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MOIN cities exchange experiences of place-based innovation
Senior policymakers from Valencia and Barcelona in Spain, and London, Camden and Manchester in the UK, came together to discuss how they are leading missions in their cities.…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
IIPP MPA students design new financial crisis support service for Hackney residents
The London Borough of Hackney’s new Money Hub aims to increase Hackney residents’ incomes by £1 million to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and prevent homelessness.…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Camden Council and IIPP Policy Studio explore new approaches to funding local missions
The IIPP Policy Studio and Camden Council are exploring how a local Community Wealth Fund and a mission-led procurement approach could support the delivery of the 'We Make Camden' vision.…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
IIPP MPA alum launches youth-led climate think-tank
Noah Herfort, a former IIPP MPA student, has set up a youth-led think-tank, Climate Vanguard, to develop the radical transformations that can address catastrophic climate change and build a just, habitable world.…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Rethinking Capitalism module: UK policymaker places available
IIPP is again making up to 15 places available for policymakers based in the UK to attend a 10-week Rethinking Capitalism course running from January-March 2023. The course will be run on an in-person only basis and involve a weekly lecture and…
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When will leaders lead? Professor Mariana Mazzucato moderates high-level COP27 panel
UCL IIPP and the Scottish Government hosted an all-female panel at COP27, moderated by Mariana Mazzucato, which called for better quality financing for climate and health – particularly in the Global South – a need the panellists described as…
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Council on Urban Initiatives celebrates one year anniversary
The Council on Urban Initiatives (CUI), co-chaired by Mariana Mazzucato, Director of UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), and Ricky Burdett, Director of LSE Cities, was set up one year ago today.…
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Mariana Mazzucato meets President Boric in Santiago, Chile
UCL IIPP Director Mariana Mazzucato has met Chile’s President Gabriel Boric, Finance Minister Mario Marcel, and Economic Minister Nicolas Grau during her trip to Santiago, as well as presenting her new ECLAC report to other government ministers.…
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Mariana Mazzucato launches ECLAC report in Buenos Aires
Professor Mariana Mazzucato has officially launched her new United Nations-backed report, Transformational Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mission-Oriented Approach, at a prestigious event in Buenos Aires, Argentina.…
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Mariana Mazzucato meets President Gustavo Petro during trip to Colombia
UCL IIPP Director Mariana Mazzucato has met with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Finance Minister José Antonio Ocampo and the Colombian Cabinet to discuss a new approach to value creation and production and present a soon-to-be launched…
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