The Technology and Security Cluster brings together CIDP research on the evolving relationship between emerging technology, on the one hand, and national security, defence, and international politics, on the other. The TSC will support interdisciplinary, innovative research that generates evidence-based recommendations for policy debates and significant contributions to academic literature.
AMALTHEA Project
The project delivers impact in three key areas: (i) generating and disseminating gender-aware knowledge for practitioners; (ii) modelling and sharing data to strengthen collaboration and understanding; and (iii) creating tailor-made tools that empower law enforcement, civil society, and educators to design more effective, inclusive, and sustainable counter-extremism strategies.
Human Performance Enhancement
This project, sponsored by the Defence Engagement Program of the Department of National Defence and SSHRC, explored the burgeoning field of human performance enhancement in order to understand the impact of emerging technologies upon soldiers, and the moral and ethical dilemmas around the use of such technologies.
Projects
- AMALTHEA Project (external link)
- Human Performance Enhancement
Publications
Sage Journals | By: Joanne Archibald
Canada's Quantum 2030 policy document—Quantum 2030—outlines the Canadian Government's path toward quantum science and technology (S&T) integration and places an emphasis on not completing these tasks alone. While not shocking to most policy experts, the importance of collaboration with international allies is something Canada has a long history of getting right—until very recently. This article argues that policymakers of today who want to best leverage international relationships in the field of quantum S&T should look to the past for examples of when this was done well. This article will use the nuclear reactor site in Chalk River, Ontario as a case study, and will highlight how the strength of the Canada-US relationship led to robust S&T innovation.