Global Competitiveness Principles

This report shows a framework of ten key strategies developed by the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils to foster innovation, sustainability, resilience, and inclusive economic growth globally, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This report outlines the 2021 Global Competitiveness Principles from the GFCC, presenting a ten-point framework to drive innovation, resilience, sustainability, and inclusive growth in response to rapid global change and post-pandemic challenges.

This report presents strategies for governments, businesses, and communities to collaborate in addressing the COVID-19 crisis and driving long-term economic transformation through innovation, skills development, infrastructure improvement, regulatory agility and sustainability-focused growth.

The 2019 GFCC Global Competitiveness Principles report presents a ten-point framework designed to help nations, regions, and cities drive economic transformation and innovation, emphasizing collaboration, talent development, infrastructure, technology, and regulatory reform, all aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The 2018 GFCC Global Competitiveness Principles offer a ten-point framework to scale up innovative and sustainable businesses by fostering innovation, talent, infrastructure, and global collaboration aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

This report from 2017 provides a global roadmap for building resilient, innovation-driven, and sustainable economies by encouraging collaboration across sectors, leveraging local strengths, enabling regulatory agility, and integrating sustainability and technology into future development strategies.

This report outlines the GFCC's 2016 Global Competitiveness Principles, emphasizing strategies for promoting inclusiveness, innovation, sustainability, and resiliency in cities to drive global competitiveness, economic growth, and sustainable development.

This report from 2015 is focused on enhancing national competitiveness and economic value creation through infrastructure development, emphasizing innovation, public-private partnerships, sustainability, talent development, regulatory clarity, and global benchmarking.

This report from 2014 is focused on how regions can strengthen and leverage their competitive assets to drive economic growth and national prosperity, based upon established foundational principles.

The GFCC is introducing this report from 2013 that applies its foundational Global Competitiveness Principles to emphasize the crucial role of human creativity and innovation in driving economic growth and prosperity.

The GFCC presents its 2012 Global Competitiveness Principles, a framework designed to guide government policies toward strengthening national competitiveness, stimulating economic growth, and fostering innovation through investments in scientific discovery, a skilled workforce, and a favourable business environment.

This report from 2011, updates the existing principles to reflect the evolving global economy by emphasizing private sector involvement in societal change, fiscal responsibility, balanced development, the role of critical resources in innovation, and the importance of non-traditional measures of competitiveness like culture and community.

The 2010 Global Competitiveness Principles by the GFCC highlights that international collaboration and engagement are vital for national economic competitiveness and global growth, promoting innovation and economic prosperity through shared principles and private-public partnerships.