The Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub

Global Data Governance Mapping Year Three Report

68 Countries plus the European Union, 5 continents, and 7 regions

Building Trust in AI: A Landscape Analysis of Government AI Programs

As countries around the world expand their use of artificial intelligence (AI), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has developed the most comprehensive website on AI policy, the OECD.AI Policy Observatory. Although the website covers public policies on AI, the author of this paper found that many governments failed to evaluate or report on their AI initiatives.

Global Data Governance Mapping Year Three Report

68 Countries plus the European Union, 5 continents, and 7 regions

Building Trust in AI: A Landscape Analysis of Government AI Programs

As countries around the world expand their use of artificial intelligence (AI), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has developed the most comprehensive website on AI policy, the OECD.AI Policy Observatory. Although the website covers public policies on AI, the author of this paper found that many governments failed to evaluate or report on their AI initiatives.

Data Governance in the Age of Generative AI

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The Digital Trade & Data Governance Hub provide resources, training, events, and evidence-based research to help stakeholders understand data governance and digital trade.

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Recent Publications

Data Disquiet: Concerns about the Governance of Data for Generative AI

The growing popularity of large language models (LLMs) has raised concerns about their accuracy. These chatbots can be used to provide information, but it may be tainted by errors or made-up or false information (hallucinations) caused by problematic data sets or incorrect assumptions made by the model. The questionable results produced by chatbots has led to growing disquiet among users, developers and policy makers. The author argues that policy makers need to develop a systemic approach to address these concerns. The current piecemeal approach does not reflect the complexity of LLMs or the magnitude of the data upon which they are based, therefore, the author recommends incentivizing greater transparency and accountability around data-set development.

Facing Reality: Canada Needs to Think about Extended Reality and AI

Although Canada is a leader in becoming the first nation to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, it is falling behind other countries in extended reality (XR) competitiveness. In this paper, the authors look at why Canada is lagging in this area and what can be done to bring the country up to speed with its peers. The authors argue that more attention and funding should be directed toward the development of XR technology in Canada because XR is already a major contributor to the Canadian and global economy; XR and AI will shape future iterations of the internet; a variant of XR (digital twins, which serve as models of people or objects) can serve as tools to develop mitigating strategies for various types of complex problems; and other nations, such as China and South Korea, are investing heavily in XR technology to gain a competitive edge.
The U.S.-led digital trade world order is under attack–by the U.S.

The U.S.-led digital trade world order is under attack–by the U.S.

At the behest of the U.S., representatives of 100 nations will gather online on Thursday and Friday to examine how they can sustain democracy. The Summit for Democracy has a packed agenda but ignores a major threat: Firms in the U.S. and elsewhere use large troves of personal data to manipulate our behavior, which is directly and indirectly endangering our autonomy, human rights, and democracy. This threat to democracy was and continues to be made in America, and America’s allies know it.

XR ASSOCIATION PUBLISHES NEW WHITE PAPER WITH DIGITAL TRADE AND GOVERNANCE HUB AT GWU EXPLORING US COMPETITIVENESS IN IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY

At the behest of the U.S., representatives of 100 nations will gather online on Thursday and Friday to examine how they can sustain democracy. The Summit for Democracy has a packed agenda but ignores a major threat: Firms in the U.S. and elsewhere use large troves of personal data to manipulate our behavior, which is directly and indirectly endangering our autonomy, human rights, and democracy. This threat to democracy was and continues to be made in America, and America’s allies know it.

How to Regulate AI? Start With the Data

At the behest of the U.S., representatives of 100 nations will gather online on Thursday and Friday to examine how they can sustain democracy. The Summit for Democracy has a packed agenda but ignores a major threat: Firms in the U.S. and elsewhere use large troves of personal data to manipulate our behavior, which is directly and indirectly endangering our autonomy, human rights, and democracy. This threat to democracy was and continues to be made in America, and America’s allies know it.

How should we think about data?

We have little information about what data firms collect, how these firms use or sell our data, or how they mix various data types. If we want these markets to operate more equitably and efficiently, policymakers must focus on the governance of data.

Personal Data

e.g. birthdates

 

Proprietary or Confidential Business Data

e.g. payrolls

Public Data

Data in the public domain, census data, scientific data, etc

Metadata

Supposedly anonymized personal data

Machine to Machine Communication

Satellite Data

Wondering who we are?

We are a team with a diverse background in international trade, international affairs, economics, public policy, and communication.

Susan Aaronson

Founder & Director

Thomas Struett

Associate Director

Adam Zable

Director of Emerging Technology