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.
The Global Solutions Initiative is primarily funded by major German foundations and public institutions. Please find a complete list of our partners here. Funds are mainly used to support independent research serving the G20’s global public interest.
Policy Advice
Revisiting Digital Governance
This paper summarizes an array of problems associated with the current digital governance, which ultimately threaten the continued functioning of our economic market systems, undermine our democratic processes, and degrade the cohesion of our societies. The central claim of the paper is that the benefits of the current system can be retained, while the problems can be overcame substantially through three insights.
D. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative), P. Twomey (Center for International Governance Innovation), M. Farrell
The Socioeconomics of Pandemics Policy
To encourage people around the world to cooperate globally in tackling global problems, policymakers at local, national and global levels will need to encourage people around the world to cooperate globally in tackling global problems, with the aid of two powerful tools that humans throughout history have used to coordinate their efforts: identity-shaping narratives and institutions of multi-level governance. Read more.
D. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative)
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)
News
UN Global Dialogue Initiative: Young Voices on the Future of Multilateralism
The Global Solutions Initiative and 1014 are hosting a unique event on the future of multilateralism. Youth advocates from around the world will take part.
Social Cohesion and the State: A Comment on the Webinar of Task Force 4 of the T20 2020
Recoupling Dashboard co-author Katharina Lima de Miranda reflects on the Webinar of Task Force 4 of the Think20 2020.
G20 think tanks support call for a new measure of prosperity
After the release of the Recoupling Dashboard in January 2020, the Think20 (T20) network and official G20 engagement group has now appealed to the G20 to adopt a new way of measuring wellbeing. Read more here.
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The #GlobalSolutions initiative heartily welcomes State Sec. for Consumer Policy and Digital Society @KastropC, a close ally in striving for fair & equal #multilateralism, to Twitter. Looking forward to the joint event on revisiting #digitalgovernance with @BMJV_Bund on Nov. 10!
As the private sector convenes @b20, the need for transformations towards a fair and inclusive economy is strikingly evident. At the 2020 #GlobalSolutions Summit, Peter Bakker @MPB_WBCSD @wbcsd and @Bob_Moritz @PwC debate the why and how:
https://www.global-solutions-initiative.org/activities/summit/summit-2020-themes/summit-2020-round-up/
#recoupling
A newly sharpened analytical lens will enable the rebuilding of #macroeconomics and strenghten the #recoupling of social & economic prosperity: #cooperation is key. Many thanks to fellow participants @moorehl and @profjasonpotts, and to @RebuildMacro for their incredible event!