Policy Research for Canadian Sovereignty
Canada is great, but we have some problems. The Canadian Shield Institute is developing strategies, solutions and policy frameworks for a more resilient, prosperous and sovereign country.
Sovereign Compute: Options for Canada's Digital Infrastructure
Without a governance layer, any tax dollars spent on building new data centres on Canadian soil will ultimately leak value to foreign technology giants, and we will still struggle to govern the digital economy in a meaningful way. However, if we accept the premise that compute capacity and data storage will be essential to the future economy, then it is in the national interest for Canadians to have access to reliable cloud compute and cloud storage.
Read All Eight Chapters of Foundations of Digital Sovereignty
Canada has spent decades ceding control of the digital economy to foreign private actors. Without a comprehensive governance framework, billions in new public spending on “sovereign” AI infrastructure will fail to deliver real sovereignty — and the window to act is now.
Compute spending without governance is money wasted. Canada must build the policy and institutional foundations first.
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