Policy Briefs

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping global economies and geopolitics, influencing global power dynamics with significant implications for the BRICS and BRICS Partner countries in how they approach this economic tipping point (Kubasova and Chepinoga, 2023; Pitukhina et al., 2024; Trabelsi, 2024). These implications…

Coalition governments have become a common feature within South Africaâ??s political landscape, especially at the local government level. However, the reality is that these coalition governments operate in a legal vacuum, as there is no legislation adopted to guide them. This has contributed to unstable governments hampered by…

Care is central to human, social, economic, and environmental development, and essential for society to live, thrive, and grow. The care economyâ??spanning education, childcare, support for people with disabilities and elder care, domestic work, and health and other social servicesâ??is described by the International Labour…

Digital inclusion cannot advance without online safety. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence and femicide (TFGBVF), including harassment, algorithmic discrimination, image-based abuse, and cyberstalking is escalating. Unless G20 nations embed digital safety across all policy domains, women and girls will continue to be…

Aquaculture and fisheries have long supported food security, livelihoods, and economic growth worldwide, from subsistence to commercial activities. However, the growth of the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture…

The challenge extends beyond environmental concerns â?? it reflects poorly coordinated policies that overlook local knowledge, and fail to leverage modern technology effectively. Policymakers are constrained by bureaucratic and institutional barriers, limiting their capacity to implement effective adaptation and mitigation…