As Confederation turned 150, the Connected 150 conference brought together over two days leading experts in Internet culture and citizenship in the digital context, including academics, government officials, policy-makers, members of think tanks, members of the private sector, and civil society groups.
The conference helped draft a public research agenda for digital citizenship that set the foundation for strong institutions and good policy.
The conversation and findings were later expanded on in Citizenship in a Connected Canada: A Research and Policy Agenda (UOP, 2020), an interdisciplinary edited collection bringing together scholars, activists, and policy makers to build consensus around what a connected society means for Canada. The collection offers insight on the state of citizenship in a digital context in Canada and proposes a research and policy agenda for the way forward. The chapters also summarize and synthesize existing work for a Canadian policy audience.
