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International Journal of Global Risks and Governance

Publisher of record
GCRI for the Nexus Consortium
Editor
Saeed Valadbaygi, Chief Steward and Managing Editor, GCRI
Licencia
CC BY 4.0, open access
Series de informes
17
Redes
7

Draft, not yet released. In stewardship review. Not indexed until the first approved release.

Sector profile

Cyber and digital: sector profile

Abstract. Cyber and digital in the global baseline: concentrated cloud and network dependence. Exposure: systemic outages.

Código
GS-13
Edición
Global Systems 2026
Cobertura
thin
Estado
Draft in stewardship review

01Lectura

concentrated cloud and network dependence

02Exposición

systemic outages

03Evidence coverage

Thin coverage of the baseline evidence. This describes the evidence, not the performance of the sector.

04All sectors in the edition

Sector screen
CódigoSectorBaseline evidenceExposiciónCobertura
GS-00Cross-systementangled crises; six of nine boundaries transgressed [20]compound and cascading shocksPARTIAL
GS-01Agua2.2 billion without safely managed water [8]drought and flood extremesGOOD
GS-02La energíarecord CO₂; about 41% clean power [4] [6]heat demand; mineral concentrationGOOD
GS-03Food and agrifood673 million facing hunger [7]concurrent breadbasket failureGOOD
GS-04Salud6.7 million air-pollution deaths a year [14]heat, pandemics, resistencia a los antimicrobianosPARTIAL
GS-05Finance and economyUS$102 trillion public debt [13]debt distress after disastersGOOD
GS-06Desarrollo123.2 million forcibly displaced [12]conflict–climate compoundingPARTIAL
GS-07Clima1.43 °C in 2025 [1]extremes and tipping riskGOOD
GS-08DisasterUS$224 billion losses in 2025 [2]frequency of medium eventsGOOD
GS-09Infraestructurachokepoint concentrationshipping, power and cable outagesPARTIAL
GS-10Ciudadesmost people now live in cities [11]urban heat and floodingPARTIAL
GS-11La biodiversidad−73% wildlife populations [9]land-use change and fireGOOD
GS-12Observación de la Tierrastrong global observing sistemascontinuity of key missionsPARTIAL
GS-13Ciber y digitalconcentrated cloud and network dependencesystemic outagesTHIN
GS-14Policy and institutionsnew pandemic and ocean agreements [27] [32]implementation and finance gapsPARTIAL
GS-15Science and engineeringdeep research base; AI adoption rising [37]translation and dual useTHIN

Cite

Saeed Valadbaygi, Chief Steward and Managing Editor, the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) (Ed.). (2026). Cyber and digital: sector profile. In Global Systems 2026 [Draft under review]. GCRI for the Nexus Consortium.

Review copy. The DOI is issued at deposit. Text under CC BY 4.0.

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