
Patent geek, lawyer, wannabe photographer; senior fellow @Cigionline
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Current digital trade rules clash with contemporary economic and social priorities, as well as industrial policies. If North American trade is to deliver shared prosperity and technological development and protect worker well-being, digital trade should shift from embracing surveillance capitalism to restoring democratic accountability.
CIGI senior fellow @burcuno on NAFTA, surveillance capitalism, and the USMCA’s digital order: cigionline.org/publications/…
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NEW: Amidst a frenzy around public AI investment in Europe, our new report takes us back to the drawing board.
What kind of (digital) future does Europe want? What role can (should) AI play? Who should have a say?
Read expert perspectives: ainowinstitute.org/redirecti…
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📣 NEW: Handbook of #Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights by Walter G. Park
🆓 chapter available at: doi.org/10.4337/978180088062…
Contributors include: @gderasse @fab_montobbio @charles_duan @gmdutfield @ProfUma5 @Pellegab @VSterzi @burcuno @Serdal_Temel @MafiniDosso #IP

ALT Handbook of Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights advert including the following quote: ‘This Handbook is amazing as it covers almost all possible topics related to IPRs, including very recent topics like AI. Further, all diverse forms of IPRs are discussed, such as trade secrecy, copyrights, plant variety protection, and trademarks. It is really interdisciplinary as it is a collection of contributions from law, economics, international business, management, and media studies.’ – Keun Lee, Seoul National University, South Korea.
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Meta has confessed that it may train its AI on any image you ask its VR glasses to analyze. There is no opt out. Attn: @FTC @linakhanFTC
h/t: @ednewtonrex
techcrunch.com/2024/10/02/me…
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Without proactive regulatory intervention, WhatsApp could easily evolve into a super app under Meta’s monopolistic control.
"The numerous Facebook scandals we’ve witnessed ... provide a stark reminder of what can happen when Meta goes unchecked," writes @burcuno.
Details: cigionline.org/articles/what…
Burcu Kilic retweeted
Former @DigCivSoc Fellows @NicoleOzer & @burcuno have been selected by @CarrCenter as 2024-25 Technology & Human Rights Fellows! They will join a cohort dedicated to exploring the theme of “Surveillance Capitalism or Democracy: Who Knows, Who Decides?" bit.ly/3WO5MbI
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While there is no definitive answer as to how AI should be regulated, a work-centric approach should be taken.
"By placing workers at the heart of AI policy development, we can ensure a more prosperous future for all," writes @burcuno.
Details: cigionline.org/articles/we-n…
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Big loss. Terrible decision. I and @IMAKglobal have worked with @MSF_access team since 2004 when India changed its patent laws to comply with the WTO TRIPS agreement. They've been pivotal pushing for making medicines more available/affordable globally.
statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/…
Burcu Kilic retweeted
5. Firms that trick users into signing up for subscriptions or make it difficult to cancel may be breaking the law.
If you've encountered these practices, you can file a complaint at: reportfraud.ftc.gov/
Burcu Kilic retweeted
It’s hard to overstate the importance of the top of U.S. Trade saying this in today’s @FinancialTimes.
Trade neoliberal “powers that be” in Europe & the trade/industrial policy/competition siloes are so totally behind the curve. @AmbassadorTai ft.com/content/91f22f38-6595…
You can take the girl out of the IP world, but not the IP out of the girl!
Diving back into IP policy, I tried to shed light on the crucial yet overlooked trade secrets & their impact on transparency & accountability in AI.
Let’s rethink trade secrets law!
Replying to @CIGIonline
In her paper, @burcuno analyzes the tools, systems and measures needed to ensure that when AI systems do more harm than good, their administrators are held accountable.
Read more: cigionline.org/publications/…
Burcu Kilic retweeted
Read this article on the #AfCFTA and Digital Governance by CIGI Senior Fellow, @burcuno here➡️theuskenyaftainsights.org/ar…
#digitaltrade
Here is my latest on Apple Vision Pro & spatial computing!
Groundbreaking tech with lots to admire, but it brings new challenges: e.g. spatial data & mapping.
We need proactive solutions. Let's not wait until it's too late—history has a way of repeating itself.
Replying to @CIGIonline
"Such devices’ extensive collection of personal data and acquisition of insights into users’ emotional and physiological states present unprecedented privacy concerns," writes @burcuno.
Details: cigionline.org/articles/appl…
Burcu Kilic retweeted
In this political economy, today, we need to reframe the links and trade offs around competition, industrial policy & trade. We are in a #postneoliberal world, time to discuss what it means. /end
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Clearly, we need a new global architecture. My latest for @ForeignPolicy foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/28…
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What can be achieved by the global CBPR framework or the Data Free Flow with Trust initiative?
Organised by @BPrivacyHub and Cerre EU with @SophieStallaB, @BrunoGencarelli @EU_Justice, @yashayako @DeBrauw, @burcuno
@Cigionline, @awjoel @AUWCL, @arifwider @HTW_Berlin
#CPDPai2024
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Lograr la compatibilidad entre las normas comerciales y otras cuestiones cruciales de la gobernanza digital, como la privacidad o la seguridad es una tarea compleja, por no decir que roza lo imposible.
Escribe @burcuno
@CIGIonline
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This @rodrikdani piece ends: "By the 1990s...large corporations & multinationals, empowered by the expansion of the global economy, increasingly drove trade negotiations. The environment, public health, human rights, economic security, and domestic equity took a back seat... turning trade into a positive force requires that we democratize it" 1/
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Happening tomorrow!
Commentary on the #AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol
📅March 13, 2024
🕓4:00pm EAT (GMT +3)
Register here➡️ cutt.ly/Dw1pK0b8
#AfCFTADigitalProtocol
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Replying to @DPGSK_Ke
@DataGovProsKe & @StrathCIPIT are hosting a webinar on the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol
📆March 13, 2024
🕓4:00 pm EAT (GMT+3)
Register to join the discussion led by our distinguished speakers; @Olez, @MelissaOmino, Emily Jones @burcuno & Jade Makory
Reg🔗cutt.ly/Dw1pK0b8
















