Information Policy

Brunnshög - a smart city here and now

Brunnshög is the brand new district in the city of Lund, Sweden, which is now being built and shaped into a smart city with smart buildings and a focus on people and a sustainable lifestyle. This smart city will be full of innovations and future meeting places for people. Here you will also find a clear closeness to nature and culture.

Estonian company develops technology that detects potholes

Estonian technology company EyeVi Technologies is developing the in-car mapping technology EyeVi, which automatically detects road markings and road surface defects as well as creates accurate maps for driving self-driving cars.

MLI launches DisinfoWatch project led by Marcus Kolga

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to launch a new foreign disinformation monitoring and debunking platform, DisinfoWatch.org, with a specific focus on COVID-19. The site will track and analyze foreign disinformation narratives, examining how they align and are amplified by domestic platforms, groups and actors.

New tools for researchers and end-users

Mozilla has come out with a timely browser extension to encourage end-users to monitor YouTube’s recommendation algorithm. Regrets Reporter (a play on the phenomenon of “YouTube Regrets”) lets users send in reports about harmful videos that were recommended to them.

ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission Report

On Friday, the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development released their global report, “Balancing Act: Countering digital disinformation while respecting freedom of expression.” This research was led by Prof. Kalina Bontcheva (University of Sheffield)  and Dr.  Julie Posetti (International Center for Journalists) along with international researchers and contributing authors, including former EU DisinfoLab Advocacy Officer Clara Hanot.