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Mainstreaming sustainability and global cooperation will need reforms on the global financial system

Mainstreaming Sustainability and Global Cooperation will Need Reforms on the Global Financial System JAKARTA, 21 FEBRUARY 2022. G20 has always been a forum that recognizes the importance of collective action and inclusive collaboration among major developed and emerging economies worldwide. Inclusive collaboration […]

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G20 needs to provide inclusive energy system to accelerate global energy transition

G20 Needs to Provide Inclusive Energy System to Accelerate Global Energy Transition JAKARTA, 21 FEBRUARY 2022. G20 member countries accounted for about 75% of global energy demand. Therefore, the G20 countries have a big responsibility and strategic role in encouraging the use […]

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G20 should address challenges in the digital transformation to enable new emerging markets to bloom in the future

G20 Should Address Challenges in the Digital Transformation to Enable New Emerging Markets to Bloom in the Future JAKARTA, 21 FEBRUARY 2022. Digital technology has accelerated growth and development in various industries, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital disruption eventually exposes the […]

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Preventing future health emergencies through global health

Preventing Future Health Emergencies through Global Health Architecture and Financing JAKARTA, 21 FEBRUARY 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has been the biggest challenge to the global community since the 1940s. Today, as global communities are overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic altogether, new conversations emerged […]

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Providing ways to address recovery and achieve sustainable development through inclusive global participation

Press Release of T20 Inception Conference: Providing ways to address recovery and achieve sustainable development through inclusive global participation JAKARTA, 21 FEBRUARY 2022. On the heels of the Handover Ceremony of the T20 presidency from Italy to Indonesia, the T20 Indonesia hosted […]

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The Global Solutions Summit 2022 is a T20 Indonesia associated event

The Global Solutions Summit 2022 has been recognized as an associated event by Think20 Indonesia under its G20 presidency. The Summit 2022 aims to support the T20 and G20 by bringing together top researchers, policymakers, business leaders, and civil society representatives in […]

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Policy Recommendations of Italian T20 available now

The T20 engagement group of the Italian G20 presidency in 2021 has released about 120 policy recommendations originating from renowned experts and thinktanks working in 11 task forces. All policy recommendations are available at this website alongside the policy recommendations of all […]

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T20 Italy recognizes Global Solutions Summit as associated event

Global Solutions Summit has been recognized as an associated event by Think20 Italy under its G20 presidency. The Summit 2021 aims to support the T20 and G20 by bringing together top researchers, policymakers, business leaders and civil society representatives in a renowned […]

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Global Solutions Journal G20/T20 Italy 2021 Edition

Out Now: The Global Solutions Journal G20/T20 Italy 2021 Edition focuses on Italy’s G20 priorities, overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Digital Governance and New Measurement.  Authors from various sectors – politics, research, academia, business, and civil society – have contributed to this multifaceted edition. 

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Top 20 Synthesis Recommendations: Expert brief highlights major policy proposals generated by G20 Engagement Groups

In advance of the G20 Leaders’ Summit on November 21st and 22nd 2020, a recent brief published by the G20 Research Group in cooperation with the Global Solutions Initiative highlights the 20 major policy proposals by the formal G20 Engagement Groups. An […]

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Revisiting Digital Governance

The digital sphere of today is associated with various problems that ultimately threaten our economic systems, democratic processes and cohesion of societies. Revisiting Digital Governance, a working paper first published in the Social Macroeconomics Working Paper Series of the Blavatnik School of […]

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Think20 supports call for a new measure of prosperity

In a recent statement, the Think20 (T20) appealed to the G20 to adopt new ways of measuring wellbeing. This appeal puts the Recoupling Dashboard, a country-specific research tool to measure the wellbeing of societies beyond GDP, at the centre. The Recoupling Dashboard […]

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Rebuilding the world post-COVID-19

In his closing address, Dennis J. Snower, President of the Global Solutions Initiative, highlights three key insights from over 800 contributions to the Digital Global Solutions Summit 2020: the need for value-driven policymaking, economies that protect the natural world and support for […]

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Now online: 2020 Digital Global Solutions Summit Program

The Global Solutions Summit 2020, held digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has so far welcomed 209 speakers, 45 keynotes, 36 panel discussions, dozens of vision statements and Policy Briefs. These fantastic contributions to the Think20 process and the 2020 G20 Presidency […]

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T20 Recommendations Realized: 2016 Hangzhou Summit

A report written by Julia Tops and Angela Min Yi Hou, members of the G20 Research Group, looks closely at the Think20 recommendations realized by G20 leaders at the Hangzhou Summit in 2016. The Toronto-based G20 Research Group published a report on […]

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Is the G7 Ready to Make Gender Equality a Global Cause?

Author: Juliane Stein-Zalai (Kiel Institute for the World Economy, IfW) The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Global Solutions Initiative. The current French G7 Presidency has promised to turn […]

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G20 Osaka Progress on International Trade

Dennis J. Snower According to widespread reports on the G20 Osaka Summit in the media, the G20 achieved little if anything on international trade. What received most media attention was that the G20 Leaders’ Declaration stopped short of denouncing protectionism. The resulting […]

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Digital Governance through the G20 Osaka Leader’s Declaration

Dennis J. Snower The underlying spirit of the G20 Leader’s Declaration can be summarized as follows:  “We share the notion of a human-centered future society, which is being promoted by Japan as Society 5.0” (§10). This vision, along with its implications for […]

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G20 finance ministers release 14-point communiqué

Group of 20 finance leaders met in Japan where they issued a communiqué at the close of their two-day meeting. Finance ministers and leaders from the world’s 20 leading industrialized and emerging economies met in Japan to find ways of working toward […]

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Official recommendations for G20 Summit published in T20 communiqué

The G20’s research and policy advice network shares its top policy recommendations ahead of the Osaka Summit next month. Think20 Japan published its key policy recommendations for the Group of 20 (G20) leaders after the T20 Summit concluded in Tokyo on Monday. […]

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T20 Japan’s Policy Briefs available to download on G20 Insights

Dozens of policy proposals generated by international think tanks involved in Think20 (T20) Japan are now available on the G20 Insights platform.  These recommendations were prepared by T20 Japan, the G20’s research and policy advice network, and cover 10 task force areas: […]

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Global Solutions Summit opens with the G20 Japan’s research and policy advice network

The third Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, Germany kicked off with calls for a paradigm change to recouple social, economic and political progress. Some 1,200 individuals attended the Global Solutions Summit, a Think20 Japan associated event, with 221 speakers from 120 countries […]

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T20 Japan recognizes Global Solutions Summit as associated event

Think20 Japan recognized the Global Solutions Summit as an associated event under its G20 presidency, for its work in bringing think tanks and researchers together to reflect on policy areas relevant to G20 policy makers. More than 150 speakers will participate in […]

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G20 Research Group publishes G20 Argentina: The 2018 Buenos Aires Summit

John Kirton, Madeline Koch and the G20 Research Group are pleased to announce the release of our latest publication, G20 Argentina: The 2018 Buenos Aires Summit, available for download at http://bit.ly/G20BuenosAires. Printed copies will be available at the International Media Centre in […]

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T20 Argentina Summit – Save the Date

Please save the date for the T20 Argentina Summit, which will take place on September 16 – 18 in Buenos Aires. The T20 Summit will bring together leading think tanks, government authorities, representatives from international organizations and stakeholders from the business community, where the […]

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“Recoupling”—New Global Solutions Journal presented

At the GLOBAL SOLUTIONS Summit 2018 in Berlin Dennis J. Snower, President of the Global Solutions Initiative and of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, presented German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the first issue of a new journal. The Global Solutions […]

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Livestream – Global Solutions Summit 2018 in Berlin

On 28/29 May 2018 in Berlin, the Global Solutions Summit will bring together leading think tanks from around the world, global policy-makers, business leaders and constructive NGOs with only one aim: to find solutions for global challenges.

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G20 Argentina: 49 policy briefs for global governance

The Think 20 Task Forces have defined their agenda for 2018 G20 Presidency. This includes the number of policy briefs they will produce, the main topics of the study and the meetings they will have during the year. The experts that make […]

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The T20 Argentina kicks off

Chaired by CIPPEC and CARI, a new round of the Think 20 (T20) to produce public policy proposals for the Argentine presidency of the G20 kicks off. The forum will draft proposals with the help of its 10 Task Forces on priority […]

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Available in Spanish: 20 PROPUESTAS DE SOLUCIONES PARA EL G20

The document “20 Solution Proposals for the G20” has been translated into Spanish to mark the official hand-over of the T20 leadership from Germany to Argentina.

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DIE and IfW hand over T20 leadership to Argentinian partners

Washington D.C.—Representatives from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Ent­wicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy met in Washington, D.C. with senior Argentine government and academic representatives. As the South American country is taking over the chair of the […]

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The G20 summit was more successful than you think

The G20 Summit 2017 has set the stage for important multilateral achievements in the future, thanks to Chancellor Merkel’s strength of purpose and the wide-ranging efforts of her G20 team. Specifically, there been three major achievements that deserve further attention by researchers and policy makers.

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G20 Groups: U.S. Government’s Decision on Paris Climate Agreement Irresponsible

Climate change represents one of the largest risks to sustainable development, gender equality, inclusiveness, equitable economic growth, and financial stability. To curtail climate change, we need fast and ambitious global action. Therefore, the Chairs of important G20 Engagement Groups consider the decision of the U.S. Government to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement as very short-sighted and irresponsible.

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T20 institutes launch Africa Standing Group

Initiated by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), a new Africa Standing Group (T20 ASG) has been launched. The Africa Standing Group plans to engage in cross-regional joint knowledge production and provide evidence-based policy advice related to cooperation between the G20 and Africa. The network encompasses more than 30 leading think tanks from across Africa and G20 countries.

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Ensuring Inclusiveness in a Digitalized World

We, the Engagement Partners of the G20 – the Business20, the Think20, and the Women20 – believe in the great potential of digital technologies for inclusive, future-oriented, and sustainable development. Digitalization revolutionizes the way we communicate, facilitates new forms of collaboration, accelerates [...]
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20 Solutions for the G20

The International Think 20 Group presented “20 Solution Proposals for the G20” to German Chancellery Minister Peter Altmaier. Unveiled at the T20’s Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, the document contains recommendations about dealing with global challenges like climate change, inequality, and digitalization. The document […]

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The Think 20 Summit begins – Livestream

The Think 20 Summit begins. Over one thousand participants in Berlin. The Summit will provide 20 Global Solutions for the G20 and is mandated by the German G20 Presidency. Global Solutions focuses on G20 topics, such as the digital economy, climate policy and […]

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T20 Innovation Forum Hangzhou: New Supply, New Driver & New Cooperation, Shaping the Future through STI

China Science and Technology Exchange Center hosted the T20 Innovation Forum in Hangzhou, China on May 6, 2017. Participants discussed the issues such as sustainable development and best practices sharing, digital economy, innovation capacity building and people-to-people exchanges, around the theme of New Supply, New Driver & New Cooperation, Shaping the Future through STI.

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Companies plead for a circular economy

A group of sustainable companies including multinationals and 2000 SMEs call upon the G20 to boost demand and transparency for circular products and services. A move towards a circular economy, which is restorative and regenerative by design, presents a huge opportunity. To […]

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T20 Mumbai: Dialogue on the Emerging World Economy

Gateway House co-hosted a T20 meeting in Mumbai on February 14, 2017 in with the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, with support from GIZ and Siemens India.

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T20 Task Force Forced Migration (TFFM), 14-16 February, 2017, in Amman, Jordan

T20 Task Force on Forced Migration urges G20 to assure the economic integration of forced migrants in host countries

Under the topic “Their Future is Now – Education, Skills Development and Labour Market Integration for Youth Affected by Forced Migration” members of the T20 Task Force Forced Migration (TFFM) convened from 14-16 February, 2017, in Amman, Jordan, for its Outreach Event of “on the ground” research and discussions.

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B20, C20 and T20 Climate and Energy Working Groups: Statement for a sustainable energy transition

Climate change represents one of the largest risks to sustainable development, inclusiveness, equitable economic growth and financial stability. To curtail climate change, we need fast, fundamental and foremost global action. We need to change how we produce and consume energy in all […]

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G20-Engagement-Groups

G20-Groups plead for open societies

The alliance of G20 Engagement Groups published a statement ahead of the meeting of the G20 Foreign Ministers in Germany to support open societies and international cooperation.

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What will be in the focus of G20/T20 Germany?

The T20 Germany Kick-Off Conference “Cohesion in Diversity: Accompanying the German G20 Presidency” has taken place on December 1 and 2, 2016 in Berlin.

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T20 Kickoff

How to make the G20 more relevant to the lives of people

What is the best way forward for the G20 to promote a sustainable and inclusive vision for the world? At the beginning of Germany’s G20 Presidency, the T20 addressed this challenge at its launch event in Berlin.

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