GFC Network End of Year Insights Summary 2025

Leaders from the GFC on Next Generation Computing refined the council’s mandate to examine next-generation computing through a technology stack-based lens, spanning hardware, software and algorithms, and aligned on a white paper framework to guide stakeholders. Members from the GFC on Reimagining Aid agreed to focus on three priority pillars for poverty reduction and sustainable development: finance and access to capital; power , politics and the architecture of international cooperation; and the application of new technologies for development impact; to transform international cooperation. Specialists from the GFC on Space T echnologies advanced work on space technology convergence briefings and a Transformation Map. They committed to developing 2050 foresight scenarios to explore the critical uncertainties shaping the future space economy. The GFC on Regenerative Blue Economy defined a shared vision for a regenerative ocean economy grounded in science, equity and resilience. It identified opportunities for key industries to advance through improved governance, finance, technology and capacity. It explored frontier issues ranging from ocean protection and emerging technologies to equity between developed and developing states. Participants from the GFC on Soils reinforced soil health as a catalyst for climate, nature and food security. It committed to advancing a shared roadmap towards the COP17 meeting of the United Nations Conference to Combat Desertification in Mongolia in 2026, including proposals for a Soils Day and a UN Decade on Soils (2030-2040) to scale land restoration and collective action globally. Insights Summary December 2025 12