Business Daily Business Daily meets: Mariana Mazzucato
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Mar 1, 2024 
Government dependence on consulting firms, challenges of outsourcing during COVID-19, evolution of government confidence, role in technological advancements, addressing global challenges
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Consulting Industry Profits from Government Weakness
- The consulting industry profits from governments' incapacity and risk aversion.
- Governments outsourcing expertise weakens their own capabilities and control.
Deloitte's COVID Failure vs NHS Success
- UK government outsourced COVID-19 test and trace to Deloitte, which lacked experience and failed.
- The NHS succeeded with vaccine rollout using their own decentralized system.
Consultants' Conflicts and Government Addiction
- Consulting firms have conflicts of interest and lack transparency globally.
- Governments have addiction-like reliance on consultants, which weakens public capacity.