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Dec 11, 2024 | 
cigionline.org | Susan Ariel Aaronson
In 2016, tariff man couldn’t care less about tech. Newly elected US President Donald J. Trump knew that the people who created and ran America’s tech giants were richer and smarter than him. Moreover, they had different values. They embraced openness, accountability and the rule of law in international affairs. Moreover, they generally advocated for increased immigration of skilled workers, open markets and relatively unfettered cross-border data flows.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Susan Ariel Aaronson
However, tech leaders and government officials had a common concern: China’s innovative tech firms. They saw Chinese companies’ growing prowess in data-driven technologies as a threat to America’s economic progress and national security.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
fortune.com | Susan Ariel Aaronson
In 2016, tariff man couldn’t care less about tech. Newly elected U.S. President Donald J. Trump knew that the people who created and ran America’s tech giants were richer and smarter than him. Moreover, they had different values. They embraced openness, accountability, and the rule of law in international affairs. Moreover, they generally advocated for increased immigration of skilled workers, open markets, and relatively unfettered cross-border data flows.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
cigionline.org | Robert Fay |Silvana Fumega |Susan Ariel Aaronson |Lorrayne Porciuncula
In 2018, the essay series Data Governance in the Digital Age anticipated some of the data governance issues that have emerged, such as surveillance capitalism and the economics of data, but did not cover data valuation in depth. Data is increasingly central to economic activity and how we make sense of the world, but it is still not valued in either national or corporate balance sheets.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
cigionline.org | Robert Fay |Silvana Fumega |Susan Ariel Aaronson |Lorrayne Porciuncula
In 2018, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) released an essay series titled Data Governance in the Digital Age.1 It was a far-reaching compendium covering topics such as the rationale of a data strategy, how to balance privacy and commercial values, and international policy considerations. And it anticipated many of the issues that have emerged, such as surveillance capitalism. One area that was not covered in depth, however, was data valuation.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
cigionline.org | Teresa Scassa |Robert Fay |Silvana Fumega |Susan Ariel Aaronson
Data is in high demand for research and innovation, and data about humans and their activities is particularly sought after. Such data undoubtedly has commercial value — but it also has a different kind of value for those to whom it pertains. That value has typically been articulated in non-monetary terms, focusing on the importance of personal data to an individual’s autonomy and dignity.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
cigionline.org | Susan Ariel Aaronson
CIGI Paper No. 306Policy makers in many countries are determined to develop artificial intelligence (AI) within their borders because they view AI as essential to both national security and economic growth. Some countries have proposed adopting AI sovereignty, where the nation develops AI for its people, by its people and within its borders.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
cigionline.org | Susan Ariel Aaronson
In the nineteenth century, government officials came to understand that steel would be essential to both economic growth and national security. Accordingly, several countries devised policies that could not only sustain local production, but also prevent foreign producers from competing in domestic markets. By the 1950s, these countries collectively were producing too much steel. Manufacturers substituted products such as plastics or aluminum.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Susan Ariel Aaronson
In the 19th Century, government officials came to understand that steel would be essential to both economic growth and national security. Thus, they devised policies that could sustain local production as well as prevent foreign producers from competing in domestic markets. By the 1950s, the world had too much steel. Manufacturers substituted steel with products such as plastics or aluminum.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
cigionline.org | Susan Ariel Aaronson
The world is scary and complicated, so scholars often rely on metaphors. In the twentieth century, some trade policy analysts sought to explain why so many nations became avid participants in trade liberalization, so they proposed the bicycle theory of trade. The analysts relied on the metaphor that a bicycle must move forward or the rider will fall.
