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In person

Date & time:

11 May 2023, 13:00 – 14:00

Reshaping the Monolith: how to develop state capacity in the digital era

Join us at UCL IIPP for a talk by David Eaves and Beatriz Vasconcellos.

Reshaping the Monolith: how to develop state capacity in the digital era
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Reshaping the Monolith: how to develop state capacity in the digital era

11 May 2023, 13:00 – 14:00

David Eaves

Associate Professor in Digital Government

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

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In addition to his work at HKS David co-founded and served as CEO of a civictech start up that successfully grew to serve over 400 governments across North America. He’s advised on governance and collaboration strategies for open source communities such as OpenMRS, Drupal and Mozilla and provided training to almost every cohort of Code for America fellows, White House Presidential Innovation Fellows and Code for Canada fellows.

David is also proud of his work as a negotiation adviser to numerous tech organizations, governments and environmental groups. He served as negotiation advisor to a coalition of Canadian environmental government organizations during two years of negotiations with the Forestry Products Association of Canada (FPAC) which helped cement the ground-breaking Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement.

Beatriz Vasconcellos

Programme Manager for Public Sector Innovation

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

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Prior to joining Demos Helsinki, Beatriz worked within the private and public sectors at local and national levels to co-develop and implement innovative governance approaches. She has accumulated experience in the design and delivery of long-term capacity building programs, grassroots engagement, and policy design and delivery. This diverse background reflects the ethos she brings to her work: a respect for local particularities and knowledge, and a systemic approach to the multiplicity of channels for public impact.

Her curiosity drives a range of interests inside and outside of Demos, particularly on the topics of digital governance, experimentation, inclusive prosperity, organizing movements, and the environment. Beatriz holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor’s in Economics from Fundação Getúlio Vargas.

Beatriz has very recently joined IIPP as a Programme Manager for Public Sector Innovation.

Further information

Ticketing

Open

Cost

Free

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

IIPP Comms

iippcomms@ucl.ac.uk