Global Solution Networks Blog
Recent articles and research reports
DLD 2013: Solve Global Problems Differently
Don Tapscott took the stage at this year's DLD and share first findings from the research on how non-state networks may surpass international institutions, like the UN, IMF and World Bank, in their roles as global policy makers. Digital advancement enables these...
Examining the True Meaning of Davos
The European skiers have once again checked into the hotels of this small Swiss village, replacing the attendees of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. One occurrence this week caused me to stand back and reflect more broadly on the meaning of this event...
WEF: Creating a Dynamic, Resilient World
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum starts Tuesday. Once again, world leaders, including heads of government and ministerial representation from all but one G20 country, are among the more than 2,500 participants from over 100 countries that are gathering...
The Economist: Global Governance
Watch The Economist Interview with Don Tapscott as he explains the nature of global networks and why they are better-equipped to deal with problems like climate change and nation states.
Governing the Web (and everything else)
Representatives of more than 190 governments begin a profoundly important 12-day closed-door meeting in Dubai on Monday to hammer out how the Internet should be run and who should pay for its operation. The International Telecommunication Union, a low-profile United...
Global Solution Networks for the 21st Century
This year The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, launched a multi-million dollar global investigation of emerging non-state networks of civil society, the private sector, government and individual...
Campus Party 2012 Europe: Keynote
People everywhere are collaborating like never before. From education, science and the humanities to new approaches to citizen engagement and democracy, sparkling new initiatives are underway, embracing a new set of principles for the 21st century -- collaboration,...