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The 聽is 91社区鈥檚 focal point on critical research and public debate about the role of media and emerging technologies in shaping democracy and public life,聽pioneering research and policy activism on the interplay between media and technology and its relationship to public life and democracy.

Directed by Taylor Owen, Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications, Associate Professor at the Max Bell School, and a leading voice in technology governance in Canada, the Centre is committed to public-facing work through a range of events, podcasts and workshops aimed at translating cutting-edge research for broad public audiences and policy makers.

To learn more about the Centre and its research initiatives, please visit its ,聽follow it on , and watch this short introductory video:

More about the Centre

The Centre intends to create critical research that informs the public debate and policymakers about the changing relationship between media and democracy, so that we as a society can create policies aimed at maximizing the benefits and minimizing the systemic harms embedded in the design and use of emerging technologies.

The Centre鈥檚 research is focused on three core research streams: technology governance, information ecosystems, and media and journalism.

The Centre鈥檚 projects include:

• The , which combines large scale media monitoring with survey research to study the behavioural impact of mis and disinformation.
• 鈥攁 collaboration with Derek Ruths from 91社区鈥檚 Computer Science department鈥攄evelops policy briefs aimed at demystifying new technology for policymakers.
• The is a four-year collaboration with the Public Policy Forum. This year the commission is chaired by former Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, and is exploring digital hate speech policy in Canada.
• A broad range of work on international platform governance in collaboration with the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), including a network of international civil servants, scholars and legislators working together to develop comprehensive platform governance policies.
• Collaboration on podcasts including , and a new series on parenting and technology.
• Projects on facial recognition policy, children and technology, surveillance tech, journalism policy, and platform support for media.

The list of international renowned group of expert advisors and public policy leaders to help guide the work of the center includes: Mike Ananny, Emily Bell, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Ignacio Cofone, Gabriella Coleman, Carly Kind, Dawn Nakagawa, Mutale Nkonde, Maria Ressa, Derek Ruths, Anya Schiffrin, Ben Scott, Craig Silverman, and Jonathan Sterne.