The global economy is overly dependent on U.S. tech giants for digital infrastructure, data, and artificial intelligence. U.S. laws and corporate dominance threaten external control over digital systems, putting sovereignty, privacy, and democracy at risk.
Democracies must be free from foreign influence and of profit at the expense of livelihoods. Meanwhile, AI as a tool for the profit of Big Tech companies is used to threaten jobs, undermine public education, healthcare, and public services, and erodes public trust. How do we make digital sovereignty and public, democratically controlled AI for the public good into real nation-building initiatives?
Leading to the 2026 Panamerican Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay, the Broadbent Institute and Rumbo Colectivo (Chile) host this in-person public event on ‘A Progressive Vision for AI & Digital Sovereignty,’ taking place Thursday, July 9th from 6pm – 8pm EDT at Toronto Metropolitan University (doors open 5pm).
This discussion aims to help inform parliamentarians and inform policy thinkers on what a progressive vision for AI and digital sovereignty ought to look like, in Canada and around the world.
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About Rumbo Colectivo
Rumbo Colectivo is a left-wing think tank that works to improve public policy and democracy so that Chile can become a country that cares for everyone. We propose evidence-based policies, bring them to public debate, and create spaces for dialogue about them and the future of democracy. We believe in innovation to face an uncertain future. We are critical of gender inequalities, and therefore apply a feminist perspective to our work. We work to reconfigure the relationship between nature and society to radically reduce our environmental impact.
About the Panamerican Congress
The Panamerican Congress unites over 60 progressive legislators from countries spanning North, Central and South America and the Caribbean for three days of intensive exchange. The Panamerican Congress aims to build solidarity across borders, craft a vision for addressing common challenges, and chart a course for hemispheric cooperation based on dialogue, diplomacy, and sovereign equality. The 2026 Congress will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from August 21-23, hosted by the Frente Amplio government led by President Yamandú Orsi.
This event takes place in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Arts.
