New Publication! 📝

IIPP Deputy Director David Eaves has co-authored a new paper to guide AI procurement and use in government by drawing on lessons learned in Brazil, Singapore and Canada which have more mature regulations on the subject.

Read it here ➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2404.14660

In an increasingly digitalized and cashless world, there is a growing need for central bankers to operate not just as market fixers but as proactive market shapers, argue Mariana Mazzucato and David Eaves. bit.ly/3UivHFN

AI Procurement Checklists: Revisiting Implementation in the Age of AI Governance arxiv.org/abs/2404.14660
A fun collaboration with Finale Doshi-Velez, Mason Kortz and @hesezickbeats

Hiring: We are looking for a Research Manager to lead a project to improve our open access digital-era government syllabus, produce materials to train professors, commission case studies and organise a series of research seminars. teachingpublicservice.digital/research-manag…

Time to apply if you haven’t already! Come and work with us at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Rainer Kattel David Eaves

Come work with us at Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age!

Hiring: We are looking for a Communications and Marketing Expert to to help us communicate with our community, market our events and ensure that our open access digital era government syllabus reaches a broader audience. teachingpublicservice.digital/comms-marketin…

Job Opportunity🚀

IIPP is looking for an Applied Learning & Stakeholder Manager (Maternity Cover) to lead the delivery of our suite of applied learning projects with local, national, and international partners.

Deadline: 28 April ‘24

More details here➡️ ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

What a week. Feeling great.

Cannot thank Kamya Chandra and the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure team for a wonderful night filled with amazing reunions and new friends. A real family reunion of digital friends.

I love teaching on the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose MPA alongside stellar colleagues.
If you want to join the always fascinating cohort of students next year here’s the info (there are funded places too) 👇

Look forward to speaking twice today at the IMF as part of the Spring Meetings. First panel is closed session but second one is open: imfconnect.org/content/imf/en…

Great conversation today on accelerating digital public infrastructure with Nandan Nilekani and David Eaves .

Thanks World Bank South Asia for organising! We will continue the conversation on #DPI during #WBMeetings ’ #HumanCapital Ministerial, Thursday 18 April, 4-5 pm.
#InvestinPeople

LHR -> IAD. Looking forward to speaking at the IMF as part of the spring meetings.

IIPP Research Fellow Anna Goulden & Deputy Director Rainer Kattel investigate the tools and resources used globally by practitioners to support them in designing, implementing or evaluating mission-oriented policies.

Read their policy report here ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

Warm welcome to #Malawi , our newest member, who brings highly relevant activities & ambitions to the Digital Public Goods Alliance 🥳👇

I'll be in Washington DC next week for the Spring Meetings. Looking forward to giving a pair of talks at IMF as well as connect with colleagues at the World Bank, The Brookings Institution & Gates Foundation.

Hope to see you around! Ping me if you'll be in town.

Happening tomorrow!

IIPP’s Tim O'Reilly, Mariana Mazzucato & Ilan Strauss will discuss their research on algorithmic rents at Data & Policy’s special event. Learn how #BigTech extract rents from various actors through control over user attention.

Register ➡️ cambridge-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

In our latest paper David Eaves Beatriz Vasconcellos + I clarify what digital infrastructures are, explore how normative values already shape understandings of public-ness, and provide policymakers with questions to guide Digital Public Infrastructure decisions ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

After a year of work, I can finally share what we’ve been up to U.S. Digital Service

✅ 5M+ ppl will seamlessly keep their Medicaid coverage
✅ 1M+ ppl won’t lose their coverage for procedural reasons
✅ 2.5M+ hrs of paperwork burden cut

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