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| Think20 (T20) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Think20 (T20) |
| Formation | 2010s |
| Type | International policy network |
| Purpose | Policy research and advice to Group of Twenty |
| Headquarters | Rotating host institutions |
| Region served | Global |
Think20 (T20) Think20 (T20) is an international network of policy institutes and research organizations that synthesizes evidence for the Group of Twenty summit process. It links academic centers, Brookings Institution, Chatham House, Council on Foreign Relations, Lowy Institute, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and others to produce policy briefs, task force reports, and communiqués informing leaders such as those at Summit of the Americas, United Nations General Assembly, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, European Council, and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development meetings.
T20 serves as the research engagement group within the Group of Twenty engagement groups ecosystem alongside Business Twenty, Labour Twenty, Women 20, Youth 20, Civil 20, Science Twenty, Urban 20, and Think Tanks and Civil Society. Its purpose is to channel expertise from institutions like Oxford University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National University of Singapore, University of Tokyo, University of Cape Town, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, International Monetary Fund staff alumni, and policy units at World Bank Group into actionable recommendations for heads of state and ministers at G20 Leaders' Summit. T20 themes commonly map to agendas like those in the Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals, Bretton Woods Conference legacies, WTO reform debates, and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings.
The initiative emerged after informal collaborations among think tanks during early G20 summits in the 2000s and formalized in the 2010s in response to calls from G20 sherpas and presidencies seeking structured expert input like that from B20 and C20. Early contributors included Asian Development Bank Institute, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Bruegel, Mercator Institute for China Studies, and Institute of International Finance. Over successive presidencies—G20 Argentina 2018, G20 Japan 2019, G20 Saudi Arabia 2020, G20 Italy 2021, G20 India 2023—the network expanded, aligning with priorities set by leaders from United States, China, European Union, India, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, and Turkey.
T20 is organized through a rotating host institution designated by the G20 presidency, partnering with a steering group composed of prominent think tanks such as Atlantic Council, Institute of Policy Studies Sri Lanka, Center for Strategic and International Studies, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and French Institute of International Relations. Membership spans regional research centers including Latin American Council of Social Sciences, African Economic Research Consortium, Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada, and national bodies like Korea Development Institute. Working groups and task forces draw on researchers affiliated with Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, LSE, University of Oxford, Sciences Po, Tsinghua University, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation alumni, and independent experts from organizations such as Transparency International and Human Rights Watch.
T20 convenes thematic task forces on topics paralleling G20 priorities: sustainable finance with input from European Investment Bank specialists, tax policy resonant with OECD initiatives, digital governance interacting with International Telecommunication Union frameworks, and public health linking to World Health Organization strategy. Reports often reference precedents from Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Montreal Protocol-style cooperation, and Kyoto Protocol transition mechanisms while proposing instruments compatible with frameworks like IMF facilities and World Bank lending. Task force outputs are authored by collaborators from Stockholm Environment Institute, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, Mercy Corps policy units, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, and legal scholars from University of Cambridge.
T20 delivers policy briefs, white papers, and a policy brief package to sherpas and G20 presidencies; its recommendations have influenced communiqués emanating from summits such as G20 Pittsburgh Summit 2009 follow-ups, G20 London Summit 2009 legacies on financial regulation, and later ministerial tracks on climate, trade, and health security. Collaboration with entities like Financial Stability Board experts, World Health Organization advisers during pandemic responses, and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiators has increased uptake of T20 proposals in official declarations, national action plans of countries like Germany, Japan, Canada, and programmatic initiatives at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and New Development Bank.
T20 hosts annual conferences, multi-day workshops, and policy dialogues often timed with G20 sherpa meetings and ministerial sessions in host capitals such as Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Riyadh, Rome, New Delhi, and Bali. Events feature panels with experts from European Central Bank, Bank of England, Reserve Bank of India, People's Bank of China alumni, and scholars from Indiana University, University of Sydney, Aarhus University, Helsinki University, and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alongside civil society representatives from Amnesty International and Oxfam.
Funding for T20 activities typically comes from host-government grants, foundation support from organizations like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, and project funding from multilateral partners including Asian Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank. Governance arrangements are set by host think tanks and steering committees incorporating representatives from institutional members such as Chatham House, Brookings Institution, and regional research hubs; oversight includes adherence to transparency and conflict-of-interest policies advocated by Open Government Partnership standards and ethical guidelines practiced by institutions like American Council on Education and European Commission grant recipients.
Category:International policy organizations