My esteemed colleague Vass Bednar is taking a temporary leave from her leadership role with the Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program. We are looking for a talented, innovative public policy professional looking to fill some extraordinarily large shoes. Apply by Feb. 7 at careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prepprd/EM…

Join the Indigenous Studies Department and the Master of Public Policy in Digital Society program discussing Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Indigenous Data Governance. The panel will be held on Zoom tomorrow from 2:30-4:00 PM. Register here: ow.ly/7OFx50MQXlJ

Imagine that as you are boarding an airplane, half the engineers who built the plane tell you there is a 10 percent chance the plane will crash, killing you and everyone else onboard. Would you still board?New article co-authored with Tristan Harris Aza Raskin : bit.ly/gpt-nyt

This tweet from Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez comes as the government hopes to wrap up Bill C-11 and its rejection of the Senate fix to user content regulation. Hard to overstate how misleading it is, but I’ll try. There are 5 claims to unpack: 1/7 x.com/pablorodriguez…

Congratulations to our MPP students on presenting their capstone projects to a panel of digital policy experts from government, civil society and academia. The presentations offered innovative proposals to address significant regulatory challenges.

ED Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program in Digital Society, Vass Bednar (Vass Bednar) discuss the implications of the controversial Bill C-11 regarding online streaming via Elamin Abdelmahmoud Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud Bednar's #InformedOps @ bit.ly/3HAPCdL cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

A Toronto mayoral campaign is being criticized for a lack of transparency about the use of AI-generated images. “I think that gets to the crux of what is frustrating and disappointing about synthetic media," says Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program's Vass Bednar. McMaster Social Sciences toronto.ctvnews.ca/three-armed-pe…

Online News Act "legislation is promising, as it will create a more equal playing field for news outlets to receive payments for their content" Vass Bednar, ED Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program in Digital Society via Samantha Beattie Bednar's #InformedOps @ bit.ly/2FW6mPM cbc.ca/news/canada/ha…

First poster presentation ever. Representing Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program at #dgo2023 in Gdansk, Poland.

The Master of Public Policy program at McMaster University is delighted to welcome its newest faculty member, Dr. Andrea Lawlor. socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/stories/meet-a…

"Smart and consistent investment to accelerate talent transformation is shown to pay big dividends. Digitally fluent organizations have a culture with people who can build on technological foundations and create new ways of working." policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/octo…

On November 2 at 4 pm ET join John Kiff Professor Poonam Puri Trevor Tombe for a discussion on the prospects for a Central Bank Digital Currency in Canada moderated by the Digital Society Lab's Ori Freiman. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #CBDC #DigitalLoonie #DigitalCanadianDollar

.Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program executive director Vass Bednar joined Ideas to discuss the promise of artificial intelligence and calls to regulate the emerging technology. cbc.ca/radio/ideas/ar…

Join us tomorrow! at 4pm EST for the next CFE virtual event - [email protected] McKelvey @christelletono Anna Jahn and Brenda McPhail will explore the possibility of being able to regulate AI to maximize its benefits & minimize its harms. pencanada Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program The Creative School cfe.torontomu.ca/events/can-art…

Congratulations to Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program executive director Brenda McPhail on being awarded the Ken Rubin Award for Privacy and Access to Democratic Institutions, presented by Public Interest Advocacy Centre.

The pioneering research being undertaken by Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program director Cliff van der Linden and the Digital Society Lab has been featured by CFI / FCI.

Join us on October 30th at 10 am EST to learn more about how governments can deal with misinformation! This event features Dr. Timea Nochta and John McAndrews. It is supported by #BIRMAC and open to McMaster University and Uni of Birmingham. Details in the attached poster.

Join us for an Information Session on Dec 3rd at 12pm ET! Register to attend on our website: publicpolicy.mcmaster.ca/events/mpp-inf…

What’s the secret sauce behind political polling? David Coletto 🇨🇦 (Abacus Data), Erin Kelly (Advanced Symbolics), David Valentin (Liaison Strategies) & Cliff van der Linden (McMaster University Vox Pop Labs) join Steve Paikin to demystify the art of polling, at 8/11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson #cdnpoli