2016年CRI SMART could be way-out for global economy: experts

 

"SMART" stands for "Sustainable innovation, Massive public platform, Accessible network, Revolutionary reform, and Technological¹ innovation".

Proponents² say the new concept will provide a platform for the sharing of knowledge, resources and technologies.

It’s also meant to try to promote exchanges among young people across the world, as well as create more job opportunities.

Observers are suggesting SMART is also going to help promote the sharing of technology.

Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, says the new SMART concept is one of a series of proposals the G20 leaders should be listening to.

"B20 is a very valuable input³ into the G20 conclusions because leaders and ministers need the input of the business sector⁴. They probably need stronger signal into the future."

Among the topics high on the G20 Summit's agenda is how to achieve continued growth in the global economy to create jobs.

Latest stats show some 200-million people were without work last year, which is almost 30 million more people who were unemployed⁵ during the 2008 financial crisis.

B20 officials admit reducing the unemployment figures is going to be difficult, given the status of global economic growth at the moment.

Figures from the International Monetary⁶ Fund suggest global economic growth is running at around 3.1 percent right now.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde admits issues such as the Brexit are going to compound the issue.

"Growth in general was not particularly solid, to begin with. We have said repeatedly that growth was fragile, was fragmented, was lackluster. Brexit was a risk that has materialized, which is clearly clouding the rising, which is bringing uncertainty⁷."

Youth unemployment rates among some G20 countries are as high as 30-percent.

A number of G20 members are either in a recession, or are heading in that direction.

As such, officials attending this year's sessions in Hangzhou are being urged to put job creation higher on the agenda.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

1 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

2 proponents   

n.（某事业、理论等的）支持者，拥护者( proponent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Reviewing courts were among the most active proponents of hybrid rulemaking procedures. 复审法院是最积极的混合型规则制定程序的建议者。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• Proponents of such opinions were arrested as 'traitors. ' 提倡这种主张的人马上作为“卖国贼”逮捕起来。 来自辞典例句

3 input   

n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机

参考例句：

• I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
• All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。

4 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

6 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

7 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。