Mariana Mazzucato launches ECLAC report in Buenos Aires
27 October 2022
Professor Mariana Mazzucato has officially launched her new United Nations-backed report, Transformational Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mission-Oriented Approach, at a prestigious event in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Director of 最准的六合彩论坛 Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), Professor Mariana Mazzucato, has her new United Nations-backed report, Transformational Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mission-Oriented Approach, at a prestigious event organised by the UN鈥檚 Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.聽
On Tuesday 25 October, ECLAC hosted the report launch event as part of the 39th ECLAC Annual Sessions, held from 24-26th October 2022. Professor Mazzucato explained that she wrote the report to help progressive governments have a real, workable plan for wealth generation for all. It presents a new approach to industrial strategy to tackle the region鈥檚 social and economic challenges, including lagging productivity, weak public sector capabilities, and dependence on natural resources for economic development. 聽
鈥淭he question is, how can we actually solve the big, grand challenges of our time 鈥� health, digital divide, climate 鈥� but in such a way that is driven by investment and innovation, which, if it works well, can really help us solve or at least address these massive structural issues,鈥� said Professor Mazzucato.
Professor聽Mariana Mazzucato speaking at the launch event
She was joined on stage by Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Daniel Filmus, Argentina鈥檚 Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Colombia鈥檚 Minister of Finance, and Luis Felipe L贸pez-Calva, Global Director of Poverty and Equity at the World Bank. 聽
鈥淭he history of the region鈥檚 development shows that market forces alone cannot solve the problems of growth, investment, employment and poverty. That is why it is more important than ever to harness the opportunity that this moment in time offers: formulating and implementing policies aimed at productive transformation and diversification and that would contribute to social inclusion and environmental sustainability,鈥� said Salazar-Xirinachs. 聽
At the opening event of the ECLAC Annual Sessions on Monday 24 October, Professor Mazzucato, alongside Professor Joseph Stiglitz, on ECLAC鈥檚 official position paper, . She underscored the symbiotic ideas between the two reports and complemented the position paper鈥檚 key arguments by emphasising the need for new public sector capabilities, outcomes-oriented tools, and purpose-driven institutions to support productive development.聽
Professor Mariana Mazzucato speaks at the opening session with Professor Joseph Stiglitz to her right
On Sunday 23 October, Professor Mazzucato had a private dinner with President Alberto Fern谩ndez of Argentina and several of the country鈥檚 ministers, including Sergio Massa, Minister of Economy, Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, and Daniel Filmus, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. The group had a productive conversation about the challenges the country and the region are facing and how to transform these into opportunities. 聽
President Alberto Fernandez and Professor Mariana Mazzucato
Professor Mazzucato鈥檚 time in Buenos Aires is part of a longer trip to Latin America. Having been in Bogot谩 to meet with the Colombian Government, she is now in Santiago, Chile to bring her report to key decision makers in the Chilean Government. 聽聽
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鈥� Professor Mazzucato explains more about the report in this article for Project Syndicate. 聽
A recording of the report launch is available on YouTube: - 聽
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