UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

❗️Applications are open for our 2025/26 MPA in Innovation, Public Policy & Public Value. Do you want to join our mission to change how the state is imagined, practiced and evaluated to tackle societal challenges? In 2025-26 we are introducing new pathways for our Master of Public Administration: 1️⃣Public Administration pathway: Offers an opportunity to specialise in how governments can increase public sector capabilities to tackle the main challenges faced by societies. 2️⃣Economic Policy and Political Economy pathway: Explores the relationship between states and markets, and the economic challenges facing modern capitalist economies. 3️⃣Digital Transformation pathway: Will develop your critical digital era skills in the public sector. 🔗Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eTA3-Wn5

💧What does a mission-oriented approach to water look like? The hydrological cycle is out of balance, and governments must undo the widespread mismanagement of water resources. The recent final report by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW) emphasised the need to rethink the hydrological cycle as a common good and provided a set of recommendations. This IIPP policy brief by Professor Mariana Mazzucato and Luca Kühn von Burgsdorff highlights the Commission's recommendation to adopt five missions addressing the global water crisis and outlines four critical pillars for their design, development, and delivery: 1️⃣ Mission-oriented policy design; 2️⃣ Outcomes-oriented tools & institutions; 3️⃣ Symbiotic partnerships; 4️⃣ Dynamic public sector capabilities. ✍️Read the policy brief here: https://lnkd.in/e7C4Vfu7 🔗Read the final report by the GCEW here: https://lnkd.in/eadW_a2i

⚠️The global water crisis needs global action. The Global Commission on the Economics of Water, co-chaired by IIPP Director Mariana Mazzucato, is redefining the way we value and govern water for the common good. 📺Watch the co-chairs speak about the water crisis here: https://lnkd.in/eaiptuu2

What a morning! First half of the day is up at the Smart City Exchange Forum 2025! 🤩 We’ve already dived deep into discussions on governance capabilities in times of uncertainty and examples of cities around the world, governance challenges in energy transition, multi-stakeholder collaboration in smart mobility, and regulatory sandboxes and their role, challenges, and opportunities. If you missed the first part of the day, you can see the recording later. Next up on the stage will be Anu Masso, Assoc. Professor of Big Data in Social Sciences from TalTech and Alessandro Paciaroni, Public Sector Innovation Expert from The Lisbon Council will discuss on “How to Govern a Citiverse?” The fireside chat will be followed by topic of sovereignty and resilience: “Data Sovereignty in Times of Turbulence” presented by Luukas Ilves, Advisor to the Ukrainian Digital Minister, former CIO of Estonian Government. And right before a break we’ll host a panel discussion “Regulation and Innovation–Friends or Foes?” The EU is introducing new regulations around Data, AI, and Tech, and while Europe is known for its strong regulatory approach, there are concerns that these rules may stifle innovation. Finding the right balance between regulation and encouraging technological progress is essential to avoid hindering growth in the digital economy. Led by Sille Sepp, Head of Urban Data Ecosystems at FinEst Centre, the panelists of this discussion will include Silver Kelk, Development Manager from Ülemiste City, Rainer Kattel from University College London (and our keynote speaker of the day), STINA AVVO, Chief Legal Officer (IT law) from Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs, and Margot Roose💚, Deputy Mayor of City of Tallinn, Estonia. 💻 Stay with us or tune in now! https://lnkd.in/dud-3c4B Have you noted down some ideas so far? Share in the comments (or in Slido)! 👇 #SmartCities #UrbanInnovation #Governance #SustainableCities #UrbanData #DataGovernance #ArtificialIntelligence

🥗A mission for a better country and economy. Universal school meals are more than good social policy. In her most recent article for the New Statesman, IIPP Director Mariana Mazzucato explains how a mission-oriented approach to school meals policy can help shape dynamic markets that are green and inclusive. ✍️Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/endJity8

💧"Water is often taken for granted" The NYTimes drew on the Global Commission on the Economics of Water report, co-authored by IIPP Director Mariana Mazzucato, which shows that the #watercrisis threatens global food production. ✍️Read it here: https://buff.ly/AUcKBl7

🔗The interlinked crises of health, climate change, and inequality are the direct result of economic policy choices. IIPP Professor Mariana Mazzucato wrote on how to rethink the relationship between health and the economy, and what it would mean for the economy to serve health. ✍️Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eP8pnQEC

🎙️What makes an effective and enduring green industrial policy? IIPP Professor Mariana Mazzucato spoke to Chris Nelder, host of the Energy Transition Show, about the importance of rethinking industrial strategies to support a sustainable energy transition. 🎧Listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/e7S5dgrV

UCL has retained its number one position for both education and for architecture and the built environment in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025👏 For the twelfth year in a row, the IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society has held the top spot for Education, with The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment ranking first for Architecture & Built Environment for the third consecutive year. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewBrHzzs #LoveUCL #QSWUR