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A new vision for Infratech: Governance and value network integration through federated data spaces and advanced infrastructure services for a resilient and sustainable future

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing
Policy area: Resilient Infrastructure and Financing
Michael Bühler (Konstanz University of Applied Sciences (Lead author)), Thorsten Jelinek (Taihe Institute), Konrad Nübel (Technical University Munich (Core team)), Norman Anderson (CG/LA Infrastructure), Glenn Ballard (UC Berkeley), Mark Bew (PCSG Limited), David Bowcott (Aon Risk Solutions), Kai Broek (Capgemini Invent), Gerd Buziek (Esri Deutschland GmbH), Isabel Cane, Raffaele Della Croce (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)), Harry Dimitriou (University College London), Dale Evans (Project13), Jeff Herriman (Ascentage Group, LLC), Volker Kefer (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure), Isidora Kosta (World Economic Forum), Thomas Maier (G20 Global Infrastructure Hub), Ibrahim Odeh (Columbia University), Rafael Sacks (Technion Israel Institute of Technology), Hajnalka Vaagen (Norwegian University of Technology), Thomas Schmid (Bavarian Construction Industry Association)

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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