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Keir Starmer to launch progressive fightback against ‘decline and division’ fuelled by far right

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 12d

✍️ Getting to “zero bureaucracy” takes a lot of bureaucracy.

IIPP Professor @rainerkattel.bsky.social argues that how we orchestrate bureaucracy matters to deliver fast, fair, and trustworthy services that create public value.

🔗 Read his latest blog here: buff.ly/9MOzxFd

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Rainer Kattel @rainerkattel.bsky.social · 15d

Strong 'planning to plan' vibes here: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Prime minister expected to warn UK is ‘at a crossroads’ as he sets out plan to counter Nigel Farage and Reform

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 15d

👋🏻 A warm welcome to our new MPA Cohort

We are pleased to welcome the latest IIPP MPA Cohort yesterday, with Co-Deputy Director @rainerkattel.bsky.social and our core faculty kicking off our introduction week!

🔗 Learn more about our MPA Programme here: buff.ly/nfkcOk7

Europe's Innovation Agencies Need Radical Reform To Meet Today's Grand Challenges

Rainer Kattel @rainerkattel.bsky.social · 15d

Europe’s innovation agencies are stuck in old habits — grant-giving, compliance, and rigid oversight — when the world needs institutions that **learn, adapt, and lead**.

Full article 👉 www.socialeurope.eu/europes-inno...

Innovation agencies in the EU are no longer fit for purpose. A major overhaul of both the concept of innovation and of institutional structures is urgent.

How much bureaucracy do we need to achieve “zero bureaucracy”?

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Rainer Kattel @rainerkattel.bsky.social · 15d

“Zero bureaucracy” isn’t the absence of rules — it’s the presence of good ones, embedded in routines & digital infrastructures.

Full blog 👉 medium.com/iipp-blog/how-much-bureaucracy-do-we-need-to-achieve-zero-bureaucracy-9c586274da0a

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Rainer Kattel @rainerkattel.bsky.social · 15d

A new academic year @iipp-ucl.bsky.social

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · Sep 5

🪪 Why don't we have ID cards in the UK?

IIPP Deputy Director @rainerkattel.bsky.social joined @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Briefing Room to discuss what a possible ID card system might look like in the UK, and if it would work.

🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/cWLppNb

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · Sep 8

✍️ Can Design Transform Governance?

IIPP Professor @rainerkattel.bsky.social, co-author of the recently published Public Design Evidence Review (PDER), reflects on the role of design in creating better public policies and services.

🔗 Read his new blog post here: buff.ly/2zMzPpH

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 25d

🎤 From Insight to Action: Scaling the Public Sector Capabilities Index

Join us at the launch of the new IIPP Public Sector Capabilities Index report, featuring IIPP Professors @mazzucatom.bsky.social & @rainerkattel.bsky.social in conversation with James Anderson.

🔗 Register here: buff.ly/BlceTFU

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · Sep 4

✍️ Are ‘dynamic capabilities’ just ‘public sector innovation’ with a different name?

IIPP's Ruth Puttick, Fernando Fernandez-Monge, and @rainerkattel.bsky.social unpack this often-asked question in their latest blog post, exploring the close relation of both terms.

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/xza1qI2

Europe's Innovation Agencies Need Radical Reform To Meet Today's Grand Challenges

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Carlota Perez @carlotaperez.bsky.social · Sep 2

Good point by ‪@rainerkattel.bsky.social‬. He would agree that
not just the innovation agencies but the whole bureaucratic edifice needs modernisation. In fact, the necessary return of the State is not in Trump's tariff-mad mode, but in a creative way, providing directionality and missions.

Rainer Kattel @rainerkattel.bsky.social · Sep 2

Europe’s innovation agencies are stuck between rigid rules at the top and scattered experiments at the bottom. If they can’t become mission architects, we’ll fail on climate, digital sovereignty & even defence R&D.

More in my new Social Europe piece 👉 www.socialeurope.eu/europes-inno...

Innovation agencies in the EU are no longer fit for purpose. A major overhaul of both the concept of innovation and of institutional structures is urgent.

Europe's Innovation Agencies Need Radical Reform To Meet Today's Grand Challenges

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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Too often, we see rigidity at the top, experimentation at the grassroots, and a weak middle. Innovation agencies should be the bridge—but their structures and practices remain stuck in the past" www.socialeurope.eu/europes-inno... @rainerkattel.bsky.social

Innovation agencies in the EU are no longer fit for purpose. A major overhaul of both the concept of innovation and of institutional structures is urgent.

Europe's Innovation Agencies Need Radical Reform To Meet Today's Grand Challenges

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Rainer Kattel @rainerkattel.bsky.social · Sep 2

Europe’s innovation agencies are stuck between rigid rules at the top and scattered experiments at the bottom. If they can’t become mission architects, we’ll fail on climate, digital sovereignty & even defence R&D.

More in my new Social Europe piece 👉 www.socialeurope.eu/europes-inno...

Innovation agencies in the EU are no longer fit for purpose. A major overhaul of both the concept of innovation and of institutional structures is urgent.

Innovation, Public Policy and Public Value MPA

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Rainer Kattel @rainerkattel.bsky.social · Aug 28

Looking at my inbox and in particular at most of the admin tasks, I suggest we are fast moving from Kantian 'sapere aude' to 'artificialiter sapere aude', dare to use your own AI.

Rainer Kattel @rainerkattel.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨 Last call! UK students have just one week left to apply for our MPA @iipp-ucl.bsky.social.

Don’t miss the chance to join a pioneering programme that equips future public leaders with the tools to shape markets, drive missions, and create public value.

👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...

The Innovation, Public Policy and Public Value MPA teaches the competencies, capabilities and leadership skills needed for purpose-driven organisations. Confront the grand challenges of the 21st centu...

www.ucl.ac.uk

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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · Aug 18

"One of the most striking things they found out in Bowling Green was that when the ideas were anonymous and stripped of political identity, the constituents found that they agreed on a lot" gizmodo.com/a-kentucky-t...

A Kentucky Town Experimented With AI. The Results Were Stunning

In a divided America, a Kentucky town used AI to strip away political labels and discovered its residents agree on almost everything.

gizmodo.com

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · Aug 16

Apparently Putin called off his planned shopping trip. Because of the tariffs the prices were ridiculous.

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Cecilia Rikap @ceciliarikap.bsky.social · Aug 14

For German speakers, I strongly recommend the new number of @surplusmagazin.bsky.social

It includes an interview where I answer a bit of everything, incl why I don't speak of techno-feudalism

More importantly, a lot of extremely interesting articles from a #critical #economics perspective

Surplus | Das Wirtschaftsmagazin @surplusmagazin.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨 Out now: Die vierte Surplus-Ausgabe »Kampf um Zeit« ist da.

Freizeit ist kein Luxus. Merz, Reiche und Co. greifen sie an – und gefährden damit Wohlstand und Freiheit.

In den nächsten Tagen im Briefkasten, am Kiosk oder sofort online auf:
👉 www.surplusmagazin.de/surplus-4-ka...

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 15

✍️ Are ‘dynamic capabilities’ just ‘public sector innovation’ with a different name?

IIPP's Ruth Puttick, Fernando Fernandez-Monge, and @rainerkattel.bsky.social unpack this often-asked question in their latest blog post, exploring the close relation of both terms.

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/OyAHHM2

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 13

⏪ Catch up on our recent Islamic Public Value book launch

In May, IIPP's @rainerkattel.bsky.social, Wolfgang Drechsler & Salah Chafik launched their new book 'Islamic Public Value: Theory, Practice, and Administration' at the British Library.

📺 Watch the event recording here: buff.ly/NyzJckY

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 4

🪪 Why don't we have ID cards in the UK?

IIPP Deputy Director @rainerkattel.bsky.social joined @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Briefing Room to discuss what a possible ID card system might look like in the UK, and if it would work.

🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/cRTRv9S

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 2

✍️ Are ‘dynamic capabilities’ just ‘public sector innovation’ with a different name?

IIPP's Ruth Puttick, Fernando Fernandez-Monge, and @rainerkattel.bsky.social unpack this often-asked question in their latest blog post, exploring the close relation of both terms.

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/1xKm7JI

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 4

🇪🇺 Missions and Public Procurement in Europe

The latest working paper by IIPP Prof @rainerkattel.bsky.social, Amy Lai, Chiara Bleckenwegner, @innopirate.bsky.social, & Veiko Lember, examines how public procurement has been used for mission-oriented policy-making.

🔗 Read the paper: buff.ly/aczBf6u