“Mariana Mazzucato, an economics professor at University College London, said the government needed to rethink its approach to public investment. Governments should “fuel bottom-up experimentation” and embrace failure if they want to deliver the “moonshot” innovations of the future, equivalent to the internet and GPS, she said.” Philip Aldrick more

“Economist Mariana Mazzucato explains how solving society’s toughest problems starts with rethinking how value is created and innovation is incentivized.” Deborah Unger more

“Professor Mariana Mazzucato, director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and Scottish Government adviser, also said the new bank should ensure unspent cash earmarked for investment is not clawed back into government coffers, and encourage experimentation and exploration, after the latest talks with Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh on Thursday.” Brian Donnelly more