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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New report: State Transformation for Plan México, by @mazzucatom.bsky.social and @laramerling.bsky.social , launches at UNAM tomorrow. What kind of state does Mexico need to deliver prosperidad compartida? Join the discussion in person or online.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

New report: State Transformation for Plan México, by @mazzucatom.bsky.social and @laramerling.bsky.social , launches at UNAM next week. What kind of state does Mexico need to deliver prosperidad compartida? Join the discussion in person or online.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Congratulations to Mariana on the launch of The Common Good Economy: A New Compass at Edinburgh International Book Festival. A brilliant conversation on how we can rethink our economies around purpose, value and the common good — and wonderful to see a sold-out room!

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Plan México aims to deliver prosperidad compartida through productive transformation, strengthening domestic capabilities, technological upgrading, decent work and reducing inequalities.

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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Plan México, puts prosperidad compartida at the centre of a strategy to raise investment, expand domestic productive capacity and ensure growth is distributed across people, sectors and territories.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🎤 What would it mean to reclaim digital infrastructure? IIPP Head of Research @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and Paulo Gerbaudo recently spoke about Digital Sovereignty in the age of #BigTech with @meadwaj.bsky.social on the 'After Order' podcast. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/PSUj5sJ

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🆕 Creating a Competitive Marketplace for Compute Three American firms — Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet — control 85% of Canada’s public cloud market. IIPP's Professor @eaves.ca's latest report proposes a pathway to create a more competitive marketplace for compute. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/4Pw8dqR

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

⬆️ A Bottom-Up Approach to Building a Climate Resilience Stack IIPP Professor @eaves.ca, Beatriz Vasconcellos, Richard Gevers, & Liam Orme's policy report outlines a ‘climate resilience stack’ framework to help leaders respond to climate change. 🔗 Learn more here: buff.ly/BZdpxJq

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🌤️ Talking About the Weather IIPP Associate Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social expands on how #BigTech is setting the terms for how we understand and respond to the climate crisis through its ownership of cloud services in her new piece for @the-breakdown.bsky.social. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/LqCINxw

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🤖 AI Should Help Fund Creative Labour IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and PhD Candidate @faustogernone.bsky.social propose a levy on AI firms’ revenues to help fund the arts, promote open access, and maintain human ingenuity & creativity. ✍️ Read their article here: buff.ly/mAptBLB

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🎤 @IIPP_UCL Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social recently spoke with @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @weisenthal.bsky.social about mission economy, AI, and state capacity on Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast at #CityLab2026 in Madrid. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/ndPtqcc

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🎤 Webinar: Public innovation and city capabilities Register now for this joint @eurocities.eu and UCL IIPP webinar, exploring the evolving agenda around public sector innovation and capability-building in city governments. ➡️ Learn more and register here: buff.ly/V5IxEen

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

✅ City Capability Check @IIPP_UCL is gathering insights from public officials working on climate policy, innovation, citizen participation, strategy, and governance. If you work in a European city administration, learn more and participate here: buff.ly/eW480G3

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

✍️ Restoring Public-Sector Capacity Where It Counts IIPP Professors @mazzucatom.bsky.social & @rainerkattel.bsky.social's @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article calls for investment, sustained coordination, and continuous learning to strengthen city governments. 🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/RBqxdH8

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

📣 Calling all city leaders! The Public Sector Capabilities Index is now recruiting cities to participate. IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social's blog post outlines why cities should join the Index & what they can gain from participating. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/JphB6c2 @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🥂 Thank you for joining the 2026 IIPP Rethinking the State Forum After two full days of talks and discussions, filled with moments to connect, exchange knowledge, and spark new ideas, the 2026 Rethinking the State Forum comes to a close. Thank you to everyone who joined!

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

💪 Reclaiming Finance Closing out the last day of the Forum, this panel, co-organised with Women Leaders in Finance (WIF) and IIPP's Strategic Economic Alliance (@iipp-sea.bsky.social), brings together experts and practitioners to examine how financial systems can serve the common good.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎤 Evaluating Mission-Oriented Policies Conventional evaluation frameworks struggle to capture the impact of mission-oriented policies. IIPP's Strategic Economics Alliance (@iipp-sea.bsky.social) convenes an expert panel to ask "what theoretical lenses determine what counts as success?"

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🌿 The state must be reimagined to lead the ecological transition Forum Day 2 continues with a panel discussion bringing together policymakers & experts to explore how public budgets can accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy, moderated by IIPP Professor @mazzucatom.bsky.social.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🤖 State Capacity in the Digital Era We kick off Day 2 of the Forum with an insightful conversation between Emily Middleton, Director General of the UK Government Digital Service (GDS), and IIPP Professor of Digital Government @eaves.ca on digital state capacity.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

👋 Welcome back to Day 2 of the 2026 IIPP Rethinking the State Forum Join us for another day of insightful discussions, networking opportunities, as well as the ongoing IIPP MPA Student Poster Exhibition. ➡️ Explore today's full programme here: buff.ly/2IAAMas

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎬 That's a wrap on Day 1! Thanks to everyone who joined us for Day 1 of the 2026 IIPP Forum! Join us again tomorrow for another full day of sessions covering digital state capacity, green industrial strategy, and more. ➡️ See tomorrow's programme: buff.ly/igZrMrA

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🆕 Book Launch: The Common Good Economy We close out the first day of the Forum with a special session featuring IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social as she presents her new book 'The Common Good Economy', exploring its implications in conversation with The Rt Hon. Baron Victor Adebowale.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🏙️ Developing City Capabilities to Deliver Public Value Today's second session, chaired by IIPP Professor @rainerkattel.bsky.social, brings together leading voices for a cross-disciplinary conversation on building dynamic capabilities, creating public value, & ensuring human flourishing.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎤 The Future of Rethinking the State We kick off the Forum with an interactive session on how mission-oriented and market-shaping ideas are being explored in research, policy, and practice globally, bringing together Forum participants and members of the IIPP community.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🚀 Welcome to the 2026 IIPP Rethinking the State Forum, two days of exploring how states can build capabilities to drive transformation, influence public policy, and govern economies to create public value. ➡️ Explore today's full programme here: buff.ly/2IAAMas

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🎤 Evaluating Mission-Oriented Policies Conventional evaluation frameworks, centred on short-term outputs & narrowly attributable impacts, struggle to capture broader systemic objectives. 📆 June 17 | ⏳ 16:30-18:00 GMT | Senate House, London ➡️ Register here: buff.ly/LiRoL6X @iipp-sea.bsky.social

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🎤 Harnessing Public Budgets for Green Industrial Strategy This session explores how tools such as mission-driven public finance can accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy. 📆 June 17 | ⏳ 14:30-16:00 GMT | Senate House ➡️ Register here: buff.ly/8cebWV7

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🎤 State Capacity in the Digital Era State capacity increasingly depends on the ability to design, finance, and govern shared digital infrastructure, but capability remains a key question. 📆 June 17 | ⏳ 10-11:30 GMT | Senate House, London ➡️ Learn more and register here: buff.ly/8cebWV7

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🤘 Mariana Mazzucato - Rockstar economist IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social was profiled by the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social's Oli Dugmore, speaking about her work & new book 'The Common Good Economy'. 🔗 Read the profile here: buff.ly/JGNPNT3 ➡️ Join the IIPP Forum book launch: buff.ly/wFJ8k08

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🎤 Developing City Capabilities to Deliver Public Value Delivering meaningful change requires dynamic capabilities. This session will explore the Public Sector Capabilities Index, a tool for measuring city capabilities. 📆 June 16 | ⏳ 16-17:00 GMT | Senate House, London ➡️ Register: buff.ly/Cb60Fhj

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🚀 Rethinking the State returns next week! Join us at the fourth annual UCL IIPP FORUM 2026, 16–17 June in London. 🔗 Learn more and register here buff.ly/fZlA7M2

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🇪🇺 Can Europe build digital sovereignty? IIPP Head of Research @ceciliarikap.bsky.social spoke with @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's 'The Briefing Room' about the feasibility of building #DigitalSovereignty in Europe and the UK. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/ouGdmnj

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

✍️ Interest Rates Can’t Control Today’s Inflation Inflation is rising, yet policymakers rely on old tools instead of addressing underlying causes. IIPP Associate Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social's recent @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article explores this mismatch. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/YKwNrtT

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

🎤 Reclaiming Finance The panel examines how financial systems can be reoriented to serve the common good, with a focus on the relationship between sustainable finance & the real economy. 📆 June 17 | ⏳ 18:30-20:00 GMT | Senate House, London ➡️ Register here: buff.ly/E8zvmXl @iipp-sea.bsky.social

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🎤 The Common Good Economy We cannot create good without a clear theory of what it looks like. Join us for the launch of IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social's new book 'The Common Good Economy'. 📆 June 16 | ⏳ 18-19:30 GMT | Senate House, London ➡️ Learn more and register here: buff.ly/8Gi3Edf

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

💾 Beyond Floppy Disk Economics Capitalism needs a new operating system. IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social's recent @foreignpolicy.com article outlines how to rewrite the global economic framework for a progressive multilateralism. 🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/dqZOY4k

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🆕 Available now- The Common Good Economy The latest book by IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social is now published, establishing a new theory of the common good and providing a ‘common good compass’ to navigate our economies in a radically different direction. 🔗 Order it here: buff.ly/2yEUti4

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🆕 A Global Council for a Common Good Economy IIPP Professor @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Spanish Minister @carloscuerpo.bsky.social launched the new Global Council for a Common Good Economy in Barcelona during the Global Progressive Mobilisation. ✍️ Learn more in our news story: buff.ly/xJWQ3Ut

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🏆 IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social was awarded the ‘Mobilising Momentum Award’ by Charles Landry at the 2026 Creative Bureaucracy Festival, honoring her work on reshaping how governments understand their role in society. ➡️ Discover more of her work at IIPP here: buff.ly/sP3j8C2

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