KPMG International engaged the Mowat Centre at the School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto, to conduct targeted research on megatrends that will significantly impact the business landscape for the public and private sector through to 2030. These findings will help guide important conversations over the coming years among national governments and public sector policy makers. The findings identity nine global megatrends that are most salient to the future of governments and their core responsibilities of economic prosperity, security, social cohesion and environmental sustainability.
The identified megatrends encompass some of the world's most critical challenges, including:
• Resource scarcity
• Demographic changes
• Rise of the middle class
• Economic power shift
• Urbanization and climate change
