Critical Decision Points Facing Government Leaders in a Transforming World
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Strategic Shocks
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Widening Divides
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System Disruptors
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Policy Accelerators
In the critical juncture the world has entered, governments face a radically altered landscape of uncertainty featuring challenges and opportunities that are not just unfamiliar, but in many cases structurally novel. The world we have entered does not just feel different – it is different.
The World Government Summit Organization’s report – “Critical Decision Points Facing Government Leaders in a Transforming World” – takes a broad look at the many-hued challenges we face as a global community. The report details the opportunities and risks that come from new technologies, the possibilities and pitfalls of economic change, and the enduring importance of building responsive and resilient systems and government institutions.
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