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G7 Japan 2023

Think7 (T7) is the official think tank engagement group of the Group of 7 (G7). Under the T7 process, global think tank experts develop research-based policy recommendations for consideration by G7 countries and partners, in coordination with the G7 presidency. The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) is hosting T7 as part of Japan’s 2023 G7 presidency, under the T7 Japan theme Addressing Crises, Reigniting Sustainable Development, Bridging the G7 and G20. ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe is T7 Japan Lead Chair.

G7 Japan 2023 Task Forces

Development and Economic Prosperity
Wellbeing, Environmental Sustainability, and Just Transition
Science and Digitalization for A Better Future
Peace, Security, and Global Governance

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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