the U.S., and pioneered advanced digital solutions for energy asset management on a global scale.
Learn about his work: balsillieschool.ca/people/kam-m...
Kam has led some of the largest solar companies in the U.S., and pioneered advanced digital solutions for energy asset management on a global scale.
Learn about his work: balsillieschool.ca/people/kam-m...
July 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We are honoured to welcome Kam Mofid to the School as a Balsillie Fellow!
Kam has led some of the largest solar companies in the U.S., and pioneered advanced digital solutions for energy asset management on a global scale.
Learn about his work: balsillieschool.ca/people/kam-m...
Kam has led some of the largest solar companies in the U.S., and pioneered advanced digital solutions for energy asset management on a global scale.
Learn about his work: balsillieschool.ca/people/kam-m...
On June 26th, Wilfrid Laurier University and the BSIA were pleased to receive a $5 million gift from the Balsillie Family Foundation to launch the Digital Governance Initiative.
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Jim Balsillie donates additional $5 million to Laurier and the Balsillie School to establish Digital Governance Initiative and bolster Canada's productivity - Balsillie School of International Affairs
Transformative investment will strengthen Canada’s capacity in law, digital sovereignty, trade and technology governance
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July 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
On June 26th, Wilfrid Laurier University and the BSIA were pleased to receive a $5 million gift from the Balsillie Family Foundation to launch the Digital Governance Initiative.
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We are delighted to share that Saad Hammadi, Manager of Policy and Advocacy at the BSIA, has been elected Board Director for Amnesty International Canada.
Please join us in congratulating Saad on this significant achievement!
Please join us in congratulating Saad on this significant achievement!
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.
July 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We are delighted to share that Saad Hammadi, Manager of Policy and Advocacy at the BSIA, has been elected Board Director for Amnesty International Canada.
Please join us in congratulating Saad on this significant achievement!
Please join us in congratulating Saad on this significant achievement!
We are pleased to share that the Balsillie School, along with CIGI, is entering into a new two-year partnership with RUSI as part of its Disruptive Technologies Program.
The initiative aims to strengthen discourse and deepen international dialogue on disruptive technologies.
The initiative aims to strengthen discourse and deepen international dialogue on disruptive technologies.
BSIA announces new partnership to explore the impact of disruptive technologies on national security - Balsillie School of International Affairs
The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA), along with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), is pleased to announce a new two-year partnership with the Royal United Serv...
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July 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We are pleased to share that the Balsillie School, along with CIGI, is entering into a new two-year partnership with RUSI as part of its Disruptive Technologies Program.
The initiative aims to strengthen discourse and deepen international dialogue on disruptive technologies.
The initiative aims to strengthen discourse and deepen international dialogue on disruptive technologies.
This morning, BSIA Director Ann Fitz-Gerald spoke to CTV Your Morning on where the Government of Canada’s newly committed defence expenditure of 5% would come from, and what investments this expenditure may involve.
Segment starts at 𝟭:𝟬𝟬:𝟬𝟬 — watch here: www.ctv.ca/shows/ctv-yo...
Segment starts at 𝟭:𝟬𝟬:𝟬𝟬 — watch here: www.ctv.ca/shows/ctv-yo...
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This morning, BSIA Director Ann Fitz-Gerald spoke to CTV Your Morning on where the Government of Canada’s newly committed defence expenditure of 5% would come from, and what investments this expenditure may involve.
Segment starts at 𝟭:𝟬𝟬:𝟬𝟬 — watch here: www.ctv.ca/shows/ctv-yo...
Segment starts at 𝟭:𝟬𝟬:𝟬𝟬 — watch here: www.ctv.ca/shows/ctv-yo...
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This Balsillie Case Study addresses the issues with AI in immigration and policy recommendations for ways forward in addressing those issues. It also includes a teaching note.
Thank you to @saadhammadi.bsky.social and the team at @balsillieschool.bsky.social for the editorial and review process!
Thank you to @saadhammadi.bsky.social and the team at @balsillieschool.bsky.social for the editorial and review process!
June 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This Balsillie Case Study addresses the issues with AI in immigration and policy recommendations for ways forward in addressing those issues. It also includes a teaching note.
Thank you to @saadhammadi.bsky.social and the team at @balsillieschool.bsky.social for the editorial and review process!
Thank you to @saadhammadi.bsky.social and the team at @balsillieschool.bsky.social for the editorial and review process!