✍️ From Digital Feudalism to Digital Sovereignty Catch up on our 2025 IIPP #RethinkingTheState Forum panel chaired by Prof @rainerkattel.bsky.social & featuring @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @francescabria.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & Mike Bracken 🔗 Watch the recording: buff.ly/s4eYbYw

⚠️ The global water crisis needs global action. The Global Commission on the Economics of Water, co-chaired by IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social, is redefining the way we value and govern water for the common good. 📺 Watch the co-chairs speak about the water crisis here: buff.ly/tHUZIPI

📣 Join the Public Sector Capabilities Index team at UCL IIPP We are looking for Research Fellows in Computational Public Policy and Public Sector Economics to deliver the next phase of this ambitious project. 🔗 Learn more & apply here: buff.ly/LULtz2b @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social

🎤What Does Efficiency Really Mean? Catch up on our 2025 IIPP #RethinkingTheState Forum panel with Josh Entsminger in conversation with @mazzucatom.bsky.social, Yamini Aiyar, @choprausa.bsky.social, @elizabethlinos.bsky.social, & @damonsilvers.bsky.social. 📷 Watch the recording: buff.ly/B8IOWVe

✍️ Directing Economic Growth: A common good approach IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social reflects on her ChristianAid annual lecture, which explored how we can reimagine economic systems by placing the common good at the heart of economic activity. 🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/8JhMqbT

🎆 Happy New Year 2026! The IIPP team wishes everyone a happy new year and a 2026 that inspires peace and purpose for all. ➡️ Take a look at our 2025 year in review: bit.ly/45s8bwu

✍️ Implementing mission-oriented government @IIPP_UCL and the Government of Barbados recently launched a new report by Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley & Professor @mazzucatom.bsky.social, focusing on how to implement Barbados' six national missions. 🔗 Read our news story: buff.ly/FNv8bUs

✍️ "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. 🔗 Read our recap & watch the recording here: buff.ly/FM5WGHQ

⏮️ 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. 📺 Watch the event recording here: buff.ly/esjGEGf

The Public Sector Capabilities Index is growing – and so is the team. Join the @iipp-ucl.bsky.social Public Sector Capabilities team as we scale the Index to better understand how cities work. Applications close Jan. 5. Learn more & apply ➡️ buff.ly/4XY4QFK

📣 Do you want to work with IIPP MPA students on real-world challenges? We are looking for host organisations to work with our MPA students for 8 weeks next spring on our student placement programme. 🔗 Learn more about and get involved: buff.ly/GbCjNPz ➡️ Discover our MPA programme: buff.ly/QhmjYBI

💻 #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. ✍️ Read their paper here: buff.ly/MKgIOkY

🏦 Using central bank tools to guard against ecosystem collapse Drawing on her work at IIPP, Research Fellow Lydia Marsden outlines how central banks can use available tools to target financial flows contributing to systemic nature-related risks. Read her @greencb.bsky.social blog: buff.ly/xDKj02e

🆕 A New Era for City Governments Across the world, cities are where the future happens first. IIPP Senior Research Fellow Ruth Puttick reflects on the launch of the Public Sector Capabilities Index (PSCI) in October, recapping key discussion points. 🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/dag6bkk

🚀 "How should governments take on bold challenges such as climate change?" IIPP's @mazzucatom.bsky.social spoke with Martin Wolf on the FT Economics Show about governments adopting mission-oriented strategies and promoting innovation. 🎧 Listen to the podcast here: buff.ly/fIceUTK

🔄 Breaking the Housing-Finance Cycle. IIPP Professor of Economics and Finance @jryancollins.bsky.social spoke with Tim Williams on the Grimshaw Cities Podcast about the economics of housing and the drivers of housing crises. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/aMJAN9f

📣 We’re hiring - Join the team! IIPP is looking for a Project Coordinator (Policy) to support the delivery of research and policy projects within the Office of Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social. ⏱️ Full Time |📍London (Hybrid) |❗️Applications close 4 Jan 🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/bKHYhwQ

⚡️ How the US tech industry is shaping the transition to green energy. IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social 's research into #BigTech’s role in the energy transition was featured in @markpeplow.bsky.social 's article for @nature.com. ✍️ Read the article here: buff.ly/Kt8OrPK

⚠️ Financial Stability at Risk This policy note by @wwf.org.uk and IIPP researchers highlights how financial flows contribute to nature loss in five crucial ecosystems and calls for stronger financial interventions to prevent systemic risks. ✍️ Read it here: buff.ly/D85nULd

✍️ "Work isn’t working, but it could." Catch up on our 2025 IIPP #RethinkingTheState Forum panel featuring @hilarycottam.bsky.social in conversation with Professors @rainerkattel.bsky.social & @mazzucatom.bsky.social on her new book 'The Work We Need'. 🔗 Watch the recording here: buff.ly/rJfSns1

⏮️ Rethinking Economic Power in the Digital Age Catch up on our recent #PhDInConversation event, featuring PhD Graduate @faustogernone.bsky.social in conversation with Professors @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social, & Tommaso Valletti. 📺 Watch the event recording: buff.ly/zCEURK0

⏮️ Catch up on our recent #IIPPInConversation event. We were proud to host the launch of the new book 'Decolonising Economics' by IIPP Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social, and @ingridhk.bsky.social. 📺 Watch the event recording here: buff.ly/R1ovXE2

🎁 The IIPP team wishes everyone Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating. May your holiday period be cheerful, peaceful, and purposeful! ➡️ Read our year in review newsletter here: buff.ly/2f7FZd6

✍️ Directing Economic Growth: A common good approach IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social reflects on her ChristianAid annual lecture, which explored how we can reimagine economic systems by placing the common good at the heart of economic activity. 🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/5Scea1L

📈 Digital Public Infrastructure and Public Value Digital Public Infrastructure (#DPI) can maximise public value creation but must be properly created, governed, and regulated. 🔗 Read the paper by IIPP's @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @eaves.ca, and Beatriz Vasconcellos here: buff.ly/GlUyzRi

As we look ahead to 2026, now is the time to ask - is the point of our economies to generate higher GDP figures or create conditions for human flourishing? Read our piece for Project Syndicate on how a mission for peace can unite domestic needs and global prosperity ➡️ buff.ly/Jv2ZeSc

Want to help drive economic transformation from theory to practice? I'm seeking a Project Coordinator and Programme Manager to help lead a growing team and a portfolio of work with governments. Programme Manager (Operations) ➡️ buff.ly/XvdJc7U Project Coordinator (Policy) ➡️ buff.ly/bKHYhwQ

📣 Join the Public Sector Capabilities Index team at UCL IIPP We are looking for Research Fellows in Computational Public Policy and Public Sector Economics to deliver the next phase of this ambitious project. 🔗 Learn more & apply here: buff.ly/PrwLIcW @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social

🇧🇷 Reflecting on #COP30 - We need to move beyond declarations IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social reflects on #COP30 in Belém, highlighting the importance of embedding community knowledge and building state capacity to deliver on climate promises. 🔗 Read her latest Substack here: buff.ly/N3MVSyT

✍️ How Do Cities Adapt to Tackle Grand Challenges? Catch up on our 2025 IIPP #RethinkingTheState Forum panel with @cityofsound.bsky.social in conversation with @mazzucatom.bsky.social, James Anderson, Ruth Puttick & Bridgette Morris 📷 Read our recap & watch the recording here: buff.ly/EqSsqJe

📣 Do you want to work with IIPP MPA students on real-world challenges? We are looking for host organisations to work with our MPA students for 8 weeks next spring on our student placement programme. 🔗 Learn more about and get involved: buff.ly/GbCjNPz ➡️ Discover our MPA programme: buff.ly/QhmjYBI

⏮️ 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. 📺 Watch the event recording here: buff.ly/vAsD0PA

🎙️ Does modern economic thinking act as a roadblock to change? IIPP Professor @rainerkattel.bsky.social joined @kateraworth.bsky.social & Raz Godelnik on the ABC 'Future Tense' podcast to discuss alternatives to conventional economic thinking. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/WKsCLJT

🎨 "We need a shift towards valuing art and culture’s dynamic spillovers and market-shaping abilities." IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social spoke to the @greeneujournal.bsky.social on the role of arts and culture in shaping what we value and directing the economy. ✍️ Read more: buff.ly/wGip7IL

🎙️ Intellectual Monopoly Capitalism and Corporate Power in the Age of AI. IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social featured on the @futurehistories.bsky.social podcast, explaining how big tech hegemons build intellectual monopolies and grow their power. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/zZuJerf

🆕 Governments need to build the capacity to become digital market shapers In his latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article, IIPP Co-Deputy Director @eaves.ca outlines how governments can shape the digital cloud market, drawing on historical examples. 🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/qt5rz60

🤖 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. ✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/0hpkRiO

⭐️ IIPP's 2025: A Year in Review As 2025 draws to a close and we head into the winter break, the IIPP team wishes everyone a restful, peaceful, and purposeful holiday period. ➡️ Read our year in review newsletter here: buff.ly/2f7FZd6

✍️ Why Digital Sovereignty Matters In the wake of recent cloud blackouts, IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and @paologerbaudo.bsky.social highlight the importance of #DigitalSovereignty and dangers of technological subordination. 🔗 Read their @tribunemagazine article here: buff.ly/upmJQue

🆕 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 ‘climate resilience stack’ framework to help leaders respond to climate change. 🔗Learn more: buff.ly/BZdpxJq

🏠 A foundation for future housing strategy 'Taking Stock', a paper led by IIPP's @stefanhorn.bsky.social & @bethstratford.bsky.social, outlines the foundational analysis and key frameworks of the Homes that Don’t Cost the Earth (#HDCE) project. ✍️ Read the paper here: buff.ly/5z6aINS

☮️ Peace as an Economic Strategy What would an economy oriented around a peace mission look like in practice? IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Co-Deputy Director @rainerkattel.bsky.social explore this in their latest @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article. 🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/Jv2ZeSc

📣 We’re hiring - Join the team! IIPP is looking for a new Programme Manager (Operations) to lead the operational delivery of high-profile research and policy projects. ⏱️ Full Time |📍London (Hybrid) |❗️Applications close 4 Jan 🔗 Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/XvdJc7U

💭 What can we learn from the legacy of 18F? Following the termination of 18F, IIPP Professor @eaves.ca and Hillary Hartley write about the lessons future digital services can learn from the team that modernized US government tech. 🔗Read their article in @lawfaremedia.org here: buff.ly/d6l6GYh

✍️ Restoring Public-Sector Capacity Where It Counts IIPP Professors @mazzucatom.bsky.social & @rainerkattel.bsky.social's recent @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article calls for investment, sustained coordination, and continuous learning to strengthen city governments. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/LJv76eN

✍️ Scaling the Public Sector Capabilities Index (PSCI) IIPP Senior Research Fellow Ruth Puttick reflects on the first two years of developing the Public Sector Capabilities Index, what the team has learned, their plans to scale, & what they are keen to learn more about. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/xEzWANc

✍️ Reframing urban innovation around capabilities, directionality, and the politics of change IIPP Professor @rainerkattel.bsky.social argues that cities need a new investment logic to steer innovation towards societal wellbeing. 🔗 Read his recent Substack here: buff.ly/TAvptdj

📣 We’re hiring - Join the team! IIPP is looking for a Project Coordinator (Policy) to support the delivery of research and policy projects within the Office of Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social. ⏱️ Full Time |📍London (Hybrid) |❗️Applications close 4 Jan 🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/bKHYhwQ

🏠 How and why has housing become unaffordable for so many? IIPP Professor @jryancollins.bsky.social spoke with @vickyspratt.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's 'Housing Britain' Series, elaborating on the drivers of the UK housing crisis. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/ECcGroO

✍️ From Digital Feudalism to Digital Sovereignty Catch up on our 2025 IIPP #RethinkingTheState Forum panel chaired by Prof @rainerkattel.bsky.social & featuring @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @francescabria.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & Mike Bracken 🔗 Watch the recording: buff.ly/2tVsmiY