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G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s G20 Presidency guided the work of the G20 under the theme of “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”. The three aims of the presidency were: Empowering People, Safeguarding the Planet, and Shaping New Frontiers. The T20 Saudi Arabia is an engagement group that contributed to the G20 Saudi Arabia by Serving as the 'ideas bank' of the G20, Providing research-based policy recommendations to the G20, Facilitating interactions between the G20 and the think-tank and research community, and Communicating with the broader public about issues of global importance.

G20 Saudi Arabia 2020 Task Forces

TF1 - Trade, Investment, and Growth
TF2 - Climate Change and Environment
TF3 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing
TF4 - Social Cohesion and the State
TF5 - The Future of Multilateralism and Global Governance
TF6 - Economy, Employment, and Education in the Digital Age
TF7 - G20 Support for SDGs and Development Cooperation
TF8 - International Financial Architecture
TF9 - Migration and Young Societies
TF10 - Sustainable Energy, Water, and Food Systems
TF11 - (COVID-19) Multidisciplinary Approaches to Complex Problems Policy Briefs

Latest Policy Briefs

Inclusive digital transformation
Amplifying Digitalisation For Sustainable Agri-food Systems
Ensuring food security emerges as a critical global imperative, particularly in the present and future uncertain geopolitical and economic circumstances. The contemporary agri-food systems heavily depend on international trade, ...
Inclusive digital transformation
5G Emergence In The Global South: Challenges And Policies To Overcome The Digital Infrastructure Gap
Since 2016 G20 has focused on digital connectivity as an economic prosperity driver and the overcoming of multiple social inequalities. Currently, 5G is playing a prominent role in foreign ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Powering Youth Engagement For An Inclusive Digital Economy
This policy brief advocates for youth meaningful engagement in digital economy policy and leverages youth’s perspectives on how to ensure that new digital technologies advance the Sustainable Development Goals ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Toward Universal And Meaningful Connectivity: Strategy To Overcome Affordability Barriers
The challenge of digital affordability persists, with approximately 2.6 billion people, one-third of the global population, still lacking connectivity. While smartphones and broadband access are becoming more affordable in ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Gaps In Digital Financial Inclusion: Lessons For G20
This policy brief aims to construct and analyze indices for access and usage dimensions of digital financial inclusion (DFI) in G20 economies, incorporating demographic characteristics such as gender, age, ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Strategies For Collecting Demand-side Data On Digital Technologies For Informed Policies In The Global South
The T20 aims to promote an “inclusive, sustainable, participatory, and fair global economy”’, supporting the SDGs set out in Agenda 2030. This emphasis has placed digitalisation on the core ...

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