This week is National Volunteer Week (April 19-25) and CIPS would like to thank our amazing CIPS Volunteers across Canada and around the world for your support and contribution. THANK YOU!!

#NVW2020 #CheersToVolunteers

Wa t c h th e W ebcast : "W orking F rom H ome –C yber S ecurity C onsiderations for S afe and E ffective C onduct of B usiness " with T ravis S pilak   (M embers- O nly )

View the Presentation for CIPS BC April 8th Webinar:

“COVID-19 Preparation Action Points: Organizational Planning for a Global Pandemic” (Members-Only)

Featured Article from the ERA, a CIPS Corporate Partner

Canadian Electronic Recycling Association   introduces a new program called " Lending a Lifeline by Lending a Laptop " due to mass quantities of incoming donation requests

 

CANADA, April 1, 2020 /CNW/ - The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) announced a new program that will help equip families and organizations with the gift of technology throughout COVID-19. A lot of companies are stepping up with new and unique ideas throughout COVID-19, it is no shock that the ERA too has created a program to help those in need through these tough times.

Within the last two weeks, the ERA has seen a massive increase in online donation requests, primarily coming from families who, before COVID-19, did not own a laptop or a computer and would utilize their local libraries to gain online access for school work and other digital necessity.

With the new generated demand created by COVID-19, ERA has introduced a new program called "Lending a Lifeline by Lending a Laptop". This program is built to help families and organizations that are in need of devices at home. Throughout the last couple of days, ERA has seen their list of requests go from tens to hundreds in such a short period of time.

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In February 2020 CIPS put out a request for CIPS member input regarding Federal Privacy Laws .

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is engaged in legislative reform policy analysis of both federal privacy laws and are examining artificial intelligence (AI) as a subset of this work as it relates specifically to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). In their view, AI presents fundamental challenges to all PIPEDA principles and they have identified several areas where the Act could be enhanced.

 

In the opinion of The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, responsible innovation involving AI systems must take place in a regulatory environment that respects fundamental rights and creates the conditions for trust in the digital economy to flourish.

 

They are consulting with experts in the field to validate their understanding of how privacy principles should apply and whether their proposals would be consistent with the responsible development and deployment of AI systems.

 

CIPS has submitted a response to this review based on the consolidated input of our members:

Read CIPS' Submission : " Proposals for ensuring appropriate regulation of artificial intelligence - CIPS Submission to the Office of the Privacy Commission of Canada (March 13, 2020)