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
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.
Reposted by David Eaves
🆕 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...
Reposted by David Eaves
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...
Reposted by David Eaves
🆕 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/bS4HkI4
🗺️ 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/bS4HkI4
🗺️ Discover the dpimap.org
November 3, 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/bS4HkI4
🗺️ 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/bS4HkI4
🗺️ Discover the dpimap.org
Looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues old and new at the #DPIsummit! Also laying down that hashtag.
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues old and new at the #DPIsummit! Also laying down that hashtag.
Reposted by David Eaves
📲 The DigiLocker Story
The latest IIPP case study explores how India used a new digital public infrastructure (DPI) solution to address document management by leveraging the India Stack and the digital ID system Aadhaar.
🔗 Learn more here: buff.ly/TcprfyK
@eaves.ca
The latest IIPP case study explores how India used a new digital public infrastructure (DPI) solution to address document management by leveraging the India Stack and the digital ID system Aadhaar.
🔗 Learn more here: buff.ly/TcprfyK
@eaves.ca
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📲 The DigiLocker Story
The latest IIPP case study explores how India used a new digital public infrastructure (DPI) solution to address document management by leveraging the India Stack and the digital ID system Aadhaar.
🔗 Learn more here: buff.ly/TcprfyK
@eaves.ca
The latest IIPP case study explores how India used a new digital public infrastructure (DPI) solution to address document management by leveraging the India Stack and the digital ID system Aadhaar.
🔗 Learn more here: buff.ly/TcprfyK
@eaves.ca
Come study with us!
📣 Are you ready to lead change in a complex, interconnected world? Join our Virtual Open Day on 6 November, 13:00-14:00, to discover the Innovation, Public Policy & Public Value MPA at UCL.
🔗 Book your place today: buff.ly/Qf97Xhb
#PostgraduateStudy #Innovation #TheBartlett #UCL #VirtualOpenDay
🔗 Book your place today: buff.ly/Qf97Xhb
#PostgraduateStudy #Innovation #TheBartlett #UCL #VirtualOpenDay
October 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Come study with us!
🎉Another week... ANOTHER new case study🎉
The DigiLocker Story: How India is digitising its documents
600 million users and growing. Miles ahead of most other governments.
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
The DigiLocker Story: How India is digitising its documents
600 million users and growing. Miles ahead of most other governments.
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
The DigiLocker Story: How India is digitising its documents
Authored by Ritul Gaur and David Eaves
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🎉Another week... ANOTHER new case study🎉
The DigiLocker Story: How India is digitising its documents
600 million users and growing. Miles ahead of most other governments.
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
The DigiLocker Story: How India is digitising its documents
600 million users and growing. Miles ahead of most other governments.
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
🎉 CASE STUDY ON GOVERNMENT PLATFORMS! 🎉
Scaling Digital Infrastructure in a Siloed State: How the UK government designed & financed GOV.UK Notify
Notify saves the UK gov millions but creating & financing gov platforms is challenging!
Big TY to Hannah White & @jordynfetter.bsky.social.
bit.ly/42FkBQr
Scaling Digital Infrastructure in a Siloed State: How the UK government designed & financed GOV.UK Notify
Notify saves the UK gov millions but creating & financing gov platforms is challenging!
Big TY to Hannah White & @jordynfetter.bsky.social.
bit.ly/42FkBQr
Scaling Digital Infrastructure in a Siloed State
Authored by Hannah White and David Eaves
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🎉 CASE STUDY ON GOVERNMENT PLATFORMS! 🎉
Scaling Digital Infrastructure in a Siloed State: How the UK government designed & financed GOV.UK Notify
Notify saves the UK gov millions but creating & financing gov platforms is challenging!
Big TY to Hannah White & @jordynfetter.bsky.social.
bit.ly/42FkBQr
Scaling Digital Infrastructure in a Siloed State: How the UK government designed & financed GOV.UK Notify
Notify saves the UK gov millions but creating & financing gov platforms is challenging!
Big TY to Hannah White & @jordynfetter.bsky.social.
bit.ly/42FkBQr
Reposted by David Eaves
🤝 Building Trust in Sharing Data
The latest IIPP case study by Jordyn Fetter and @eaves.ca explores how the United States Department of Transportation addressed a congestion crisis by identifying and building state capacity on data custodianship and governance.
🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/7HZztBU
The latest IIPP case study by Jordyn Fetter and @eaves.ca explores how the United States Department of Transportation addressed a congestion crisis by identifying and building state capacity on data custodianship and governance.
🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/7HZztBU
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🤝 Building Trust in Sharing Data
The latest IIPP case study by Jordyn Fetter and @eaves.ca explores how the United States Department of Transportation addressed a congestion crisis by identifying and building state capacity on data custodianship and governance.
🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/7HZztBU
The latest IIPP case study by Jordyn Fetter and @eaves.ca explores how the United States Department of Transportation addressed a congestion crisis by identifying and building state capacity on data custodianship and governance.
🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/7HZztBU
Reposted by David Eaves
Batteries Dominate Zero-Emission Truck Sales:
"The prospects for hydrogen in road transport look dim. Cost for both vehicles and fuel remain high, infrastructure is challenging, buyers seem uninterested and generous government subsidies won’t last forever."
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#alwaysbecharging
"The prospects for hydrogen in road transport look dim. Cost for both vehicles and fuel remain high, infrastructure is challenging, buyers seem uninterested and generous government subsidies won’t last forever."
⚡️
#alwaysbecharging
October 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Batteries Dominate Zero-Emission Truck Sales:
"The prospects for hydrogen in road transport look dim. Cost for both vehicles and fuel remain high, infrastructure is challenging, buyers seem uninterested and generous government subsidies won’t last forever."
⚡️
#alwaysbecharging
"The prospects for hydrogen in road transport look dim. Cost for both vehicles and fuel remain high, infrastructure is challenging, buyers seem uninterested and generous government subsidies won’t last forever."
⚡️
#alwaysbecharging
New case study!!!
🤝 Building Trust in Sharing Data
The latest IIPP case study by Jordyn Fetter and @eaves.ca explores how the United States Department of Transportation addressed a congestion crisis by identifying and building state capacity on data custodianship and governance.
🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/AgO3hJP
The latest IIPP case study by Jordyn Fetter and @eaves.ca explores how the United States Department of Transportation addressed a congestion crisis by identifying and building state capacity on data custodianship and governance.
🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/AgO3hJP
September 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New case study!!!
Reposted by David Eaves
We @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk are hiring a postdoc to work on AI and geopolitics www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate at the new Bennett School of Public Policy in the
www.cam.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk are hiring a postdoc to work on AI and geopolitics www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Reposted by David Eaves
Join us for this year's Reynolds Lecture with @mazzucatom.bsky.social on Mission-Oriented Government: Building State Capacity for the 21st Century
📅23 Oct 2025
🕠17:30-18:45
📍Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Book your place: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/2025-...
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social @eaves.ca
📅23 Oct 2025
🕠17:30-18:45
📍Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Book your place: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/2025-...
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social @eaves.ca
September 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Join us for this year's Reynolds Lecture with @mazzucatom.bsky.social on Mission-Oriented Government: Building State Capacity for the 21st Century
📅23 Oct 2025
🕠17:30-18:45
📍Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Book your place: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/2025-...
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social @eaves.ca
📅23 Oct 2025
🕠17:30-18:45
📍Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Book your place: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/2025-...
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social @eaves.ca
My feed right night:
Yeah, sure Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid was great but Sneakers is where it is at.
Yeah, sure Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid was great but Sneakers is where it is at.
September 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My feed right night:
Yeah, sure Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid was great but Sneakers is where it is at.
Yeah, sure Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid was great but Sneakers is where it is at.
It’s what I wanted to be growing up. :)
This was Robert Redford trying to play a nerdy uncool policy analyst.
September 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
It’s what I wanted to be growing up. :)
Reposted by David Eaves
In this talk for Futuroscope 2025 (with French subtitles) I say that populism happens midway along each technological revolution. The way out are policies creating new dynamic demand. Last time it was suburbanisation; this time it's reglobalisation for a North-South win-win game. urls.fr/xo9QKg
Carlota PEREZ au Forum du Futuroscope 2025 (4/15)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
urls.fr
September 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In this talk for Futuroscope 2025 (with French subtitles) I say that populism happens midway along each technological revolution. The way out are policies creating new dynamic demand. Last time it was suburbanisation; this time it's reglobalisation for a North-South win-win game. urls.fr/xo9QKg
Reposted by David Eaves
@johnthornhill.bsky.social published an article in the Financial Times wrote about a potential crash of the AI investment hype referring to my work on technological revolutions, financial bubbles and golden ages.
"Brace for a crash before the golden age of AI" on.ft.com/45thsoG
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"Brace for a crash before the golden age of AI" on.ft.com/45thsoG
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Brace for a crash before the golden age of AI
[FREE TO READ] History teaches that tech revolutions follow a predictable cycle of installation followed by creative destruction
on.ft.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
@johnthornhill.bsky.social published an article in the Financial Times wrote about a potential crash of the AI investment hype referring to my work on technological revolutions, financial bubbles and golden ages.
"Brace for a crash before the golden age of AI" on.ft.com/45thsoG
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"Brace for a crash before the golden age of AI" on.ft.com/45thsoG
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