David Eaves
@eaves.ca
Associate Prof & Deputy Co-Director at @iipp-ucl.bsky.social at UCL, Investment committee CoDevelop.fund, co-founder TeachingPublicService.digital.
Digital Government & Digital Public Infrastructure, ReCollect co-founder & CEO, Father, Negotiator & Learner
Digital Government & Digital Public Infrastructure, ReCollect co-founder & CEO, Father, Negotiator & Learner
Gemini in gmail - just to search, find trends, is amazing.
Co-pilot in outlook is the opposite. A comparatively hostile experience.
The contrast is stunning. All my email in outlook feels “trapped”.
To be fair to MS mail.app is a vacuum. Search doesn’t exist. Even its non ai search is a disaster.
Co-pilot in outlook is the opposite. A comparatively hostile experience.
The contrast is stunning. All my email in outlook feels “trapped”.
To be fair to MS mail.app is a vacuum. Search doesn’t exist. Even its non ai search is a disaster.
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Gemini in gmail - just to search, find trends, is amazing.
Co-pilot in outlook is the opposite. A comparatively hostile experience.
The contrast is stunning. All my email in outlook feels “trapped”.
To be fair to MS mail.app is a vacuum. Search doesn’t exist. Even its non ai search is a disaster.
Co-pilot in outlook is the opposite. A comparatively hostile experience.
The contrast is stunning. All my email in outlook feels “trapped”.
To be fair to MS mail.app is a vacuum. Search doesn’t exist. Even its non ai search is a disaster.
BLR -> BOM -> LHR
Great week with friends and colleagues old and new.
Great week with friends and colleagues old and new.
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 AM
BLR -> BOM -> LHR
Great week with friends and colleagues old and new.
Great week with friends and colleagues old and new.
Was a delight to be interviewed by Taki Sarantakis for the Canadian School of the Public Service on digital government, services & sovereignty.
You can see it here:
youtu.be/OzNAe4geVlU?...
If you have only a few minutes FF to the 39th minute.
You can see it here:
youtu.be/OzNAe4geVlU?...
If you have only a few minutes FF to the 39th minute.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Was a delight to be interviewed by Taki Sarantakis for the Canadian School of the Public Service on digital government, services & sovereignty.
You can see it here:
youtu.be/OzNAe4geVlU?...
If you have only a few minutes FF to the 39th minute.
You can see it here:
youtu.be/OzNAe4geVlU?...
If you have only a few minutes FF to the 39th minute.
Was a delight to be interviewed by Taki Sarantakis for the Canadian School of the Public Service on digital government, services & sovereignty.
You can see it here:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OzNAe4…
It’s long. And gets better as we go. But if you have only a few minutes FF to the 39th minute.
You can see it here:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OzNAe4…
It’s long. And gets better as we go. But if you have only a few minutes FF to the 39th minute.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OzNAe4…
January 29, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Was a delight to be interviewed by Taki Sarantakis for the Canadian School of the Public Service on digital government, services & sovereignty.
You can see it here:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OzNAe4…
It’s long. And gets better as we go. But if you have only a few minutes FF to the 39th minute.
You can see it here:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OzNAe4…
It’s long. And gets better as we go. But if you have only a few minutes FF to the 39th minute.
Grateful to blog.18f.org for posting all their all files. I had linked to a piece or two in my syllabus and a student just noticed the old "official" links are all dead... but I've just nicely replaced them with this great archive!
18F blog archive
Our blog as it existed before March 1, 2025, covering topics like acquisitions, data, engineering, how we worked, user research, security, and others.
blog.18f.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Grateful to blog.18f.org for posting all their all files. I had linked to a piece or two in my syllabus and a student just noticed the old "official" links are all dead... but I've just nicely replaced them with this great archive!
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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Event | Building tomorrow's digital public infrastructure
@rwilkinson.bsky.social, @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social and Jon Lloyd join @eaves.ca to discuss what the UK can learn from digitalization efforts around the world.
Date📅: 22 January
Time⌚️: 17:30
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@rwilkinson.bsky.social, @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social and Jon Lloyd join @eaves.ca to discuss what the UK can learn from digitalization efforts around the world.
Date📅: 22 January
Time⌚️: 17:30
Find out more⤵️
Building tomorrow's digital public infrastructure
What is digital public infrastructure and what can the UK learn from global use cases?
www.chathamhouse.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Event | Building tomorrow's digital public infrastructure
@rwilkinson.bsky.social, @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social and Jon Lloyd join @eaves.ca to discuss what the UK can learn from digitalization efforts around the world.
Date📅: 22 January
Time⌚️: 17:30
Find out more⤵️
@rwilkinson.bsky.social, @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social and Jon Lloyd join @eaves.ca to discuss what the UK can learn from digitalization efforts around the world.
Date📅: 22 January
Time⌚️: 17:30
Find out more⤵️
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Canada has what the world wants — and in this era of profound change, we’re a strong, reliable partner with ambition to build.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
January 21, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Canada has what the world wants — and in this era of profound change, we’re a strong, reliable partner with ambition to build.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
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I'm looking for someone who can clean up the group blog of which I'm part, Crooked Timber. All of the old hyperlinks have been borked so that <a href = URL>text</a> becomes "text":URL/. There's also a problem in the comments, where quote marks have been replaced by –
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I'm looking for someone who can clean up the group blog of which I'm part, Crooked Timber. All of the old hyperlinks have been borked so that <a href = URL>text</a> becomes "text":URL/. There's also a problem in the comments, where quote marks have been replaced by –
A little update on some of the work me and my team got up to last year. Grateful to have so many great people to work with.
2025 Year in Review: Work and Impact eaves.ca/2026/01/16/2...
2025 Year in Review: Work and Impact eaves.ca/2026/01/16/2...
a white chicken stands in front of a sign that says update
ALT: a white chicken stands in front of a sign that says update
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January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A little update on some of the work me and my team got up to last year. Grateful to have so many great people to work with.
2025 Year in Review: Work and Impact eaves.ca/2026/01/16/2...
2025 Year in Review: Work and Impact eaves.ca/2026/01/16/2...
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🆕 Governments need to build the capacity to become digital market shapers
In his recent @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/WLk4ynw
In his recent @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/WLk4ynw
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🆕 Governments need to build the capacity to become digital market shapers
In his recent @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/WLk4ynw
In his recent @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/WLk4ynw
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🆕 Launching the 2025 State of Digital Public Infrastructure (#DPI) Report
Join us for the official launch of the 2025 State of #DPI Report, featuring IIPP's @eaves.ca, @jordynfetter.bsky.social, and Krisstina Rao in conversation with Stela Mocan.
🔗 Learn more and register here: buff.ly/XpoNxPK
Join us for the official launch of the 2025 State of #DPI Report, featuring IIPP's @eaves.ca, @jordynfetter.bsky.social, and Krisstina Rao in conversation with Stela Mocan.
🔗 Learn more and register here: buff.ly/XpoNxPK
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🆕 Launching the 2025 State of Digital Public Infrastructure (#DPI) Report
Join us for the official launch of the 2025 State of #DPI Report, featuring IIPP's @eaves.ca, @jordynfetter.bsky.social, and Krisstina Rao in conversation with Stela Mocan.
🔗 Learn more and register here: buff.ly/XpoNxPK
Join us for the official launch of the 2025 State of #DPI Report, featuring IIPP's @eaves.ca, @jordynfetter.bsky.social, and Krisstina Rao in conversation with Stela Mocan.
🔗 Learn more and register here: buff.ly/XpoNxPK
I'm chairing a @chathamhouse.org session "Building Tomorrow's Digital Public Infrastructure" Jan 22nd at 5:30pm UK. Register here for this hybrid event: lnkd.in/egkMuBmd
If you work on digital transformation, resilient digital systems, or the intersection of tech & sovereignty, join us!
If you work on digital transformation, resilient digital systems, or the intersection of tech & sovereignty, join us!
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January 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I'm chairing a @chathamhouse.org session "Building Tomorrow's Digital Public Infrastructure" Jan 22nd at 5:30pm UK. Register here for this hybrid event: lnkd.in/egkMuBmd
If you work on digital transformation, resilient digital systems, or the intersection of tech & sovereignty, join us!
If you work on digital transformation, resilient digital systems, or the intersection of tech & sovereignty, join us!
Reposted by David Eaves
🆕 Governments need to build the capacity to become digital market shapers
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/WLk4ynw
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/WLk4ynw
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
🆕 Governments need to build the capacity to become digital market shapers
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/WLk4ynw
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/WLk4ynw
I've said it before and this week has hammered it home.
Every country is going to get nuclear weapons now. In a world where might makes right, the ultimate form of might is now a non-negotiable. Korea, Japan, Poland, Ukraine are the obvious candidates that will move the fastest.
Every country is going to get nuclear weapons now. In a world where might makes right, the ultimate form of might is now a non-negotiable. Korea, Japan, Poland, Ukraine are the obvious candidates that will move the fastest.
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I've said it before and this week has hammered it home.
Every country is going to get nuclear weapons now. In a world where might makes right, the ultimate form of might is now a non-negotiable. Korea, Japan, Poland, Ukraine are the obvious candidates that will move the fastest.
Every country is going to get nuclear weapons now. In a world where might makes right, the ultimate form of might is now a non-negotiable. Korea, Japan, Poland, Ukraine are the obvious candidates that will move the fastest.
Excited about this piece and the reactions so far.
🆕 Governments need to build the capacity to become digital market shapers
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/qt5rz60
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/qt5rz60
December 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Excited about this piece and the reactions so far.
Reposted by David Eaves
🆕 Governments need to build the capacity to become digital market shapers
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/qt5rz60
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/qt5rz60
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🆕 Governments need to build the capacity to become digital market shapers
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/qt5rz60
In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/qt5rz60
This is an effort to figure out what has happened to my 2022(!) tax refund, which is still outstanding, and has no update status (it simply disappeared a half year ago) when I log in.
Service design is hard. And I know the CRA team works hard. But we've got to figure this out for Canadians.
Service design is hard. And I know the CRA team works hard. But we've got to figure this out for Canadians.
Canada Revenue Agency: before calling us, please learn to define your problem in our terms & then wade through 36+ service areas, each with their responsibility set & phone number.
Also Canada Revenue Agency: Our work is so good we should be except from Treasury Board Rules about organizing content.
Also Canada Revenue Agency: Our work is so good we should be except from Treasury Board Rules about organizing content.
December 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is an effort to figure out what has happened to my 2022(!) tax refund, which is still outstanding, and has no update status (it simply disappeared a half year ago) when I log in.
Service design is hard. And I know the CRA team works hard. But we've got to figure this out for Canadians.
Service design is hard. And I know the CRA team works hard. But we've got to figure this out for Canadians.
Canada Revenue Agency: before calling us, please learn to define your problem in our terms & then wade through 36+ service areas, each with their responsibility set & phone number.
Also Canada Revenue Agency: Our work is so good we should be except from Treasury Board Rules about organizing content.
Also Canada Revenue Agency: Our work is so good we should be except from Treasury Board Rules about organizing content.
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Canada Revenue Agency: before calling us, please learn to define your problem in our terms & then wade through 36+ service areas, each with their responsibility set & phone number.
Also Canada Revenue Agency: Our work is so good we should be except from Treasury Board Rules about organizing content.
Also Canada Revenue Agency: Our work is so good we should be except from Treasury Board Rules about organizing content.
In 1886, workers converted 14,000 miles of railway track in 36 hours. Today, moving a government's data or application from AWS to Azure may feel harder...
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack | TechPolicy.Press
Strategic standardization of cloud infrastructure backed by procurement power and market forces is the right way to tame the hyperscalers, writes David Eaves.
www.techpolicy.press
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In 1886, workers converted 14,000 miles of railway track in 36 hours. Today, moving a government's data or application from AWS to Azure may feel harder...
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
In 1886, workers converted 14,000 miles of railway track in 36 hours. Today, moving your government's data from AWS to Azure may feel more complicated.
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
In 1886, workers converted 14,000 miles of railway track in 36 hours. Today, moving your government's data from AWS to Azure may feel more complicated.
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
@aircanada.bsky.social you should move the link to how to pay for wifi to the top (not bottom!) of this page: www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/ho...
It's actually pretty hard to figure out what to do once you're on your network but only have texting.
It's actually pretty hard to figure out what to do once you're on your network but only have texting.
Air Canada In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity
Discover Air Canada's award-winning in-flight entertainment featuring Live TV, movies, games, music and podcasts – plus high-speed Wi-Fi for the most enjoyable and connected travel experience in the s...
www.aircanada.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@aircanada.bsky.social you should move the link to how to pay for wifi to the top (not bottom!) of this page: www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/ho...
It's actually pretty hard to figure out what to do once you're on your network but only have texting.
It's actually pretty hard to figure out what to do once you're on your network but only have texting.
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🆕 2025 State of Digital Public Infrastructure Report
The latest report by IIPP Policy Fellow @jordynfetter.bsky.social, Research Fellow Krisstina Rao, and Professor @eaves.ca provides a unique insight into the global state of #DPI
🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/GadDwUy
🗺️ Discover the dpimap.org
The latest report by IIPP Policy Fellow @jordynfetter.bsky.social, Research Fellow Krisstina Rao, and Professor @eaves.ca provides a unique insight into the global state of #DPI
🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/GadDwUy
🗺️ Discover the dpimap.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🆕 2025 State of Digital Public Infrastructure Report
The latest report by IIPP Policy Fellow @jordynfetter.bsky.social, Research Fellow Krisstina Rao, and Professor @eaves.ca provides a unique insight into the global state of #DPI
🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/GadDwUy
🗺️ Discover the dpimap.org
The latest report by IIPP Policy Fellow @jordynfetter.bsky.social, Research Fellow Krisstina Rao, and Professor @eaves.ca provides a unique insight into the global state of #DPI
🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/GadDwUy
🗺️ Discover the dpimap.org
New York Times crossword has me listening to Pump Up The Volume! Flashback!
tidal.com/browse/track...
tidal.com/browse/track...
M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume (USA 12
Listen to Pump Up The Volume (USA 12
tidal.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New York Times crossword has me listening to Pump Up The Volume! Flashback!
tidal.com/browse/track...
tidal.com/browse/track...
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This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...