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An Action Agenda for Africa’s Competitiveness
The Action Agenda for Africa’s Competitiveness synthesizes over 120 recommendations from over 200 participants from government, business, academia, international organizations and civil s...
Health Systems Leapfrogging in Emerging Economies
This report focuses on catalysing change through an “ecosystem approach” to partnerships. To effectively implement health innovations, we need closer and more efficient cooperation betwee...
Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology
Thirty measures are presented in the report, Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology as part of a construction “industry transformation framework”. Th...
Mastering Hypergrowth
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is creating enterprise opportunities at a staggering rate. How are global firms mastering hypergrowth in the new normal?
The Role of Financial Services in Society: Understanding the impact of technology-enabled innovation on financial stability
This paper, “Understanding the impact of technology-enabled innovation on financial stability”, articulates key findings from a series of interviews and roundtables held with leaders from...
Reforms to Accelerate the Development of India’s Smart Cities: Shaping the Future of Urban Development & Services
The report highlights the reforms required at state and local levels to implement smart cities in India. It recommends institutional, business-environment and sector-specific reforms to e...
Inspiring Future Cities & Urban Services: Shaping the Future of Urban Development & Services Initiative
The World Economic Forum has released a new report, Inspiring Future Cities & Urban Services
Understanding the Commercial Real Estate Investment Ecosystem: An Early Warning System Prototype
The World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future of Real Estate initiative defines real estate asset ecosystems and how real estate bubbles could be limited through innovative solutions.
Infrastructure & Urban Development: Building Foundations for Transparency
The Building Foundations for Transparency project comes at a critical time when governments are making concrete steps to tackle corruption in public processes including public procurement...
New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning Through Technology
The New Vision for Education project examines the role that technology can potentially play to improve education for the future. In phase II, we investigated innovative ways to help stude...
Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report 2016
The Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report 2016 ranks 126 countries on their ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy.
Social Innovation: A Guide to Achieving Corporate and Societal Value
As a central effort in the Global Challenge Initiative on Economic Growth and Social Inclusion, this is a “how to guide” for companies to create social and business value. Drawn from a se...