White Papers

AI Government Procurement Guidelines

Governments are increasingly seeking to capture the opportunities offered by AI to improve public-sector productivity and the provision of services to the public and to stimulate the econ...

20 September 2019

Humanitarian Investing – Mobilizing Capital to Overcome Fragility

With over 2 billion people living in countries where development outcomes are affected by fragility, conflict, and violence, there is a critical need for new models and resources for huma...

20 September 2019

Global Future Council on Health and Healthcare 2018-2019 A Vision for the Future: Transforming Health Systems

A Vision for the Future: Transforming Health Systems

20 September 2019

Responsible Use of Technology

The increasingly pervasive use of technology in our everyday lives has triggered a debate on how new and disruptive technologies – such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, 3D print...

19 September 2019

Reshaping Global Value: Technology, Climate, Trade – Global Value Chains under Pressure

Today’s global value chains and the end-to-end processes that underpin them from raw material extraction and processing through to consumer fulfillment and end-of-life disposal, reuse or ...

19 September 2019

The Next Generation of Data-Sharing in Financial Services: Using Privacy Enhancing Techniques to Unlock New Value

This report explores an emerging set of technologies known as "privacy enhancing techniques" (PETs), and their ability to unlock new value in the financial services industry by facilitati...

12 September 2019

The Speed of the Energy Transition Gradual or Rapid Change?

The energy industry is complex, and understanding the major trends changing the industry can be challenging. Investors, policy-makers, business people and other interested stakeholders re...

12 September 2019

Inclusive Deployment of Blockchain for Supply Chains: Part 4 – Protecting Your Data

The deployment of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies in supply chains offers considerable advantages. Nevertheless, their deployment and implementation can raise concern...

10 September 2019

Digitizing Entrepreneurship for Impact

“Digitizing Entrepreneurship for Impact” means the opportunity for all entrepreneurs, no matter where they are located, to contribute to solving global challenges. Whereas the gravitation...

4 September 2019

The Sub-Saharan Africa Risks Landscape

This paper comes as dynamic global and regional factors are affecting countries across sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to rising geopolitical and geo-economic frictions, the effects of cl...

2 September 2019

Inclusive Deployment of Blockchain for Supply Chains: Part 3 – Public or Private Blockchains – Which One Is Right for You?

For supply chain organizations launching new blockchain projects, one of the most fraught considerations typically is whether to use a public or private ledger and what permission models....

2 August 2019

Shared, Electric and Automated Mobility (SEAM) Governance Framework: Prototype for North America and Europe

To help cities accelerate emissions reduction and address pressing climate risks, the Shared, Electric and Automated Mobility (SEAM) Governance Framework outlines a four-step process that...

19 July 2019

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