DSA Events
Upcoming Webinars
DSA Webinar: From Strategy to Delivery System - Operationalizing government AI at the speed of need.
In this DSA webinar, we are hosting Janak Alford, Deputy Minister of Technology and Innovation for the Government of Alberta. Many governments now have an AI strategy, but turning it into working systems that deliver real services is the harder step. Janak will share how the Government of Alberta has approached this challenge. The conversation will be hosted by Tim Gordon, DSA Co-Founder.
Date: 18 November 2026 | Time: 4:00 PM (GMT) | Register
DSA Webinar: Data Center Decisions: How Municipalities Navigate Complexity
Data center development raises hard questions for municipal leaders about power, water, land use, infrastructure and community impact, often with competing claims on every side. In this DSA conversation, DSA Fellow Dr Rhonda Syler shares her fellowship work on how local leaders can move from information to a decision they can defend, built around a simple progression: Know → Ask → Verify → Decide. She is joined by Buddy Rizer, Executive Director of Loudoun County Economic Development, Delegate David Reid of the Virginia House of Delegates, District 28, and Josephus Allmond, The Chief Energy Officer for the State of Virginia. The session is hosted by Tim Gordon, DSA Co-Founder.
Date: 30 November 2026 | Time: 12:00 PM (GMT) | Register Now
Past Webinars
DSA Webinar: Avoiding Strategy Slop: Reimagining Government Strategy for the Digital Statecraft Era
Governments face fast-moving technology, connected crises and falling public trust, yet their capacity for long-term strategy seems to be shrinking. In this webinar, DSA Fellow Giulio Quaggiotto (Advisor, UAE PMO) shares findings from his fellowship research on how government strategy can adapt to the digital era. He is joined by Sir Geoff Mulgan (UCL), Aziza Umarova (Agency for Strategic Development and Reforms, President of Uzbekistan) and Pia Andrews (Northern Territory Government, Australia), who will reflect on new approaches from around the world and what they mean for how governments plan, buy and organise. Chaired by Tim Gordon, Co-Founder, DSA.
Date: 14 October 2026 | Time: 11:00 AM (BST)
Recording:
Avoiding Strategy Slop: Reimagining Government Strategy for the Digital Statecraft Era | DSA Webinar
DSA Webinar: Gaining understanding by structuring inquiry: probing data with one right question after another
Good evidence starts with good questions. In this webinar, our guest speakers look at the path from questions to evidence. Dr Stefaan Verhulst (The GovLab, NYU and The Data Tank) will explore where questions come from, which ones matter, and how governance and political priorities shape them. Prof David Hand (Imperial College London) will then look at how these questions are turned into statistical questions that data can answer, and what can go wrong along the way, drawing on his new book What is the Question? Deciding What You Really Want to Know (2026). Chaired by Dr Zeynep Engin, Co-Founder and Director, DSA.
Date: 8 October 2026 | Time: 3:00 PM (BST)
Recordings:
Answer Rich, Question Poor: Why We Need a Science of Questions | Dr Stefaan Verhulst
Are You Answering the Right Question? From Policy Questions to Stats | Prof David Hand