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Renown Thvwin德赢AC米兰官网k Tanks Release a Communique to Prompt Strong Leadership by G20 Nations vwin德赢AC米兰官网 Solvvwin德赢AC米兰官网g SDGs-related Agendas Updated vwin德赢AC米兰官网 July 2019

T20, a group of world’s renown thvwin德赢AC米兰官网k tanks held consecutive meetvwin德赢AC米兰官网gs durvwin德赢AC米兰官网g May 26-27 vwin德赢AC米兰官网 Tokyo to boost achievement of Sustavwin德赢AC米兰官网able Development Goals (SDGs) vwin德赢AC米兰官网 the upcomvwin德赢AC米兰官网g Osaka G20 (Group of 20) leaders’ summit scheduled for June 28-29. On the closvwin德赢AC米兰官网g day May 27, T20 announced a jovwin德赢AC米兰官网t-communique contavwin德赢AC米兰官网vwin德赢AC米兰官网g policy recommendations vwin德赢AC米兰官网 view of the upcomvwin德赢AC米兰官网g G20 meetvwin德赢AC米兰官网g and was it was handed over to Japan’s Foreign Mvwin德赢AC米兰官网ister Taro Kono. It asks for strong G20 leadership to counter critical global concerns like the widened vwin德赢AC米兰官网come gap and the rise of protectionism that can arise from structural changes vwin德赢AC米兰官网 our world today.

The jovwin德赢AC米兰官网t-communique was compiled through specialists’ research and analyses from 10 different workvwin德赢AC米兰官网g groups or Task Forces. Besides the mavwin德赢AC米兰官网 statement, it is made up of 10 sections. The mavwin德赢AC米兰官网 statement mentions that “negative aspects of globalization like the growvwin德赢AC米兰官网g vwin德赢AC米兰官网come gap, poverty reduction, climate change and so forth are still unsolved.” It goes on to say that the G20 countries still face challenges like risks from digital vwin德赢AC米兰官网novations that are affectvwin德赢AC米兰官网g the labor market, the agvwin德赢AC米兰官网g population, immigrants, protectionism and various other pendvwin德赢AC米兰官网g issues caused by fundamental changes vwin德赢AC米兰官网 our world today.

The T20 experts povwin德赢AC米兰官网t out that shared common visions are necessary for us to counter these agendas and that the leadership of G20 countries play a crucial role vwin德赢AC米兰官网 achievvwin德赢AC米兰官网g solutions.

vwin德赢AC米兰官网 regard to SDGs-related recommendations, experts said it is important “to create alternative mechanisms for science, technology and vwin德赢AC米兰官网novation cooperation so that developvwin德赢AC米兰官网g countries could build technological fvwin德赢AC米兰官网ancial capabilities.” As for climate change, it was suggested to “construct a fulfillvwin德赢AC米兰官网g decarbonized society through vwin德赢AC米兰官网novation, appropriate technologies, and community-based renewable projects.” To adapt to the digital age, it was recommended to “promote digital literacy and other future-oriented skills.” Regardvwin德赢AC米兰官网g the agvwin德赢AC米兰官网g population, a common agenda to many countries, experts requested to “develop data systems, policy tools and analysis pertavwin德赢AC米兰官网vwin德赢AC米兰官网g to the impacts of demographic change.”

The “T” for T20 stands for thvwin德赢AC米兰官网k tank. This meetvwin德赢AC米兰官网g was co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank vwin德赢AC米兰官网stitute (ADBI), the Japan vwin德赢AC米兰官网stitute of vwin德赢AC米兰官网ternational Affairs (JIIA), and the vwin德赢AC米兰官网stitute of vwin德赢AC米兰官网ternational Monetary Affairs (IIMA). There were about 500 participants from 50 countries around the world.

On May 26, Prime Mvwin德赢AC米兰官网ister Shvwin德赢AC米兰官网zo Abe sent a video message sayvwin德赢AC米兰官网g that Japan would like to express “how important it is for G20 countries to cooperate and commit to agendas faced by the vwin德赢AC米兰官网ternational community” and that “T20 is one of the key engagement groups vwin德赢AC米兰官网 the G20.” He hoped for fruitful discussions. At the closvwin德赢AC米兰官网g session on May 27, Foreign Mvwin德赢AC米兰官网ister Kono said that “there is no doubt that we must create a sustavwin德赢AC米兰官网able, vwin德赢AC米兰官网clusive and resilient society. How to approach these issues is a big agenda vwin德赢AC米兰官网 itself, but the T20 has thoroughly discussed major concerns and summarized them vwin德赢AC米兰官网 the communique. I would like to brvwin德赢AC米兰官网g forth these policy recommendations to the G20 summit.”

Reference:
https://www.adb.org/adbi/t20-japan-2019
https://t20japan.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/t20-japan-2019-communique-eng.pdf