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Friday, December 15, 2023
Benjamin Faveri and Graeme Auld publish a background paper Informing Possible Futures for the use of Third-Party Audits in AI Regulations, that provided the groundwork for Carleton’s recently held workshop on the potential role of third-party audits in the regulation of harmful AI. Carleton then hosted a public panel that followed on November... More
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
SPPA's Alexandra Mallett provides analysis on CBC Radio program Blue Sky, episode "Is the world buying Premier Scott Moe's sustainability messaging at COP28?" aired Dec 11, 2023. Listen to interview: Premier Scott Moe is marketing Saskatchewan as sustainable because we have the food, fuel and fertilizer the world needs, but how true are the... More
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Marc-Andre Gagnon’s op-ed in La Presse ( Penser l’assurance médicaments pour l’intérêt de la population , Dec 6, 2023) debunks some misconceptions about drug coverage and explains that Pharmacare should be based on the interests of the population, not on the interest of private insurance companies. “In a nutshell, [with the proposal of... More
SPPA Associate Professor Marc-André Gagnon's paper highlights how pharmaceutical regulation could inspire the regulation for pesticides. Time to improve transparency at Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency Marc-André Gagnon and Marie-Hélène Bacon Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) November 27, 2023 195 (46) E1583-E1584;... More
Friday, December 8, 2023
Trustworthy, equitable, and high-quality maternity care requires ongoing development of interpersonal skills within the maternity services professional workforce particularly in caring for younger women (under 29 years) and those with a disability SPPA's Adegboyega Ojo is lead author on Building confidence and trust in Ireland's National Maternity... More
Most farmers in Africa produce food both for their own consumption and for sale. We find that randomized a price incentive for safer food amplifies farmers’ intrinsic motivation to produce healthy food for their families, increasing adoption of an agricultural input that reduces risk of contamination with a cancer-causing fungal toxin. SPPA... More
Thursday, December 7, 2023
As part of our celebration of 80 years of Public Administration, we will be sharing Research Summaries each month highlighting some of SPPA's broad-ranging research. Here is this month's Research Summary: Understanding the directions ethical AI governance will require assessing the dynamic relationship between private actors and public... More
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
SPPA Assistant Professor Mehmet Akif Demircioglu and Assel Mussagulova (Signapore University of Technology and Design) recently published "What affects the turnover intention of civil servants: Evidence from Bhutan" in the Australian Journal of Public Administration, Volume 82, Issue 3, Pages 325 - 345 September 2023. Abstract Research utilising... More
Unsafe water is responsible for over a million deaths each year. Characterizing households’ access to water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure is a critical first step toward addressing this problem SPPA Associate Professor Vivian Hoffmann is co-author on recent paper "Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and drinking... More
Monday, December 4, 2023
SPPA's James Meadowcroft and Daniel Rosenbloom (University of Toronto) recently published their paper Governing the net-zero transition: Strategy, policy, and politics in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Volume 120, Issue 47, November 2023. DOI 10.1073/pnas.2207727120). Abstract This paper... More
Monday, November 13, 2023
In a new paper, SPPA Professor Graeme Auld and co-authors consider how fostering intellectual humility in conservation decision-making processes might reveal new ways of handling and navigating uncertainties about how best to tackle conservation problems. Conservation, uncertainty and intellectual humility Environmental Conservation, Vol 50 Issue... More
SPPA Associate Professor Alexandra Mallett was featured on the Nov 10, 2023 episode of Spark with Nora Young "20th Century tech still powers our 21th Century World" where she discussed what it will take to modernize and secure our aging electrical grid. Listen to episode... More
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