The Think20 (T20) network comprises 10 task forces, which have produced a number of proposals on policy innovations to help G20 leaders address pressing global challenges and seek a sustainable, inclusive and resilient society.
SAIIA co-chaired the Africa task force, which includes the T20 Africa Standing Group, which was established in 2017. The members of the Group, drawn from African and G20 think tanks, produced the following briefings that tackle various policy issues including fiscal and debt sustainability, the G20 Compact with Africa, industrial development, agricultural development, food security, governance, and taxation:
- Tax Challenges of Digitalisation in Africa
- Sustainable Prevention of Food Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Linking Smallholder Production with Value-Added Food Markets
- Industrial Development and ICT in Africa: Opportunities, Challenges and Way Forward
- G20 Compact with Africa
- Fiscal and Debt Sustainability in Africa
Furthermore, the Global Economic Governance programme that SAIIA participated in, has produced a number of studies on related topics including e-commerce, infrastructure financing and tax:
- Managing Africa’s Rising Debt: Time for a Multi-Pronged Approach
- The case for infrastructure as an asset class
- Opportunities and Challenges in Engendering the African Energy Value Chain
- Operationalising the SADC Regional Development Fund
- Informing the Approach of Multilateral Development Banks to Use of Country Systems
- Bridging the Digital Divide and Supporting Increased Digital Trade: Scoping Study
- BRICS, Africa and Global Economic Governance Achievements and the Future
- Aligning G20 Initiatives with Africa’s Priorities
- The G20’s Contribution to Sustainable Development in Africa
- Informing the Approach of Multilateral Development Banks to Use of Country Systems
- Sustainability Standards, SMES and GVCS: Recommendations for the G20
- Fighting BEPS in Africa: A Review of Country-By-Country Reporting
- Transparency in Beneficial Ownership
