๐ Implementing Mission Barbados
Launched in December 2025, the latest IIPP Policy Report by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Professor @mazzucatom.bsky.social outlines a roadmap for implementing Barbados' six missions for state transformation.
โ๏ธ Read the report here: buff.ly/qTdQ7MF
11.03.2026 09:30
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๐ Muskism - A Guide for the Perplexed
Join us for the launch of @quinnslobodian.com & @bentarnoff.com's new book: 'Muskism - A Guide for the Perplexed', featuring the authors in conversation with IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & PhD Candidate Iacopo Gronchi.
๐ Register here: buff.ly/dlw2Ddw
10.03.2026 16:31
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๐ The Authoritarian Stack
IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"โ a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms.
๐ Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/lLhM9k6
10.03.2026 15:30
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โ๏ธ How to Measure Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
IIPP Policy Fellow @jordynfetter.bsky.social's latest blog identifies three core functions and highlights six key attributes to consider when measuring Digital Public Infrastructure (#DPI).
๐ Read more here: buff.ly/Ag0wIS7
10.03.2026 13:31
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๐ธ UKโs multibillion AI push may rest on โphantom investmentsโ, warns IIPP Head of Research @ceciliarikap.bsky.social in a new @theguardian.com investigation. #BigTech can inflate data centre jobs and economic impact to please governments eager to show growth.
๐ Read more: buff.ly/gfyQHBO
10.03.2026 11:30
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๐ค AI Should Help Fund Creative Labour
IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and PhD Candidate @faustogernone.bsky.social propose a levy on AI firmsโ revenues to help fund the arts, promote open access, and maintain human ingenuity & creativity.
โ๏ธ Read their article here: buff.ly/iP4cDPs
10.03.2026 09:30
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๐ช On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrated the women economists shaping more inclusive and sustainable economies.
SEA is proud to bring together women economists and policymakers to connect new economic thinking with real-world change.
๐ Learn more about SEA's mission here: buff.ly/XXjI7kC
09.03.2026 17:12
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๐ฃ Discover the MPA in Innovation, Public Policy and Public Value
Join an online taster lecture introducing IIPPโs missionโoriented approach to public policy, innovation, and institutional change, followed by a Q&A session.
๐ Register here: buff.ly/PsBo0gN
@thebartlettucl.bsky.social
09.03.2026 16:30
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๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark as an innovation nation
IIPP Co-Deputy Director @rainerkattel.bsky.social recently spoke at the launch of the 'Denmark as a Science Nation' report, outlining key next steps for developing and strengthening innovation in Denmark.
๐บ Watch more here: buff.ly/ePL1pjq
09.03.2026 15:30
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๐ฃ Calling all city leaders!
The Public Sector Capabilities Index is now recruiting cities to participate. IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social's latest blog outlines why cities should join the Index & what they can gain from participating.
๐ Read more: buff.ly/WObLAR3
@bloombergdotorg.bsky.social
09.03.2026 13:30
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โ๏ธ Governments need to build the capacity to become digital market shapers
In his recent @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples.
๐ Read more here: buff.ly/HaByGEk
09.03.2026 11:30
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๐๏ธ The legacy of the Council on Urban Initiatives
The final report by the Council, co-chaired by IIPP Professor @mazzucatom.bsky.social, highlights its key contributions to tackling urban issues and transforming cities to be fairer, healthier, and greener.
โ๏ธ Read it here: buff.ly/eno0Fa7
09.03.2026 09:30
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๐ Muskism - A Guide for the Perplexed
Join us for the launch of @quinnslobodian.com & @bentarnoff.com's new book: 'Muskism - A Guide for the Perplexed', featuring the authors in conversation with IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & PhD Candidate Iacopo Gronchi.
๐ Register here: buff.ly/dlw2Ddw
08.03.2026 12:02
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๐ Reimagining the Economics of Culture
Standard metrics for assessing economic output have undervalued the returns generated by culture and the arts. IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social argues for a new economics of culture in her new @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article: buff.ly/Vo0wIP5
08.03.2026 10:01
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๐ฃ Discover the MPA in Innovation, Public Policy and Public Value
Join an online taster lecture introducing IIPPโs missionโoriented approach to public policy, innovation, and institutional change, followed by a Q&A session.
๐ Register here: buff.ly/PsBo0gN
@thebartlettucl.bsky.social
07.03.2026 12:01
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โ๏ธ "The key to getting Britain investing again is through an active, entrepreneurial state that sets clearly defined missions."
IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social reflected on the UK Chancellor's recent Spring Statement in @theguardian.com.
๐ Read more here: t.co/CqErKSnUi9
07.03.2026 10:00
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โฎ๏ธ Catch up on our recent #IIPPInConversation event featuring Honorary Senior Research Fellow @drdonalbrown.bsky.social in conversation with IIPP Prof. @jryancollins.bsky.social and @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social on a new low-carbon social contract.
๐บ Watch the event recording here: buff.ly/fsIX94J
06.03.2026 16:31
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๐ฅ Carrots with(out) sticks
@IIPP_UCL's Katie Kedward and
@jryancollins.bsky.social, together with @danielagabor.bsky.social, explored the role of central bank interventions in credit and financial markets in support of decarbonization.
๐ Learn more here: buff.ly/49Pj71N
06.03.2026 15:30
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โ๏ธ How can city administrations innovate to advance green transitions while strengthening democracy?
The latest IIPP Policy Brief by the GreenDEMO project team, led by @rainerkattel.bsky.social, presents a typology of innovative activities used by city governments.
๐ Read it here: buff.ly/1Y4zcdZ
06.03.2026 13:30
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๐ป #BigTech consumes massive amounts of energy & water.
IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & @silviaweko.bsky.social explore how Google & Amazon are positioning themselves to control ecological transition paths for their purposes.
โ๏ธ Read their paper here: buff.ly/CCt7e0M
06.03.2026 11:30
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โ๏ธ The tragedy of the โmeasure to manageโ green financial policy paradigm.
IIPP Professor @jryancollins.bsky.social explores the failure of the 'measure risk to manage risk' paradigm, and outlines an alternative path forward through allocative green credit policies.
๐ Learn more: buff.ly/Iba7vWE
06.03.2026 09:30
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โฎ๏ธ On the Brink: A conversation with @unctad.bsky.social Secretary General @rebecagrynspan.bsky.social & IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social
Catch up on the official launch of the 2025 UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Report, held at IIPP.
๐บ Watch the event recording here: buff.ly/2kXzWya
05.03.2026 16:31
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๐ A Global New Economy Movement for a World in Transformation
IIPP's Strategic Economics Alliance ( @iipp-sea.bsky.social) hosted a series of powerful workshops at the 2025 IIPP Forum, discussing key challenges and opportunities for a Global New Economy movement.
โก๏ธ Learn more here: buff.ly/CldAXDf
05.03.2026 15:30
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โ๏ธ "We must confront the ways in which governance infrastructures replicate colonial logics."
Catch up on our recent @IIPP_UCL #RethinkingTheState Forum panel on decolonising public administration, chaired by PhD Candidate Nai Lee Kalema.
๐ Read our recap & watch the recording here: buff.ly/9fQTpmY
05.03.2026 13:30
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๐ Market-Shaping States
The latest working paper by IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Co-Deputy Director @rainerkattel.bsky.social proposes a new theory of public sector capacities and capabilities, reframing the state as capable of shaping futures.
โ๏ธ Read more here: buff.ly/olOcFlX
05.03.2026 11:30
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๐ Mission-oriented industrial strategy needs to be more than words.
IIPP's @mazzucatom.bsky.social, Sarah Doyle & Luca Kรผhn von Burgsdorff outline how to design, implement, and govern missions, and how governments can deliver transformative change.
๐ Read the report here: buff.ly/ZT9FYmZ
05.03.2026 09:30
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โฎ๏ธ Catch up on our recent PhD In Conversation event featuring @naikalema.bsky.social in conversation with academics on 'Decolonising Global Digital Transformation', drawing on her research on the World Bank Groupโs Global Digital Transformation initiative
๐บ Watch the event recording: buff.ly/qVnLbPu
04.03.2026 16:30
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๐ค Steering #AI towards public value creation.
IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social explored how to steer #AI development to create value for all by establishing clear conditions for public investment and support on her Substack.
โ๏ธ Read more here: buff.ly/UbYaRRW
04.03.2026 15:30
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๐ A Bottom-Up Approach to Building a Climate Resilience Stack
The recent report by IIPP Prof. @eaves.ca, Beatriz Vasconcellos, @richardgevers.bsky.social, & @liamorme.bsky.social outlines a โclimate resilience stackโ framework to help leaders respond to climate change.
๐Learn more: buff.ly/BE4BgPs
04.03.2026 13:30
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โ Does #AI development unlock wealth?
IIPP Associate Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social recently spoke on 'BBC Radio 4 Today', pushing back on the narrative that #AI development will automatically boost growth and productivity.
๐ง Listen here (starts from minute 54): buff.ly/bI4ohOT
04.03.2026 11:30
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