12 INTRODUCTION & WELCOME
Outreach Dialogue : a chance to build a better world
Victor Philippenko , Chairman of the executive board , G20 Foundation
Since 1999 , the G20 has achieved remarkable progress as a platform providing solutions to global challenges . The goal of further establishing a solid framework for a better global governance depends on several factors , most notably the fostering of transparency and increasing participation of the stakeholders of the G20 process within and between nations .
As a group consisting of countries with various cultural , historical and economic backgrounds , the implementation and the success of G20 solutions requires a broad consensus between different countries and different communities within the respective countries . With such a inhomogeneous group it is necessary to provide a framework for public debate of the topics attached to G20 agenda .
The Outreach Dialogue has proven to have the potential to become a key measure on the way towards better coordination of different stakeholders of the G20 process . The five Outreach groups bring together the main groups of the societies of the G20 countries like businesses , civil society , academia , labor organizations and youth in a structured and transparent communication process to generate crosssectoral synergies and enhance the public benefit of the G20 process . All Outreach groups have been integrated in the G20 process with participation to Summits and by giving recommendations to the heads of state . A part of these recommendations has been incorporated into the Leaders Declaration of the Summit in Russia 2013 .
However , the Outreach Dialogue as part of the G20 process has proven valuable but at this young stage is still in development and needs further improvement . To reach a new level of impact for the Outreach format , the efficiency in the communication process needs to be enhanced by a better coordination of all actors . To really build a meaningful consensus , it is crucial to