We now have a global data set for #DigitalpublicInfrastructure around the world. Excited to be launching a V2 of our #DPI map building on what we launched last June. Hope you'll join us! ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

Global South countries are - by some measures - adopting clean energy tech faster than Global North countries rmi.org/insight/poweri… One-fifth of the Global South, from Brazil to Namibia, has already overtaken the Global North in share of solar & wind electricity generation

This morning, at 11:30 CET, I'll be speaking at the 11th OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives Forum on Green Finance & Investment about the urgent need to value water as a global common good. We must reshape our financial systems to address the interconnected water, climate, and biodiversity crises. The costs

As Europe is about to allocate billions into AI industrial policy, AI Now Institute's new report questions how priorities will be decided, premises underlying this vision and why it will reinforce incumbent #BigTech power Glad to have contributed to it! ainowinstitute.org/redirecting-eu…

I hosted a workshop today with Esther Dweck, Brazil’s Minister of Management and Innovation in Public Services, with leaders from 30 Brazilian ministries and state-owned enterprises (SOEs), on the role of SOEs in supporting the Government of Brazil’s economic and ecological

🚀As governments strive to build Digital Public Infrastructure (DPIs) to deliver public services digitally and at scale, the DPI Map is emerging as a game-changing toolkit to enable more effective and responsible design. 🔗Join the launch on 25th Oct: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

Some weekend reading 🔖⬇️ Our Global Commission on the Economics of Water final report was published on Thursday (Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Johan Rockström Tharman Shanmugaratnam). Lots of coverage in the media so far. Here's a thread 🧵 with some of the top reviews. And you can find the final report here: watercommission.org

We launch version 2 of the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Map tomorrow! dpimap.org A massive effort by the IIPP team & allies around the world to make this resource available to govs, funders, researchers & advocates. Sign up to join us: bit.ly/4fjk1fc

On my way to Cali, Colombia for #COP16Colombia, just did a pre-recorded interview for tonight's Channel 4 News on why we need long-termism in both government and business to foster growth (green growth!) in the UK. We are lowest in G7 for public investment and 28th in OECD for

Hey Eduardo Gudynas, I know it’s not common to admit but I agree with the essence of your critique (not all) and will use your useful points for a revision as this is just a discussion paper. Joao (Brazilian PhD student co-author) is visiting a group of researchers working in Amazon

Tonight in Barbados ⁦Mia Amor Mottley⁩ offered best food I’ve had in long time: breadfruit topped with fish stew. ⁦UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose⁩ here running last leg of Applied Learning with civil service. Incl Mike Bracken David Eaves⁩ ⁦Bridget Gildea⁩ ⁦⁦Sarah Doyle⁩

Could not be more excited, or prouder, to be here in Barbados to help support the applied learning work as the Govt here takes hugely ambitious and incisive strides on how to rethink and reimagine what's possible in public policy. Can't wait for the programme to begin!

+1 on this especially on the learning front - the UK policy ecosystem’s stubborn refusal to think about learning (and ironically, learn from) successes in other places really puzzles me. It’s like trying to work on a car engine with only one tool, when we know many others exist

In Barbados this week working with ⁦⁦⁦Mia Amor Mottley’s⁩ team, rethinking public sector capabilities & mission-based partnerships with justice and equity at the centre. ⁦UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose⁩

Honored to have spoken today at a Social Partnership meeting convened by Mia Amor Mottley (tripartite group of government, business & labour). Particularly interesting to have so many trade unions in the room thinking about how to implement Barbados’ 6 missions. Read our 2023

Wonderful that @MTBracken is in Barbados with me, David Eaves & the rest of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose team to deliver our Applied Learning programme to the government. The UK Government Digital Service (GDS) stopped the dependence on big IT, built internal public sector capabilities &

SAVE THE DATE. "Common Good: Theory and Practice" A conversation between Mia Amor Mottley (Prime Minister of Barbados) and Mariana Mazzucato (Professor, Economics of Innovation and Public Value); moderator Sabina Castelfranco - Stampa Estera

Goodbye beautiful and inspiring Barbados! What a great week working on civil service training with ⁦Mia Amor Mottley⁩ team and fantastic ⁦UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose⁩ crew. Back in London weather is surprisingly …grey.

Next week I'm convening a historic event at the Vatican as part of Pontifical Academy Life. Join me and Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley in-person to discuss how an economics of #TheCommonGood can tackle our biggest collective challenges. With a special message written for the