Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) of University College London (UCL), will present a new report in which she addresses transformational change in Latin America and the Caribbean, at a side event of the thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will take place on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The document entitled Transformational Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mission-Oriented Approach, which was commissioned by ECLAC, will be launched on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. local time in Argentina (GMT -3) at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
The event will begin with opening remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Daniel Filmus, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Argentina. Commenting on the report will be Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina; José Antonio Ocampo, Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia; and Luis Felipe López Calva, Global Director for the World Bank Group’s Poverty and Equity Global Practice.
The document calls on governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to advance modern industrial strategies oriented around climate and inclusion goals, in a radical departure from traditional economic development models.
The report underlines the need for structural reform to address lagging productivity, limited fiscal space, and weak public sector capacity in the region. It sets out clear recommendations for aligning each country’s economic growth trajectory with tackling social, economic and environmental problems through a new “mission-oriented” approach to investment, innovation and industrial strategy.
“Transforming these structural challenges into structural opportunities for inclusive growth, sustainable development, and shared prosperity is what this report is about. It is a question of not only talking about the rate of economic growth, but crucially also about its direction,” Professor Mazzucato stated.
Members of the media are invited to participate in the launch of the document, which will take place at Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Godoy Cruz 2320, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires).
The launch of the document will also be transmitted live via Zoom at the following link:
https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_COy_wS61TEOTAC8A3UiSoA#/registration
In addition, via virtual connection on Website https://live.cepal.org/mazzucato/
More information:
What: Launch of the document Transformational Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mission-Oriented Approach.
When: Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Argentina (GMT -3)
Who:
• Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) of University College London (UCL).
• José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
• Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina
• Luis Felipe López Calva, Global Director for the World Bank Group’s Poverty and Equity Global Practice.
Where: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Godoy Cruz 2320. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Teléfono: (+54 11) 4899-5000. Correo electrónico: info@mincyt.gob.ar.
The launch of the document will also be transmitted live via Zoom at the following link:
https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_COy_wS61TEOTAC8A3UiSoA#/registration
In addition, via virtual connection on Website https://live.cepal.org/mazzucato/
For media queries, contact Helen Tunnicliffe at iipp-mediaenquiries@ucl.ac.uk
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