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Integrated Corporate Governance: A Practical Guide to Stakeholder Capitalism for Boards of Directors
The role of company Boards of Directors has never been more crucial – and under review. The major technological, environmental, geopolitical and socio‑econom...
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Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT): Paths towards Free and Trusted Data Flows
A major international initiative on data flows, the Osaka Track, was launched by heads of governments under Japan’s G20 leadership in 2019. This paper develo...
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A Roadmap for CrossBorder Data Flows: Future-Proofing Readiness and Cooperation in the New Data Economy
The World Economic Forum partnered with the Bahrain Economic Development Board and a Steering Committee-led project community of organizations from around th...
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The Media, Entertainment and Culture Industry’s Response and Role in a Society in Crisis
In the first of a series of papers on what COVID-19 will mean for the media and entertainment industry, this report, in collaboration with Accenture, explore...
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Genomic Data Policy Framework and Ethical Tensions
This white paper aims to begin addressing the need for new or modified policies by proposing a genomic data policy framework and corresponding set of ethical...
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Transformational Investment: Converting Global Systemic Risks into Sustainable Returns
The report identifies six systemic risks and establishes a governance framework to enable the investment community to address risks related to water security...
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Global Innovations from the Energy Sector 2010-2020
This paper, from the World Economic Forum’s International Energy Community in China, presents an opportunity to reflect on some of the energy industry’s succ...
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How to rebound stronger from COVID-19: Resilience in manufacturing and supply systems
The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Kearney, brought together C-level executives from different industry sectors to identify best responses to th...
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Emerging Priorities and Principles for Managing the Global Economic Impact of COVID-19
The Forum’s second edition of the Chief Economists Outlook addresses these questions: Where is the economy heading in the current situation? How effective ar...
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Inclusive Deployment of Blockchain for Supply Chains: Part 6 – A Framework for Blockchain Interoperability
Contrary to common belief, this specific challenge is not only a technology problem, but also a problem in governance, data ownership and commercial business...
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Workforce Principles for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stakeholder Capitalism in a Time of Crisis
While there currently is a significant focus on the public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the workforce and societal implications are n...
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Known Traveller Digital Identity Specifications Guidance
The Known Traveller Digital Identity (KTDI) concept relies upon a trusted, decentralized and interoperable identity platform enabled through technologies ...
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