Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program

What’s the secret sauce behind political polling? @DavidColetto (@abacusdataca), Erin Kelly (Advanced Symbolics), @davidvalentin (@LiaisonCanada) & @CliffvdLinden (@McMasterU @VoxPopLabs) join @spaikin to demystify the art of polling, at 8/11pm | Producer: @MayaAbramson #cdnpoli

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

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 @mcandrewsjr. It is supported by #BIRMAC and open to @McMasterU and @unibirmingham. Details in the attached poster.

The pioneering research being undertaken by @McMasterMPP director @CliffvdLinden and the @DigSocietyLab has been featured by @InnovationCA.

Join us tomorrow! at 4pm EST for the next CFE virtual event - @mckelveyf @christelletono Anna Jahn and @BJMcP will explore the possibility of being able to regulate AI to maximize its benefits & minimize its harms. @PENCanada @McMasterMPP @thecreativeschl cfe.torontomu.ca/events/can-art…

.@McMasterMPP 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…

Congratulations to @McMasterMPP executive director @BJMcP on being awarded the Ken Rubin Award for Privacy and Access to Democratic Institutions, presented by @CanadaPIAC.

On November 2 at 4 pm ET join @Kiffmeister @PPuri_Osgoode @trevortombe for a discussion on the prospects for a Central Bank Digital Currency in Canada moderated by the @DigSocietyLab's Ori Freiman. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #CBDC #DigitalLoonie #DigitalCanadianDollar

"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…

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

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

First poster presentation ever. Representing @McMasterMPP at #dgo2023 in Gdansk, Poland.

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 @McMasterMPP's Vass Bednar. @McMasterSocSci toronto.ctvnews.ca/three-armed-pe…

ED @McMasterMPP in Digital Society, Vass Bednar (@VassB) discuss the implications of the controversial Bill C-11 regarding online streaming via @elamin88 @CommotionCBC Bednar's #InformedOps @ bit.ly/3HAPCdL cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

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.

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 @tristanharris @aza : bit.ly/gpt-nyt

This tweet from Heritage Minister @pablorodriguez 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 twitter.com/pablorodriguez…

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

My esteemed colleague @VassB is taking a temporary leave from her leadership role with the @McMasterMPP. 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…