Ottawa gets nearly 1,000 federal budget briefs, with many AI and digital policy asksThe federal finance committee has received 948 briefs as part of its consultation ahead of the federal budget, with many of them touching on artificial intelligence and digitalthecanadianpressnews.caAnja Karadeglija The Canadian Press
At AI conference, old-school telcos pitch cutting-edge digital ‘sovereignty’Canada’s traditional telecom companies are jockeying for a piece of the federal government’s push for “digital sovereignty” in AI.thecanadianpressnews.caAnja Karadeglija The Canadian Press
Canada launches AI Task Force with 30-day sprint for national strategyOttawa forms task force with November recommendations to guide investment, procurement, and data strategies shaping Canadian business plans.Digital JournalJennifer Friesen
How National AI Clouds Undermine Democracy | TechPolicy.PressThe global rush toward digital sovereignty overlooks a significant and growing threat to the democracies it claims to defend, writes Vaibhav Chhimpa.Tech Policy PressVaibhav Chhimpa
Ottawa gets nearly 1,000 federal budget briefs, with many AI and digital policy asksThe federal finance committee has received 948 briefs as part of its consultation ahead of the federal budget, with many of them touching on artificial intelligence and digitalthecanadianpressnews.caAnja Karadeglija The Canadian Press
At AI conference, old-school telcos pitch cutting-edge digital ‘sovereignty’Canada’s traditional telecom companies are jockeying for a piece of the federal government’s push for “digital sovereignty” in AI.thecanadianpressnews.caAnja Karadeglija The Canadian Press
Canada launches AI Task Force with 30-day sprint for national strategyOttawa forms task force with November recommendations to guide investment, procurement, and data strategies shaping Canadian business plans.Digital JournalJennifer Friesen
Canada hopes to build a sovereign cloud to counter US dominance. It won’t be easyThe alignment on need for Canadian-controlled infrastructure has not yet been met with a plan to execute.BetaKitMadison McLauchlan
New Telus AI factory signals shift toward digital sovereigntyWhy keeping data infrastructure local is now a national business strategyDigital JournalJennifer Kervin
How National AI Clouds Undermine Democracy | TechPolicy.PressThe global rush toward digital sovereignty overlooks a significant and growing threat to the democracies it claims to defend, writes Vaibhav Chhimpa.Tech Policy PressVaibhav Chhimpa
Ottawa planning ‘refreshed’ AI strategy, data protection billThe federal government is putting together a task force to guide its next steps on artificial intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is promising an update tothecanadianpressnews.caAnja Karadeglija The Canadian Press
Experts warn that reliance on foreign-owned data centres poses risks for sovereignty.
In the last century, power flowed through railways, shipping routes and telegraph lines. Today, it is all digital
Carney says new Major Projects Office will help build a “Canadian sovereign cloud” | BetaKitPM says cloud infrastructure is vital for security, AI, and quantum leadership.BetaKitAlex Riehl
Margaret Atwood and others have called on Canada to protect its sovereignty. But is Mark Carney’s minister listening?Canada must protect its digital borders.Toronto StarJeremy Appel, Contributor