Changes in International Public Attitudes to Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence

Theme:
Global attitudes toward AI are shifting fast. The latest Carleton-CIGI-Ipsos Public Attitudes on Digital Governance survey shows widespread concern about trust, safety, fairness and control. Citizens across regions want clearer rules, stronger accountability and credible mechanisms to govern AI and personal data use. Episode three examines these findings.

Speakers

1. Dr. Paul Twomey, Co-Chair, Global Initiative for Digital Empowerment, former CEO of ICANN.
2. Professor Fen Hampson, Chancellor’s Professor and Professor of International Affairs, Carleton University, Canada; and co-author of the Public Attitudes on Digital Governance survey.
3. Joshua Moffatt, AI Solutions Architect

Speakers will discuss how the finding of the Public Attitudes on Digital Governance survey should shape governance choices and how the IDEA framework can respond to people need: transparency, human agency and market structures that give individuals a meaningful role.

Learn more about the IDEA Framework:

• IDEA framework presentation
• Policy brief: Ensuring regulatory simplification drives innovation and growth

About the Series

Digital Rules, Human Values brings together global leaders and practitioners exploring how digital governance can better serve human welfare. Each session focuses on practical ways to build digital systems and markets that are accountable, inclusive, and aligned with human values.

Purpose

Organised by the Global Initiative for Digital Empowerment (GIDE) in collaboration with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), MyData Global, and the Global Solutions Initiative (GSI), the series examines how to translate principles into policy and practice.

Format

• Duration: 60–75 minutes per session
• Schedule: First and third Thursday of each month
• Time: 1 PM UTC | 2 PM MEZ
• Online, interactive seminar

What to Expect in Each Episode

• Keynotes and discussions with global experts and practitioners
• Case studies on digital rights, AI governance, and fair digital markets
• Interactive Q&A with participants
• Access to a diverse, international community of digital governance professionals

Organized by: Global Initiative for Digital Empowerment (GIDE), Global Solutions Initiative (GSI), MyData, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

Who Should Attend:

Policymakers, researchers, business leaders, and civil society professionals engaged in designing fair and accountable digital systems.