AI is rapidly changing how governments work, with several risks to be considered like personal and private information entered into data servers in countries outside of Canada. After the Sounder reported in the April 1 edition that the Islands Trust does not fully know how AI is used by consultants and staff, we asked Gabriola’s other local governments what their AI policy is, and how it is…
In just over a month’s time, governments with populations of 50,000 people or more must have their websites be accessible and comply with a section of federal disability law. By April 30, government agencies must be in compliance with a new rule issued in 2024 under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act that…
Artificial intelligence is certainly moving into classrooms faster than many schools expected. There is real excitement about what it could do for teaching and learning. But alongside that optimism is a quieter, more uneasy conversation. Are schools ready for the risks that come with becoming soft targets for smarter cybercrime? Not long ago, school leaders…
