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In person: Ottawa, Ontario
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm (ET)
English, with interpretation in French
In-person
1.5 hours
All public servants at all levels
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an unprecedented pace, reshaping economies, redefining geopolitical competition, and concentrating power in the hands of a small number of foreign firms and governments. How Canada's public institutions and business leaders respond over the years to come will have a profound influence on shaping the country's strategic position for a generation.
This event will present the findings and policy options of Sovereign by Design: Strategic Options for Canadian AI Sovereignty, a new report that argues sovereignty in the AI era means freedom from coercion, not digital isolationism or technological self-sufficiency. The report also assesses Canada's AI vulnerability in five dimensions of sovereignty—jurisdictional, operational, technological, societal, and economic—and in all layers of the AI technology stack, from physical infrastructure and compute hardware to cloud services, foundation models, and applications.
This event is designed for public servants with digital government, economic security, innovation, procurement, regulatory, and intergovernmental portfolios, and will include in its discussion:
