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DESCRIPTION:This talk by Prof. David Eaves is part of our Winter 2020 Polic
 y Lecture series. These academic talks are intended for 51³Ô¹ÏÍøstudents\, 
 alumni and faculty.\n\nDespite some progress\, Canada\, along with many co
 untries\, remains in the early days of digital government. Most states rem
 ain a long way off from having the capability of leading private sector ac
 tors such as Google or Amazon. However\, over time governments will acquir
 e these capabilities as they seek to improve their ability to serve the pu
 blic. In this talk\, David will briefly outline how leading governments ar
 e using digital governance to transform themselves\, and then focus on a n
 umber of critical policy and governance challenges that will emerge in a w
 orld of digital governments.\n\nRegister Here\n\nAbout David Eaves\n\nDavi
 d Eaves is a public policy entrepreneur and expert in information technolo
 gy and government. He is a Lecturer of Public Policy at the Harvard Kenned
 y School of Government. At HKS\, he teaches on digital transformation\, se
 rvice delivery\, open government and open data. David is also a co-founder
  of ReCollect Systems\, a company that provides software services to hundr
 eds of municipalities and is used by tens of millions of residents.\n\nIn 
 2009\, as an adviser to the Office of the Mayor of Vancouver\, David propo
 sed and helped draft the Open Motion which created one of the first open d
 ata portals in Canada and the world. He subsequently advised the Canadian 
 government on its open data strategy where his parliamentary committee tes
 timony laid out the core policy structure that has guided multiple governm
 ents approach to the issue. He has gone on to work with numerous local\, s
 tate\, and national governments advising on technology and policy issues\,
  including sitting on Ontario's Open Government Engagement Team in 2014–20
 15.\n\nIn addition to working with government officials\, David served as 
 the first Director of Education for Code for America — training each cohor
 t of fellows for their work with cities. David has also worked with 18F an
 d the Presidential Innovation Fellows at the White House providing trainin
 g and support.\n\nWith a background in negotiation\, David also advises no
 n-profits and advocacy groups on critical negotiations. He developed and h
 elped implement collaborative strategies for open source communities such 
 as Drupal and Mozilla. He served as a negotiation adviser to a coalition o
 f Canadian environmental government organizations during two years of nego
 tiations with the Forestry Products Association of Canada (FPAC) which hel
 ped cement the ground-breaking Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement. David sub
 sequently served as a mediator and facilitator on critical implementation 
 committees for the agreement.\n\nIn 2018\, he was named one of 20 most inf
 luential on Apolitical’s 'World’s 100 Most Influential People in Digital G
 overnment.'\n
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LOCATION:6th Floor\, CA\, QC\, H3A 3R1\, 680 Sherbrooke St. W.
SUMMARY:Digital Government: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
URL:/maxbellschool/channels/event/digital-government-w
 here-we-are-and-where-we-are-going-303107
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