Iacopo Gronchi

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Iacopo is an Expert in Transformative Governance at Demos Helsinki – a non-profit, independent think tank working on societal transformations. He is pursuing a PhD in Innovation and Public Policy at UCL IIPP (Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose).

Iacopo Gronchi

Nov 29 2022

Rethinking missions as governance: Transforming government to transform society

Illuminem Voices

Public Governance · Social Responsibility

Governments are under pressure to prove they have learnt from the past. Following the approval of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda; the threat of climate change illustrated by IPCC; the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis; and the energy and food crisis borne from the Russian aggression of Ukraine, governments sought new policy tools to transform society. It is amidst these developments that mission-oriented innovation policy (MOIP) has emerged.