Who We Are
The Global Solutions Initiative is a global collaborative enterprise that proposes policy responses to major global problems, addressed by the G20, the G7 and other global governance fora. The policy recommendations and strategic visions are generated through a disciplined research program by leading research organizations, elaborated in policy dialogues between researchers, policymakers, business leaders and civil society representatives.
The Global Solutions Initiative was founded during the 2017 German G20 Presidency. Since then, the Global Solutions Initiative supports the Think20 process for think tanks. Read more about the Global Solutions Initiative’s Vision & Mission.
Policy Advice
Measuring what you treasure: The Recoupling Dashboard
To stop fragmentation among societies and to ensure economic activities are carried out sustainably, the use of GDP as an indicator of prosperity is no longer enough.
D. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative), K. Lima de Miranda (IfW Kiel)
Toward global paradigm change
To make progess recoupling our economic, political and social domains, we need to go back to basics and inquire how humanity has managed to perform massive acts of cooperation in the past. Read more
D. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative)
Quality infrastructure investment: Ways to increase the rate of return for infrastructure investments
This paper points out the importance of high-quality infrastructure investment where quality is measured by how much economic and social value can be created by infrastructure projects in a region. Read more
S. Lakhia (ADBI), N. Hendriyetty (ADBI), N. Yoshino (ADBI)
News
Awakening in the post-pandemic world
Governments around the world are in crisis mode, “waging war” against the coronavirus on two fronts: containing the spread of the pandemic through social distancing and mitigating the resulting economic fallout. Once the crisis is over, we will hopefully awaken into a new world, one where we can learn the far-reaching, long-term lessons.
Global Solutions Summit 2020 will offer participation in virtual sessions
On account of the Coronavirus epidemic and the international reactions to it, the Global Solutions Summit needs to be reconceived. It cannot take place in its current format, scope and international on-site presence in Berlin on April 20-21.
Measuring what you treasure: The Recoupling Dashboard
To stop the fragmentation of societies and to shape a sustainable economy, we require more than GDP and more than shareholder value as guides for governments and businesses. Measuring wellbeing must also take into consideration social solidarity and personal agency, as well as environmental sustainability.
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"National strategies are only sham solutions," @DJSnower, President of the Global Solutions Initiative, told @epdOst. When it comes to pandemics, international cooperation is required. (German) #coronavirus #g20 #g7 https://www.evangelisch.de/inhalte/168106/01-04-2020/oekonom-snower-fuer-mehr-internationale-kooperation-corona-krise
Der Ökonom @DJSnower plädiert für mehr internationale Kooperation bei der Bekämpfung des #coronavirus. Markus Engels
@glob_solutions warnt vor alten Fehlern bei der Bewältigung der Krise u. fordert mehr Wert-Schätzung für das Gesundheitwesen - mehr bei @epdOst @epd_news