Research

We conduct pioneering, transdisciplinary research, aimed at deepening our understanding of technological and social change. Our focus areas span three knowledge clusters: Politics and Policy, Economic Prosperity, and Security.

Technological Change, Politics and Policy

Technology and Economic Prosperity

  • A man wearing an EEG cap observes brainwave readings on a monitor.

    Consumer Neurotechnology

    This project analyzes how to harness the opportunities and mitigate the risks of consumer neurotech.

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    DRIVERS OF CHANGE: SOVEREIGN WEALTH

    This Project generates knowledge, research and awareness on sovereign investors, representing new ways of long-term and state capitalism in the 21st-century economy.

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    SOVEREIGN IMPACT INITIATIVE

    This project aims to transform the investment culture of sovereign wealth funds to accelerate the channeling of financial resources to impactful projects aligned with the SDGs.

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    PUBLICTECH LAB

    The PublicTech Lab is an initiative within the Center for the Governance of Change for tackling government transformation from the outer and from within.

  • Medical professionals operating advanced robotic machinery in a surgical room.

    INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE

    The goal of this program is to study the future of the healthcare system in Europe, focusing on the emergence of new technologies and the need to respond to changes in demography, life expectancy, disease prevalence, and the political ecosystem.

  • A robotic arm performing a task in a factory setting with a male worker monitoring the process in the background.

    HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE OF WORK

    The goal of this program is to analyze the knowledge and skills that employers demand and how good a job are higher education institutions doing providing that training.

  • A person making a payment using a mobile phone, with a card reader held by another hand, over a cafe table with desserts.

    CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND THE FUTURE OF MONEY

    This report provides a comprehensive overview of how cryptocurrencies could be used for the betterment of society, how they currently function and how the general public use, understand and trust cryptocurrencies.

  • A smartphone with earphones and a graphical sound level on the screen, lying on a dark surface next to a pen.

    LYRAICS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR LYRICS

    This program will build a recommendation engine for lyrics in Spanish using Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing.

  • A view of three futuristic tree-like structures and two domed buildings beside a water body under a clear sky.

    SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TOURISM

    This project supports the G20 and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) ongoing efforts to advance inclusive and sustainable community development through tourism.

  • Group of businesspeople crossing a busy city street with modern buildings in the background.

    THE FOURTH SECTOR

    This project supports the SEGIB and UNDP’s ongoing efforts to advance a new ecosystem for benefit-driven enterprises that will help create a more prosperous, socially just and environmentally sustainable economy.

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