The Council on Competitiveness is sharing with policymakers and the public an important update to one of the Council’s seminal reports, Transform, which was first released in 2007. Transform made the case for greater resilience in the face of a myriad of potential threats to businesses, government and U.S. critical infrastructure. Over the past thirteen years, the nomenclature of resilience has become commonplace, yet the decimating impact of the COVID-19 virus on the U.S. economy and the lack of preparedness by the public and private sectors is evidence that the warnings and recommendations in Transform remain incredibly relevant. In short, the United States knew this was coming, and the country was not ready.
The Council is releasing Transform2020 in the hope that the country can refocus on resiliency, so that the standard against which future crises are measured is not how long the economy has to be shut down, but whether a shutdown is necessary.
Read the original Transform report here.
Watch a recording of our Transform2020 webinar below
