Saad Hammadi
@saadhammadi.bsky.social
Director @amnesty.ca Board of Directors
BSIA Fellow
Manager, Policy and Advocacy at Balsillie School of International Affairs
Managing Editor, BalsilliePapers.ca
Profile: https://balsillieschool.ca/people/saad-hammadi/
BSIA Fellow
Manager, Policy and Advocacy at Balsillie School of International Affairs
Managing Editor, BalsilliePapers.ca
Profile: https://balsillieschool.ca/people/saad-hammadi/
Inviting Canadian technology stakeholders to participate in this survey to:
🔹 Shape the national technology agenda as thought leaders.
🔹 Enrich empirical data with insights.
🔹 Be part of @BalsillieSIA's wider advocacy network.
Access the survey here:
wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🔹 Shape the national technology agenda as thought leaders.
🔹 Enrich empirical data with insights.
🔹 Be part of @BalsillieSIA's wider advocacy network.
Access the survey here:
wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
October 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Inviting Canadian technology stakeholders to participate in this survey to:
🔹 Shape the national technology agenda as thought leaders.
🔹 Enrich empirical data with insights.
🔹 Be part of @BalsillieSIA's wider advocacy network.
Access the survey here:
wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🔹 Shape the national technology agenda as thought leaders.
🔹 Enrich empirical data with insights.
🔹 Be part of @BalsillieSIA's wider advocacy network.
Access the survey here:
wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Behind the Gen Z uprising is an entrenched frustration over poor leadership and governance. The future can be uncertain but what the youth have lived over the last two decades is not something they wish to live in.
youtube.com/shorts/mXtD-...
youtube.com/shorts/mXtD-...
South and Southeast Asia's Gen Z rages against the political elite and corruption
YouTube video by The Newsmakers
youtube.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Behind the Gen Z uprising is an entrenched frustration over poor leadership and governance. The future can be uncertain but what the youth have lived over the last two decades is not something they wish to live in.
youtube.com/shorts/mXtD-...
youtube.com/shorts/mXtD-...
Human rights should be at the centre and heart of policies that governments define and not repeat the violations that youth have aspired to walk away from. I spoke about the Gen Z uprising in Asia with Andrea Sanke in TRTWorld.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya8Q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya8Q...
Nepo Babies, corruption & inequality: Asia's Gen Z rises up against the elite
YouTube video by The Newsmakers
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October 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Human rights should be at the centre and heart of policies that governments define and not repeat the violations that youth have aspired to walk away from. I spoke about the Gen Z uprising in Asia with Andrea Sanke in TRTWorld.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya8Q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya8Q...
Enjoyed the #snowbirds performing at the Canadian International Air Show 2025 up close.
September 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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...
www.thedailystar.net/news/banglad...
How things unfolded inside Uttara Adhunik Hospital after the jet crash
Between 2:30pm and 4:30pm, a charred body of a child and more than 100 injured victims were rushed to Uttara Adhunik Hospital
www.thedailystar.net
July 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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...
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...
balsilliecases.ca/case-study/a...
A Juggling Act: Canada’s Role in the Global Regulation of Responsible Military AI
Amidst continued geopolitical challenges and the desire to align with allies, Canada recognizes that its role in the global regulation of military AI hangs in the balance.. Case study by Branka Marija...
balsilliecases.ca
July 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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...
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...
www.thedailystar.net/opinion/view...
The untold stories behind student deaths abroad
This week, a Bangladeshi student was found dead in an apartment in Japan
www.thedailystar.net
July 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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...
www.thedailystar.net/opinion/view...
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Urgent need to protect civilians amid unprecedented escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran 👇
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Urgent need to protect civilians amid unprecedented escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran
As more and more civilians bear the cruel toll of the terrifying military escalation in Iran and Israel since 13 June 2025, and amid threats of further escalation in the conflict, Amnesty Internationa...
www.amnesty.org
June 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Urgent need to protect civilians amid unprecedented escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran 👇
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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New publication alert! The Challenges of Accountability in AI for Immigration: The IRCC and Canadian AI Governance
balsilliecases.ca/case-study/t...
balsilliecases.ca/case-study/t...
June 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New publication alert! The Challenges of Accountability in AI for Immigration: The IRCC and Canadian AI Governance
balsilliecases.ca/case-study/t...
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.
June 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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.
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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
Prime Minister Carney must take decisive action to end genocide in Gaza — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
We write because of the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month, which is broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organ...
www.alexneve.ca
June 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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
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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...
Access the case study here: balsilliecases.ca/case-study/c...
Consent or Compromise? The Hidden Costs of AI in Cervical Cancer Screening
In an era when AI holds a seemingly endless horizon of potential, is the race to develop it leading us to deprioritize the security of those systems and the rights of the patients within them? Case St...
balsilliecases.ca
May 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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...
Access the case study here: balsilliecases.ca/case-study/c...
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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...
www.thedailystar.net/opinion/view...
Combating disinformation is key to restoring trust in journalism
Press freedom must be protected from the concerted disinformation patronised by some platforms and actors.
www.thedailystar.net
May 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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...
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...
www.thedailystar.net/opinion/view...
Combating disinformation is key to restoring trust in journalism
Press freedom must be protected from the concerted disinformation patronised by some platforms and actors.
www.thedailystar.net
May 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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...
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.
April 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"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...
balsilliecases.ca/case-study/f...
Facebook’s Role in Rohingya Atrocities Underlines Big Tech’s Accountability Gap
With access to justice for survivors of tech harms apparently blocked in the United States, what paths toward accountability and remedy remain? Case Study by Pat de Brún.
balsilliecases.ca
April 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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...
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...
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Canada is lagging in innovation, and that’s a problem for funding the programs we care about
If Canadians want to fund education, health care and climate adaptation, Canada must grow its economy. And to do that, it needs smarter innovation policy.
theconversation.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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...
theconversation.com/canada-is-la...
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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.
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HIV and the Volatile New World Order: From Declining Pandemic to One Crisis among Many - Balsillie Papers
Warren Parker and Alan WhitesideIn the initial months of the second Trump administration, abrupt policy shifts placed the lives of millions of people living with HIV at risk and significantly weakened...
balsilliepapers.ca
April 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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...
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
@marcuskolga.bsky.social
@abridgman.bsky.social
@annfitzgerald.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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
@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...
www.cigionline.org/articles/the...
The Citizen Lab’s Brave Fight Against Spyware
Ron Deibert, director of the Citizen Lab, has drawn attention to human rights abuses in digital realms and worked to make the online world safer for all.
www.cigionline.org
April 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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...
www.cigionline.org/articles/the...
Wishing all those celebrating Eid, a warm Eid Mubarak!
March 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/14/h...
Do Human Rights Have a Future?
The strategies that once guided advocacy are no longer adequate in a world led by strongmen.
foreignpolicy.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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...
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?
🔹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?
March 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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?
🔹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...
@ntusikov.bsky.social imparts critical knowledge on law, technology and right to repair.
balsilliecases.ca/case-study/t...
The Right to Repair in Canada: Advantages and Pitfalls
Despite Canada’s recent progress on right to repair laws, this case study argues that the questions of who has the right to repair and under what conditions remain core concerns. Case Study by Natasha...
balsilliecases.ca
March 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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...
@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...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Duterte flown to The Hague after arrest over Philippines drug war killings
Ex-president to face charges of crimes against humanity over ‘war on drugs’ that rights groups say left 30,000 dead
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...