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Global Solutions Summit 2026
Jun 1–2, 2026Mission Statement We keep the world’s most urgent crises at the forefront of the international agenda at the Global Solutions Summit (GSS). Trust in global cooperation must be earned through results.…
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Coalition-Based AI Governance for Middle Powers
Apr 23, 2026 at 15:00 CETAI governance isn’t just a challenge for superpowers—it’s a pressing issue for middle powers, too. The risks posed by existing AI systems are real and growing, especially as autonomous technologies…
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Online Launch Event: New Report on Multilateral Climate Finance and Inequality Reduction
Apr 21, 2026 at 15:00 CETExperts from across the globe have come together through the Solutions Lab, an initiative by GIZ in collaboration with the Global Solutions Initiative, to explore how multilateral climate funds can be…
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Digital Empowerment in Practice
Mar 18, 2026 at 12:00 UTCEvery day, individuals around the world generate vast amounts of personal data, yet they rarely have the power to benefit from it or control how it is used. In Episode Six of Digital Rules, Human Values,…
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Global Sustainability Agendas – Identifying and Overcoming Financing Gaps and Obstacles
Program: Climate Action and Sustainability
Infrastructure Solutions to Advance Data Agency in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Program: Digital and AI Transformation
Redirecting Business Performance
Program: Human Flourishing
Solutions Lab
Program: Global Trade, Geoeconomics and Finance
Changing World Dialogue
Program: Global Governance and Multilateralism
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Solution Spaces
Catalysing Positive Digital Infrastructure Innovation
Vidisha Mishra, Christian Kastrop, Sarah Nicole, Jeb Bell, Astha Kapoor, Louise Karczeski, Jonas KgomoThis policy brief calls for a redesign of global digital infrastructure to center citizen agency, equity, and sustainability. As data increasingly drives economic and social power, current models –…
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Solution Spaces
From Silos to Synergies: Aligning Multilateral Climate Funds with Inequality Reduction
Anthony Kamande, Arabo Ewinyu, Daniel Suryadarma, João Francisco Araújo Maria, Lauren Hermanus, Mikatekiso Kubayi, Miriam W. Orio Omolo, Nithi Nesadurai, Rawane Yasser, Rémy Weber, Sandra PaulsenDeep inequalities persist in today’s world – both between countries and within societies. Currently, 71% of the global population live in countries where socio-economic inequality is rising, and…
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Solution Spaces
How to Make the UN's AI Modalities Resolution Count
Vidisha Mishra, Nicole MangerOn August 26, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/79/325 (the AI Modalities Resolution) by consensus and without a vote, after months of negotiations. At a time when consensus is elusive…
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Global Solutions Journal
Global Solutions Journal Issue 11
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Digital Infrastructure Solutions to Empower Citizens
Christian Kastrop, Vidisha Mishra, Mateo Rodriguez, Jeb Bell, Sarah NicoleThis report draws on a series of multistakeholder consultations held on November 12, 2024, on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum and in the lead-up to the AI Action Summit, as well as…
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