information policy

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Governance as Code: How AI is Enforcing Information Policies Directly in the Tech Stack

Traditional governance models, reliant on static documents and manual reviews, are fundamentally incompatible with the velocity and complexity of modern AI and software development. This paper examines the paradigm of “Governance as Code” (GaC), a transformative approach that embeds information policies, ethical guidelines, and compliance controls directly into the technology stack. By translating human-readable rules into machine-executable code, GaC enables proactive, automated enforcement within DevOps and AIOps pipelines. We explore practical implementations such as AI guardrails that filter sensitive prompts and automated risk-tiering systems that streamline project oversight.

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The Great Canadian Breakdown: What will it take to get a “Right to Repair” in Canada?

Fixing things in Canada has never been more difficult. Smartphones, laptops, refrigerators, washing machines, smart speakers, virtual assistants, cars, bicycles, wheelchairs, pacemakers, ventilators, tractors, tanks, fighter jets, and almost every other device or piece of equipment in our homes and workplaces is more costly, more inconvenient, and more difficult, if not impossible, to repair. Barriers to repair impact all industries, sectors, and regions. No one is spared from the Great Canadian Breakdown. As breakdown becomes more pervasive, the need for a comprehensive Canadian “right to repair”  becomes more critical.

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