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Forum of Federations

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Don't miss this upcoming Forum event ⬇️How is digitalization governed when power is shared?Federal countries face a hard question. Digital services cross jurisdictional boundaries, but the constitutions that govern them do not. As AI and other frontier technologies advance, who decides, who is accountable, and how do governments coordinate?On November 10, the Forum of Federations and the University of Ottawa’s Centre on Governance launch The Forum of Federations Handbook on Digitalization in Public Administration of Federal Countries, an open-access comparative study of nine federal and decentralized countries. The book is edited by Eric Champagne, Silvana Gomes, Felix Knüpling, André Lecours, Jamie M. Thomas and Diana Chebenova.Join the book’s experts and editors as they share insights and explore what AI and emerging technologies mean for how governments make decisions, work together, and deliver digital public services. The discussion will explore:🔹 Digital policy decisions and implementation🔹 Accountability🔹 Collaboration across orders of government📅 Tuesday, November 10, 2026🕛 12:00–1:30 p.m. (ET)📍 Social Sciences Building (FSS), Room 4004, University of Ottawa, and online via Zoom🗣️ English and French All are welcome. Register for the online session here:www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/events-all/roundtable-book-launch-digital-government-federal-s...Forum of Federations: real solutions to governance challenges—making multilevel governance work better for people. ...

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Forum of Federations

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Lecture by Former Canadian Foreign Minister Prof. Stéphane DionOrganized by Forum of Federations and Freie Universität Berlin« Canada and Europe: Strategic Partners Beyond the Trump Years »Stéphane Dion is a former Canadian diplomat and politician who served as Canada’s Ambassador to Germany from 2017 to 2022 and to France and Monaco from 2022 to 2025, as well as Special Envoy to Europe from 2017 to 2025. From 2006 to 2008, he was Leader of the Opposition and led the Liberal Party of Canada.He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015–2017), Minister of the Environment (2004–2006), and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (1996–2003). He represented the district of Saint-Laurent-Cartierville (later renamed Saint-Laurent) in the House of Commons from 1996 to 2017.Back at the Université de Montréal, where he was previously a professor of political science, Stéphane Dion is now the university’s Diplomat in Residence, where he aims to share his experience with students.🔹 AbstractTo a large extent, the mutual strategic security of Europe and Canada, our ability to defend democracy worldwide, including at home, our ability to achieve our economic diversification goals, to pursue truly sustainable development, and to create a carbon-neutral economy will depend on strengthening our alliance and implementing an increasingly strong and effective long-term partnership, beyond the Trump years, which brings not just words but real results.🔹 ProgrammeProf. Dr. Dr. h.c. Günter M. Ziegler, President of Freie Universität Berlin, will deliver the welcoming remarks for Stéphane Dion.Following Dion’s approximately 30-minute lecture, there will be time for discussion.The event is jointly organized by the Research Unit on the Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany at the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, and the Forum of Federations.🔹 Date and timeNovember 18, 2026, starting at 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:30 p.m.)🔹 VenueFreie Universität Berlin, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Lansstraße 7–9, Seminar Room 203, 14195 BerlinNearest public transport station: Dahlem-Dorf (U3 underground line)🔹 About Prof. Dr. Stéphane Dion: fas.umontreal.ca/en/diplomat/🔹 About the Forum of Federations: www.forumfed.org/about/🔹 ContactFelix KnüplingVice President ProgramsForum of Federationswww.forumfed.orgEmail: knuepling@forumfed.orgProf. Dr. Sabine KroppFreie Universität BerlinDepartment of Political and Social SciencesEmail: sabine.kropp@fu-berlin.de🔹 More detailswww.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/polwiss/forschung/systeme/polsystem/Veranstaltungen/Vortrag-des-ehemalige... ...

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