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Engaging Citizens for Inclusive Futures: Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Trust through Citizen Dialogues

The COVID-19 pandemic has created severe economic and social disruption, with loss of lives and livelihoods, poverty and inequality on the rise in every country on Earth, presenting a serious threat to social cohesion and global cooperation. Understanding the individual experiences and perceptions of citizens will help chart a path towards a just post-pandemic recovery that puts those most affected at the centre. This report shares the results of deliberative citizen dialogues with more than 120 participants in Europe, India, West Africa and across an international network of students and children. The findings highlighted the importance of social cohesion and trust.

Governing Smart Cities: Policy Benchmarks for Ethical and Responsible Smart City Development

This report, Governing Smart Cities, provides a benchmark for cities looking to establish policies for ethical and responsible governance of their smart city programmes. It explores current practices relating to five foundational policies: ICT accessibility, privacy impact assessment, cyber accountability, digital infrastructure and open data. The findings are based on surveys and interviews with policy experts and city government officials from the Alliance’s 36 “Pioneer Cities”. The data and insights presented in the report come from an assessment of detailed policy elements rather than the high-level indicators often used in maturity frameworks.

Rebuilding Trust and Governance: Towards Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT)

This White Paper provides a bird’s-eye view of the governance challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with trust as the central theme. In cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and Japanese companies and academia, the World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan is working to find solutions to common challenges that exist at the root of various fields. As part of the effort, this paper proposes a Trust Governance Framework as a model for experts in diverse fields to share their knowledge and perspectives and to work together to address some of the big questions of the 21st century.

International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) Conference 2021 on “Fourth Industrial Revolution”

IASIA Conference is jointly organized by the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), the University of South Africa (hereafter: Unisa) and the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), it brings together practitioners, academics, PhD students and young researchers in public administration and management, as well as contributors from any other disciplines who exchange on a chosen theme. 

The 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Rwanda 2021 on “Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming” 


Leaders of the Commonwealth countries meet every 2 years at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). At CHOGM 2021, the leaders will discuss how to deliver the things which were discussed at CHOGM 2018 in London, which was on the theme ‘Towards a Common Future’.

The 7th Global Transparency Conference on “Rethinking Transparency: Challenging Ideals and Embracing Paradoxes”

The Global Conference on Transparency Research (GCTR) is the preeminent conference bringing together leading scholars from throughout the world to collectively advance our understanding of the impact and implications of transparency policies that involve governments, either directly or indirectly.

The Fifth United Nations Conference on the LDCs (LDC5)

LDC5 is a United Nations conference organised by the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS).The LDC Future Forum will bring together the academic community, policymakers and practitioners to solicit new thinking on the challenges and make policy recommendations for LDCs for the next decade.The Forum will contribute to the Fifth United Nations Conference on LDCs (LDC5), taking place in Doha in January 2022. It will address the structural challenges and emerging issues faced by LDCs. We will also debate and introduce policy recommendations that can support LDCs in achieving the SDGs, build their ability to compete in the global economy, and eventually move towards convergence with other more developed economies.

2021 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum on “Leading through the Crisis: Integrity and Anti-Corruption for a Resilient Recovery”

The conference will be held virtually under the theme of “Leading through the Crisis: Integrity and Anti-Corruption for a Resilient Recovery”. These objectives are aligned with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD's commitment to promoting policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.

The Davos Agenda 2021

The Davos Agenda, organized by the World Economic Forum, (WEForum) is a pioneering mobilization of global leaders to shape the principles, policies and partnerships needed in this challenging new context. It is essential for leaders from all walks of life to work together virtually for a more inclusive, cohesive and sustainable future as soon as possible in 2021.

25-29 January 2021| Event |Digital Government | English| Global
Organized by WEForum
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