White Papers

Accelerating Gender Parity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

An Agenda for Leaders to Shape the Future of Education, Gender and Work

Internet for All: An Investment Framework for Digital Adoption

This White Paper is the end result of a year-long effort that began with a raised hand and simple question. At an Internet for All workshop during the World ...

Realizing the Potential of Blockchain

A Multistakeholder Approach to the Stewardship of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

Balancing Financial Stability, Innovation, and Economic Growth

In an effort to understand better the implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution – a technology-led transformation that is fundamentally altering the w...

Advancing Human-Centred Economic Progress in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Develop a new narrative vision and practical policy agenda to advance a more human-centred model of economic growth and development. Aimed at ensuring that t...

Responsible Mineral Development Initiative: Implementation Manual

The transformational potential of the mineral sector to create value is not being realised. Realising this potential is critical to the future of many nation...

Case Studies in Retirement System Reform

The challenges of providing ageing societies with a financially secure retirement are well known. In most countries, standards of living and healthcare advan...

We’ll Live to 100 – How Can We Afford It?

The challenges we face to provide our ageing societies with a financially secure retirement are well-known. Advances in healthcare, diet and nutrition have i...

The New Economic Context for the Arab World

The Arab World faces a conundrum of challenges that relate to its current economic model, the geopolitical tensions that characterize parts of the region, an...

Readiness for the Future of Production: Country Profiles

The nature of production is undergoing unprecedented change as new technologies transform cost structures, make new business models and methods of production...

Technology and Innovation for the Future of Production: Accelerating Value Creation

Shaping the Future of Production: Four Contrasting Perspectives in 2030

The transformative potential of technology in production systems is widely recognized, even while the precise configuration and extent of the possible transf...