“Prof Mazzucato laid out with great passion the case for reviewing how those who take value from the system present themselves as value creators.” Joan O’Donnell more

“Prof Mazzucato laid out with great passion the case for reviewing how those who take value from the system present themselves as value creators.” Joan O’Donnell more
From 1 January 2018, IIPP Director Professor Mariana Mazzucato will become the Special Advisor on Mission Driven Science and Innovation to EU Commissioner for Research, Carlos Moedas. Her role is to help shape the Framework 9 programme so that it is more mission-oriented. Carlos Moedas announced Mazzucato’s new advisory role in his introductory… more
Economist Mariana Mazzucato is advising govenments to meddle more more
Economist Mariana Mazzucato on the “creative destruction” initiated by technological innovation and the brazen “destructive creation” of speculative finance. more
Professor Mazzucato talks about ‘austerity craziness’ and the dangers of Silicon Valley ‘free-riding’ more
”When it comes to the major technological breakthroughs of the past century, the reality is that most of the heavy lifting has been done by the state. As Mariana Mazzucato has highlighted, many of humanity’s boldest advances – from the internet and microchips to biotechnology and nanotechnology – were only made possible by early stage… more
“The vitally important but overlooked fact is that Apple was “surfing,” as Mazzucato puts it, on a wave of government-funded and government-led research and development.” William Berkson more