The Critics Are Right: The G20 has fallen short on its Protectionism Pledge. From the start, two design flaws undercut official reports on protectionism prepared for the G20: limiting the policies monitored principally to import and export restrictions used extensively in the […]
A three-part proposal We chose in this section to illustrate the solutions to managing the demographic dividend through India and one of its least well-developed States. But, the ideas contained apply to any nation with similar demographic challenges. Because of the size, […]
Proposal 1: Collectively, as T20 Africa, Define Success The Engagement Groups were created for a particular purpose but there are no mechanisms currently in place to assess whether the groups’ objectives are met. In order for T20 Africa to know whether it […]
This task force makes three proposals, on the basis of the challenges the world is facing and the opportunities that countries have to capitalise on digitalisation of their economies. G20 leaders can play a necessary, influential role in advancing strategic and holistic […]
A T20 platform for Accelerating the Jobs of the Future Given the challenges described, the proposal is for G20 countries to endorse and facilitate the creation of a T20 platform for Accelerating the Jobs of the Future. Open to all think tanks, […]
Integrating the private sector in CwA monitoring and improving investment tracking We propose that the G20 integrate the private sector into the monitoring framework of the CwA. Specifically, we propose as a first step to regularly survey private sector actors that have […]
Thus, CSOs find themselves in a contradictory policy environment, and subject to a ‘push and pull’ along the different directions by the challenges and opportunities the perspectives above harbor. This situation is made worse by the limited and outdated policy approaches and […]
Growth in philanthropic foundations has accelerated globally in recent decades. For example, in both Germany and Spain, about seven in ten foundations have been created since the early 1990s. In the early 2000s, the US added about 10.000 new foundations and $9-10 […]
In the interest of making the GLA-circuit become virtuous again, several requirements would need to be met. Among the most crucial of these are measures aimed at re-establishing the primacy of politics in both the domestic and the international realm. Processes of […]
Create a global network of regional and national Centers for Infrastructures Development (hubs) on cross-institutional coordination with the aim of supporting national governments, multilateral institutions, businesses, societies and local communities in the field of cross-border infrastructure development. The network will strengthen multilateral […]
What should we know? Assessing the knowledge gaps. There are still some issues to be studied and improved related to the measurement of TFP. We list below some of the major issues and challenges that should require a collective response. Agricultural TFP […]
Increasing women’s and women led businesses’ access to and use of multiple financial services The goal is to ensure that women and women-led businesses have access to and are able to use multiple financial services as tools to develop their financial autonomy, […]
We recommend the implementation of best practice standards in SOEs founded on cultures of integrity, good governance, continuing risk assessments, rigorous oversight and monitoring, transparency, public reporting and stakeholder engagement. We ask G20 leaders to take urgent and decisive action in three […]
1. Holistic approach to international migration To attract and retain highly skilled labor force, reforms are needed to introduce sound policies and create functioning institutions to ensure inclusiveness of the immigrants. Russia abolished the Federal Migration Service in 2016, delegating its functions […]
1) Regional migration governance around the world: Trends and challenges Most international migration, including forced displacement, takes place in and affects countries of the Global South. According to data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 87 per cent of […]
Proposal 1 – To envision the benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Emerging Economies, encouraging the debate about the new social and labour relations, taking into account the productivity jumps, the impact on the local economies, and the advantages of the […]
With modest and strategic investments and partnerships, the G20 can provide a meaningful boost to the quality of tertiary and TVET institutions across Africa. As previously mentioned, it is important to note that the proposed interventions are mutually beneficial for G20 countries […]
A multifaceted issue with potential national, regional and international dimensions, migration, whether regular or irregular, has consistently been drawing the attention of all actors. Commenced with pressing security concerns because of irregular migration, the international and national levels of focus have shifted […]
Recommendation 1: Build a G20 Discussion and Negotiation Platform to: Facilitate dignified and safe repatriation and rehabilitation of Rohingyas into Myanmar Exert diplomatic pressure on Myanmar to grant citizenship rights to Rohingyas Facilitate dignified and safe repatriation and rehabilitation of Rohingyas into […]
Cities in G20 countries need to accept more responsibility for managing migration and its impact. City leaders, private sector, civil society and migrants themselves would have a role to play in helping the city prepare for future immigrant flows. A migration preparedness […]