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The 2026 Technology Governance Policy Challenge tasked graduate students from seven countries to develop policy solution...
06/02/2026

The 2026 Technology Governance Policy Challenge tasked graduate students from seven countries to develop policy solutions for one of today's most pressing issues: how can green technologies be governed to support climate mitigation, adaptation, and intervention?

The policy briefs developed for the competition are now compiled into an anthology, showcasing fresh ideas and practical recommendations for the governance of emerging technologies.

A sincere thank you to our student teams, judges, coaches, and institutional partners for contributing their expertise and making this year's Challenge possible!

Read the anthology: https://balsillieschool.ca/2026-technology-governance-policy-challenge-anthology-now-available/

05/26/2026

Open folder: memories ๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ

Take a look back at moments from past BSIA gatherings, and join us next week to add a few new memories to the archive!

Thursday, June 4 | Toronto
Register โ†’ link in bio

05/14/2026

Join us in Toronto for the 2026 Balsillie Graduates Reunion!

Reconnect with fellow alumni, expand your network, and catch up with members of the BSIA community.

We look forward to welcoming alumni on June 4. Register at the link in our bio.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ...
05/13/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ?

The newly released 2025 Balsillie Survey Report explores how Canada can better protect and strengthen its technology sector in an increasingly competitive global landscape. Drawing on expert perspectives from across policy, technology, governance, and innovation, the report highlights key challenges and opportunities shaping Canadaโ€™s future in areas such as AI, procurement, commercialization, and digital sovereignty.

Drawing on insights from experts across policy, technology, governance, and innovation, the report examines where Canada is falling behind, and where new opportunities are emerging.

Explore the findings and recommendations shaping the conversation around Canadaโ€™s technological future: https://balsillieschool.ca/canada-requires-unified-strategy-and-protection-for-its-technology-balsillie-survey/

Calling all BSIA graduates! Itโ€™s reunion time, once again.The 4th annual Balsillie Graduates Reunion will take place in ...
04/22/2026

Calling all BSIA graduates! Itโ€™s reunion time, once again.

The 4th annual Balsillie Graduates Reunion will take place in Toronto on June 4. Join us for an evening of conversation, connection, and community with fellow alumni, faculty, and friends of the School.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 4 | 6:30โ€“9:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Downtown Toronto

Learn more and register with the link in our bio
We hope to see you there!

๐—•๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€: ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€!The Balsillie School a...
04/15/2026

๐—•๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€: ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€!

The Balsillie School and the Balsillie Executive Institute are launching the third annual Technology Governance Masterclass Series.

Designed for BSIA students, this series builds knowledge and practical skills across key areas including law and innovation, monitoring and evaluation, technology governance, national security, and the evolving digital economy.

Each session explores how governance frameworks (policy, legal, and ethical) are responding to emerging challenges and what this means for future opportunities.

Featured sessions include:
ย โ€ข New Economy: Intangible Factors of Productivity - Dan Ciuriak
ย โ€ข Legal Frameworks in an Intangibles Economy - Jim Hinton
ย โ€ข Canadian National Security Architecture and Current Agenda - Wesley Wark
ย โ€ข Monitoring & Evaluation - Ann Fitz-Gerald

Please check your BSIA emails for more information and to register!

04/02/2026

๐Ÿ”ต Public event Featuring Linda Adhiambo Oucho

We were delighted to host The Honourable Bob Rae for our 2026 Balsillie Lecture last evening at the Balsillie School. Hi...
04/01/2026

We were delighted to host The Honourable Bob Rae for our 2026 Balsillie Lecture last evening at the Balsillie School.

His lecture, How the Light Gets In: Breaking Through the Shadows of an Orwellian World, offered a timely reflection on the risks of growing surveillance and authoritarianism, alongside the role of renewed alliances, both within and between countries, in strengthening democratic systems.

Thank you to Mr. Rae for joining us, and to the full house that attended.

We are pleased to announce the 2026 Balsillie Lecture, featuring The Honourable Bob Rae, Canadaโ€™s 25th Ambassador to the...
03/03/2026

We are pleased to announce the 2026 Balsillie Lecture, featuring The Honourable Bob Rae, Canadaโ€™s 25th Ambassador to the United Nations.

Join us for a discussion on navigating global uncertainty and strengthening democratic institutions in a complex world.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
7:00โ€“8:00 PM
Balsillie School of International Affairs

Registration is now open. Link in bio.

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