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ISSUE 6 THE WORLD POLICY FORUM GLOBAL SOLUTIONS JOURNAL RECOUPLING G20/T20 ITALY 2021 EDITION ABALKHAIL ∙ ALTINTZIS ∙ BOLLRICH ∙ BRADFORD ∙ BUCHOUD BUCK ∙ CASALI ∙ DE CARVALHO ∙ ENGELS ∙ FARRELL ∙ FILGUEIRA FLEURBAEY ∙ GALAL ∙ GÖRLICH ∙ GRIMALDA ∙ GURRÍA HOLTMANN ∙ KASTROP ∙ KIRTON ∙ LIMA DE MIRANDA ∙ LO VUOLO MAGRI ∙ MAIRA ∙ MIYAMOTO ∙ MORO ∙ POITIERS ∙ PONATTU POUSHTER ∙ RAHA ∙ SCHULZE ∙ SNOWER ∙ SOETBEER STEINHILBER ∙ STIEGLER ∙ TRIFONE ∙ TWOMEY ∙ WARREN WEISE ∙ WIKE ∙ YOSHINO THE WORLD POLICY FORUM ISSUE 6 ∙ JANUARY 2021 GLOBAL SOLUTIONS JOURNAL ∙ ISSUE 6 FOREWORD tion – an experience from which all G20 COVID-19. You will find many thoughts on Dear Friends and countries can learn. all of this in this Journal. The Global Solutions Summit in 2021 aims to contribute new thinking about the Colleagues, » Among the new normal, along with learnings about how to combat pandemics. We hope to be lessons for the able to welcome thought leaders from all segments of society in Berlin on May 27– post-pandemic 28, 2021. As always, there will be public sessions that focus on concrete policy world is the proposals, next to closed meetings and The year 2021 has just begun, and, for sessions of T20 task forces. To prepare Dennis J. Snower the first time, Italy has assumed the G20 need for a for all eventualities, the Summit will be a President, Global Presidency. We warmly congratulate the hybrid event. Solutions Initiative renowned think tank ISPI (Italian Institute shift toward After the rapid innovation and digi- for International Political Studies), a long- talization of the past months, which cul- standing partner of the Global Solutions resilience minated in the Global Solutions Summit Initiative and member of its Council for 2020, we aim to bring together the best Global Problem-Solving, for hosting this in society, of the physical and the digital world. We Markus Engels year’s T20 process. will connect to foster dialogue and the ex- Secretary General, The other G20 engagement groups economy and change of ideas, even more profound rec- Global Solutions have commenced their work as well. We ommendations, greater networks, wider Initiative wish them a successful start. The Global politics.« participation and easier access to our Solutions Initiative and its networking community. All of you will have the chance partners are looking forward to support- to contribute and participate – either on- ing the Italian G20 Presidency and its en- Among the lessons for the post-pan- line or onsite in Berlin. gagement groups. demic world is the need for a shift toward Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic is resilience in society, economy and poli- We look forward to seeing you again soon. still a major priority in all countries, re- tics. Resilience is not the same as effi- gions and international institutions – and ciency. It demands more sustainability, Please stay safe and well! will be for the foreseeable future. The more empowerment of people and more medical and economic challenges of the recoupling between social groups and With hope and confidence, pandemic are obvious, and its impact on sectors of society. The T20 and the other societies cannot be neglected. Solidarity G20-related engagement groups can con- Dennis & Markus in and between societies, as well as mul- tribute to designing the "new normal" and tilateralism, are needed now more than simultaneously ensure that other press- ever. With Italy’s Presidency of the G20, ing challenges are not forgotten. The we look to a country that had an early and fight against climate change and loss of grave understanding of the pandemic. biodiversity, inequality and poverty, as Rome has gained vast experience regard- well as the reform of data governance are ing the complex challenges of COVID-19 mega-projects that cannot wait. Each in and the need for international coopera- its own way is connected to overcoming 4 5 CONTENTS CONTENTS Global Solutions Journal Issue 6 THE FUTURE OF THE G20 DIGITAL GOVERNANCE 14 Italy’s G20: Priorities and challenges of a crucial year 80 Consumer policy after COVID-19: Paolo Magri, ISPI Fostering social cohesion requires an update to digital governance 17 The role and priorities of Italian civil society for the 2021 G20 Presidency Christian Kastrop and Dominic Ponattu, German Federal Ministry of Riccardo Moro, GCAP Justice and Consumer Protection 23 Recovery with resilience for the world of work: 87 Revisiting digital governance Labor’s recommendations to the Italian G20 Presidency Dennis J. Snower, Global Solutions Initiative Yorgos Altintzis, ITUC Paul Twomey, CIGI Maria Farrell, University of Western Australia 29 Engagement group recommendations realized in G20 Summits John Kirton and Brittaney Warren, G20 Research Group 94 Digital services and data flows in global trade Dennis Görlich, Kiel Institute for the World Economy 37 A reliable framework for transformation Niclas Frederic Poitiers, Bruegel Svenja Schulze, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 39 Towards an agenda for transforming the global economy: Prospects for Italy’s G20 Presidency 2021 THE NEW NORMAL Dennis Görlich, Kiel Institute for the World Economy 110 Reset, recovery, and resilience alone? 45 Changing the game with China: Elisabeth Bollrich and Jochen Steinhilber, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung An “alternative framework” for China-West relations 117 Cities and the future of growth: Towards an economy of well-being? Colin Bradford, China-West Dialogue Nicolas J.A. Buchoud, Grand Paris Alliance Hazem Galal, PwC Katharina Lima de Miranda, Kiel Institute for the World Economy NEW MEASUREMENT Luca Trifone, Municipality of Rome 129 Principle of duality for the new normal 56 Measuring what matters in times of crisis: Jörg Buck, German-Italian Chamber of Commerce Looking beyond GDP to a well-being framework that measures true growth Angel Gurría, OECD 136 A proposal for a global universal basic income: A means to foster global citizenship through progressive global taxation 64 Measure what is valuable: A plea for a system change Gianluca Grimalda, Kiel Institute for the World Economy Markus Engels, Global Solutions Initiative Fernando Filgueira, Universidad de la República Katharina Lima de Miranda, Kiel Institute for the World Economy Marc Fleurbaey, Paris School of Economics 69 Corporate activism: Rubén Lo Vuolo, Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Public Policy A legal framework for “corporate recoupling” in Brazil 143 Towards a new paradigm for sustainable infrastructure: João Bernardo Casali and João Daniel de Carvalho, Iönica A call to action by “The Solutions Lab: Scaling for Sustainable Infrastructure” Manuel Holtmann, GIZ 6 7 CONTENTS 150 A new architecture for global governance: Local systems’ solutions are essential for solving systemic global problems Arun Maira, HelpAge International 158 Bridging the gender gap in leadership: A strategic approach Jouharah Mouhammed Abalkhail, Institute of Public Administration 167 Jobs, growth and sustainability: India’s recovery needs a new social contract to square the “impossible” trinity Shuva Raha, CEEW 174 The role of foundations during a pandemic: The German Federal Environmental Foundation’s funding measures at the nexus of COVID-19 and sustainability Cornelia Soetbeer, German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) 181 Building resilience against future crises: The role of Multilateral Development Banks in providing a crucial global public good Ursula Stiegler and Madita Weise, GIZ 189 Citizens want more multilateralism Richard Wike and Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center 198 Revisiting the public debt stability condition: Rethinking the Domar condition after COVID-19 Naoyuki Yoshino, Keio University Hiroaki Miyamoto, Tokyo Metropolitan University 208 The Global Solutions Initiative 210 Imprint 8 THE FUTURE OF THE G20 Page 14 Italy’s G20: Priorities and challenges of a crucial year Paolo Magri ISPI The future Page 17 The role and priorities of Italian civil society for the 2021 of the G20 G20 Presidency Riccardo Moro GCAP Page 23 Recovery with resilience for the world of work Yorgos Altintzis ITUC 11 GLOBAL SOLUTIONS JOURNAL ∙ ISSUE 6 THE FUTURE OF THE G20 Page 29 Engagement group Page 39 Towards an agenda for recommendations transforming the global realized in economy G20 Summits Dennis Görlich John Kirton, Kiel Institute for the World Brittaney Warren Economy G20 Research Group Page 45 Changing the game Page 37 A reliable framework with China for transformation Colin Bradford Svenja Schulze China-West Dialogue German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 12 13 GLOBAL SOLUTIONS JOURNAL ∙ ISSUE 6 THE FUTURE OF THE G20 ber 2020, and a second wave of the virus the digital transformation is accelerat- Italy’s G20: spreading across Europe and the United ing as remote work and distance learning States. Measures undertaken to contain continues. Digitalization allows us to reap the spread of the virus have plunged our new benefits and creates new opportuni- Priorities and economies into the deepest recession in ties, but it also provides new challenges over a century, with forecasts from the In- in terms of jobs and education, especially ternational Monetary Fund of a -4.4% de- for vulnerable groups. Finding solutions to challenges of cline in global GDP in 2020 (much steeper a world of rising inequalities was already than the -0.1% recorded during the Great important before the crisis, but it is now recession in 2009). imperative for world leaders. a crucial year As
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