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Learn more about the UCL Commission for Mission-Oriented Innovation and Industrial Strategy (MOIIS).

What is the MOIIS Commission?Ìý

• The MOIIS CommissionÌýisÌýco-chaired byÌýÌý²¹²Ô»å
• The Commission is made up of key UCLÌýacademics andÌýworld-leading industry expertsÌýfrom cross-disciplinaryÌýinstitutions
• The MOIIS Commission have been mapping out missions forÌýeach of the Grand Challenges outlined in the Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý

Focus of the MOIIS Commission

• The Commission have focussed upon how the process of solving missions can be designed to allow bottom-up experimentation, working directly with the government on how missions should be framed to satisfy these criteria, andÌýhow missions canÌýdeliver public value.
• The CommissionÌýis supported byÌýUCL Public Policy.ÌýÌýUCL Public Policy supports academic policy engagement enhancingÌýthe policy impact of UCLÌýresearch.

What is a 'mission-oriented framework'?

As quoted by Professor Mazzucato's working paperÌýÌýMission-Oriented Innovation: Challenges and OpportunitiesÌýthe following criteria is needed for Missions:

• BoldÌý²¹²Ô»å addressÌýsocietal value
• Concrete targets: you know when you get there!
• InvolveÌýresearchÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýinnovation
• Cross-sectoral,Ìýcross-actor, andÌýcross-disciplinary
• Have multiple competing solutionsÌý
• Missions offer a way of solving problems
• An example of thisÌýcan be seen in the Ìý(SDGs)

UK Industrial Strategy's Grand Challenges

TheÌýÌýsets out four clear and ambitious Grand Challenges to drive innovation and investment:

Photos of the Commission