Grants and Contributions:
Title:
#RightsCity: Human Rights in the Digital Age
Agreement Number:
27
Agreement Value:
$33,377.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 20, 2020 -
Description:
Funding will support a one-day conference in Ottawa examining the implications of technological evolution on human rights and security issues, focusing on the challenges for Canada’s defence, policymaking, and international engagement. The conference will specifically address foreign interference, disinformation, cybersecurity and multilateral cooperation, and the freedom of expression.
Organization:
National Defence
Location:
Montréal, Quebec, CA
Reference Number:
032-2020-2021-Q1-00010
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
1147608351
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
Kyle Matthews
Research Organization:
Concordia University|Université Concordia
Program:
The Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program
Program Purpose:
Targeted Engagement Grants (TEGs) respond to defence policy challenges with the goal of informing current and future defence policy-thinking. TEGs provide non-recurring financial support to fund activities such as conferences, workshops, roundtables, and research and publications that are relevent to DND/CAF and align with defence policy challenges.