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Author: Future Agenda | https://www.futureagenda.org
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In regions where government is seen as an inefficient provider, pressure shifts towards more public private partnerships. Across healthcare, education and transport, approaches include NGOs, technology and new business models.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/wider-public-private-partnerships/
As different nations with competing territorial and jurisdictional claims seek to exert greater maritime influence, the South China Sea becomes a focal point for access to reserves of oil and gas and wider control of key shipping lanes.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/tension-in-the-south-china-sea/
Increasing global unrest and rising international fundamentalism challenge trade routes and places of production. Corporates enhance government security to protect assets and maintain safe working environments.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/international-security-a-public-private-partnership/
China uses economic might and soft diplomacy to reshape the world order, usurp the dollar and dominate world trade. As a result migration to Asia increases, changing established market places. Africa will suffer as a result.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/sleeping-eagle-waking-dragon/
Climate change drives migration, which in turn creates new markets where consumer needs are based on survival. There is more benefit in providing low cost goods supporting a basic lifestyle rather than aspirational luxury.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/7884/
The shift from centralised production to decentralised manufacturing drives many to take a ‘smaller and distributed’ approach: Global supply chains are replaced by more regional, consumer-orientated supply webs and networks
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/supply-webs-not-chains/
In some countries, economies struggle to maintain growth as increased productivity and entrepreneurship is limited by fluctuating regulation and the challenge of running a free market economy.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/unpredictable-growth/
Influential developing economies drive new rules and practices where individuals and organisations design for risk and volatility – and are no longer limited by legacy business models and infrastructure.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/emerging-norms/
The ability to ‘transact anywhere’ with integrated, sophisticated authentication such as biometrics increases: More contactless technology and a convergence of standards, enable global information exchanges.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/seamless-ubiquitous-payments/
The world prepares for infectious disease outbreaks with renewed vigor. There is increased preparation and coordination among both public and provider stakeholders and greater investments in early warning systems.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/infectious-diseases-post-ebola/
Fairer prices for farmers, food producers and consumers are driven by the elimination of subsidies, the introduction of sustainability accounting into the corporate P&L and increased transparency and traceability of supply.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/fair-compensation-2/
We are more aware of the consequences of our actions: There is a sense of stewardship of the world – not only in how we manage our home, but also in how we live in our ecosystem. We start to behave as conscious stewards.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/conscious-stewards/
