Our new paper on the challenges of measuring AI is online @nber.org www.nber.org/papers/w34330

The people's AI? www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...

New blog for @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk on the pride in place strategy

I explore why the government is going quite big on this and has adopted the language of pride in place, and look at whether it marks a real shift in power away from the centre

www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/unpacki...

🎉 We were delighted to celebrate the official launch of the Bennett School of Public Policy earlier this week at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Our goal is to equip the policymakers of tomorrow with the skills, insights, and experiences they need to tackle the complex challenges of our time.

📢 Applications are now open for 2026–27 entry to our two MPhil programmes

🎓 New: MPhil in Digital Policy
🎓 MPhil in Public Policy

Ideal for professionals in government, business & civic sectors.

🔗 Learn more about the courses & funding & apply:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/

We're looking for two Research Assistants/Associates to work on exciting projects at the @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk

➡️AI & Geopolitics Project (AIxGEO)
➡️Policy response & knowledge transfer

Find out more & apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...

We're recruiting! We're seeking an early-career policy or research professional to support policy response & knowledge transfer activities & to enhance our capacity to respond quickly & effectively to opportunities for policy engagement & impact.

👉🏽 www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

What if a lack of AI infrastructure wasn't a barrier, but the very catalyst for an ambitious strategy?
As part of our AIxGEO project on non-Western AI strategies, my analysis of the African Union reveals a strategic paradox: it uses policy to catalyse the very capacity that doesn't yet exist.

In a new policy brief, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & Nghi Nguyen urge better policy coordination to support start-ups & scale-ups in UK technology sectors to boost economic growth.

👉https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications/start-ups-and-scale-ups-in-uk-technology-sectors/

By damaging the reliability of American statistics, Donald Trump is limiting his own administration’s ability to craft effective policies and demonstrate their success, writes @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social. bit.ly/4lRmYGx

We need your help!

The East Anglian Folklore Centre is having a fundraiser. We desperately want to keep our space open and have achieved so much this last year.

But for it to continue we need your support. As little as 50p and a share would mean the world.

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

I’ve written for @noemamag.com about the need for a different approach to economic statistics - the data isn’t ‘rigged’ but it hasn’t kept up with the changing economy www.noemamag.com/the-critical...

What does #AI sovereignty mean for the UK?

Yesterday we brought together voices from across government, academia, industry & civil society at #InnovateCambridge to discuss where sovereignty matters most & what this looks like in practice.

Thanks to all those who joined us!

Connect with our leading team: go.bsky.app/UX4T67L

Today, the Bennett Institute for Public Policy has expanded to become the Bennett School of Public Policy, @cam.ac.uk

The Bennett School will continue to conduct leading public policy research, teaching & engagement, for the right kind of growth fairly shared.

Please now follow our work here.

Most surprising finding: The Space-AI nexus
While everyone obsesses over LLMs, ASEAN quietly prioritises satellite + AI tech. Why? Sovereign data generation. Disaster management. And a domain where they can lead political and diplomatic engagement.
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Insights:
- Reframing AI for disaster management and fighting disinformation - not military applications.
- Transforming gender-AI equilibrium from a social goal to a strategic imperative for economic growth.
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We analysed 85 ASEAN policy docs (2017-2024), key findings:
- ASEAN isn't trying to compete in the AI race. They're engaging both the US and China symmetrically.
- Their secret? - becoming the essential bridge between competing powers.
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While Washington and Beijing race for AI supremacy, Southeast Asia is turning the art of governance into a source of geopolitical power.
New AIxGEO analysis, led by @verityharding.bsky.social, reveals how ASEAN has transformed the bloc into a pivotal force in global AI policy.
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📢 New report from the Bennett Institute & the Web Science Institute, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, explores how AI can serve the public good—covering admin justice, place, public health & market failure. Based on 4 cross-sector workshops in 2024.
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-for-...

📣Calling all university administrators

We're looking for a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to oversee all teaching & learning support for the Bennett School of Public Policy's growing academic programmes.

📅See job details & apply by 9 July 2025

www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

We’re looking for a teaching and learning coordinator to join us as @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk becomes U of Cambridge’s Bennett School of Public Policy: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51735/

US ‘politics’

Me in @financialtimes.com on the NHS’s administrators being as vital as the mechanics in the F1 pit: on.ft.com/43C1N46 What the NHS can learn from Formula 1