The Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Canada's leading research hub for technology law, ethics and policy, launched the Impact Awards to encourage emerging researchers and build capacity and leadership for evidence-based advocacy and engagement in technology law, ethics and policy issues.
The CLTS Impact Awards are designed to recognize outstanding emerging researchers (students and research personnel) who are engaged thought leaders, and to celebrate the impact they have had on technology law, ethics and policy through their research achievements, knowledge mobilization, and outreach activities in Canada or on the global stage.
The 2024 CLTS Impact Award has been awarded to Kate Winiarz, a Juris Doctor (J.D.) candidate at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section for her outstanding though leadership on key digital policy issues and her exceptional community service, both on campus and with organizations across the country.
The Selection Committee considered a wide range of achievements (e.g. scholarly literature, explanatory journalism, reports, professional practice, public discourse, public policies, tools and products) to evaluate each nominee’s impact on policy and society. Nominees had to be emerging researchers who were affiliated with the CLTS during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Thanks to the generosity of anonymous donors to the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, the CLTS Impact Award comes with a monetary prize of CA$1,500 enabling the winner to continue and expand their research and outreach work.