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Professor Teresa Scassa Wins University of Ottawa 2018 Open Scholarship Award

Professor Teresa Scassa has been awarded the University of Ottawa Library’s 2018 Open Scholarship Award, which recognizes faculty members who demonstrate excellence in supporting and practicing open scholarship. Professor Scassa is one of two winners this year; Professor Kelly Cobey of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is the other winner.
Professor Teresa Scassa has been awarded the University of Ottawa Library’s 2018 Open Scholarship Award, which recognizes faculty members who demonstrate excellence in supporting and practicing open scholarship. Professor Scassa is one of two winners this year; Professor Kelly Cobey of the Ottawa Ho...

November 1, 2018
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Technology Law, Ethics and Policy

Mary Cavanagh and her team intervened before the CRTC in the Inquiry regarding the retail sales practices of Canada’s large telecommunications carriers

ProfMary Cavanagh, a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Kristianne Anor, Sean Grassie, andTara Hristov, the research assistants, intervened before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in theInquiry regarding the retail sales practices of Canada’s large telecommunications carriers.
ProfMary Cavanagh, a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Kristianne Anor, Sean Grassie, andTara Hristov, the research assistants, intervened before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in theInquiry regarding the retail sales practices of Canada’s ...

October 22, 2018
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Professors Elizabeth Dubois and Michael Pal appeared before the House of Commons

On October 2nd, 2018, Professors Elizabeth Dubois and Michael Pal, members of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI).
On October 2nd, 2018, Professors Elizabeth Dubois and Michael Pal, members of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI).

October 3, 2018
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Technology Law, Ethics and Policy

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society welcomes Jason Millar as Faculty Member

Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau, Director of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS), is delighted to announce that the Centre’s Management Committee approved the appointment of Dr. Jason Millar as CLTS Faculty Member.
Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau, Director of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS), is delighted to announce that the Centre’s Management Committee approved the appointment of Dr. Jason Millar as CLTS Faculty Member.

September 26, 2018
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The CLTS welcomes Carlos Affonso Souza as uOttawa’s Visiting Professor

Dr. Carlos Affonso Pereira Souza (UERJ / ITS Rio) will be visiting the Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS) in September as part of the Office of the Vice President, Research Visiting Researchers Program.
Dr. Carlos Affonso Pereira Souza (UERJ / ITS Rio) will be visiting the Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS) in September as part of the Office of the Vice President, Research Visiting Researchers Program.

September 20, 2018
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Professor Florian Martin-Bariteau Awarded CBA Grant for Research into Blockchain and Smart Contracts

Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau has been awarded a grant through the Canadian Bar Association’s Law for the Future Fund for a project that will shed new light on this phenomenon, entitled “Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and the Future of Contracts under Canadian Law.”
Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau has been awarded a grant through the Canadian Bar Association’s Law for the Future Fund for a project that will shed new light on this phenomenon, entitled “Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and the Future of Contracts under Canadian Law.”

September 12, 2018
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Technology Law, Ethics and Policy

CLTS welcomes Jean-Noé Landry as a Law Foundation of Ontario Fellow on Smart Cities

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that the Law Foundation of Ontario has awarded a Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship for the 2018-2019 academic term to Jean-Noé Landry, Executive Director at OpenNorth, for a project on smart cities.
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that the Law Foundation of Ontario has awarded a Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship for the 2018-2019 academic term to Jean-Noé Landry, Executive Director at OpenNorth, for a project on smart cities.

September 10, 2018
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Professor Suzanne Bouclin Awarded Interdisciplinary Grant from Global Young Academy for Research on Saving an Endangered Language in Ethopia

Professor Suzanne Bouclin, a CLTS Faculty Member, along with collaborator Binyam Sisay Mendisu, have been awarded the Global Young Academy’s North-South Interdisciplinary Grant for a project that brings together the fields of human rights, new media technologies and linguistics to explore how digital storytelling can help to document vulnerable languages.
Professor Suzanne Bouclin, a CLTS Faculty Member, along with collaborator Binyam Sisay Mendisu, have been awarded the Global Young Academy’s North-South Interdisciplinary Grant for a project that brings together the fields of human rights, new media technologies and linguistics to explore how digita...

September 6, 2018
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Technology Law, Ethics and Policy

The CLTS is seeking assistants for the 2018-2019 academic year

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is seeking assistant(s) to support its Director and members, notably for the Centre's administration. Assistants may also take part in the promotion of research, including the website, the newsletter and social networks.
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is seeking assistant(s) to support its Director and members, notably for the Centre's administration. Assistants may also take part in the promotion of research, including the website, the newsletter and social networks.

August 22, 2018
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Technology Law, Ethics and Policy

Virginie Jetté named Global Internet Policy Fellow by ITS Rio

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is pleased to announce that Virginie Jetté has been named Global Policy Global Fellow by the Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio, Brazil).
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is pleased to announce that Virginie Jetté has been named Global Policy Global Fellow by the Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio, Brazil).

July 10, 2018