After 70 years of peace and prosperity, the far-reaching changes introduced by technological innovation and deeper economic integration have created a new politics of fragmentation. To meet the challenges of an increasingly complex, constantly evolving world, policymakers will have to learn to think – and then act – today’s disruptors.
GENEVA – As the Fourth Industrial Revolution continues to reshape the global political economy, many are grasping for ideas about how to effect positive systemic change. In a world where technology is both a disrupter and the driving force of progress, the best approach may be to apply lessons from technology to policymaking itself. Policymakers, like start-ups, must look for more ways to iterate what works and abandon what doesn’t.
GENEVA – As the Fourth Industrial Revolution continues to reshape the global political economy, many are grasping for ideas about how to effect positive systemic change. In a world where technology is both a disrupter and the driving force of progress, the best approach may be to apply lessons from technology to policymaking itself. Policymakers, like start-ups, must look for more ways to iterate what works and abandon what doesn’t.