Assessment of WEF influence in Columbus

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      "Influence is not command.",
      "Corporate overlap is not proof of coordinated control.",
      "The relationship may be bidirectional, with Columbus practices exported through WEF networks."
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        "local_implementation_capacity": "confirmed",
        "overall": "moderate_to_high_structural_influence",
        "wef_linked_corporate_overlap": "confirmed_bounded",
        "wef_policy_project_participation": "confirmed"
      },
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        "mechanism": [
          "WEF urban-policy network",
          "Smart Columbus personnel bridge",
          "Columbus Partnership governance",
          "City and regional public-private board",
          "City-funded local implementation"
        ]
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      "accessed_at": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
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      "title": "City of Columbus | World Economic Forum",
      "uri": "https://www.weforum.org/organizations/city-of-columbus/",
      "url": "https://www.weforum.org/organizations/city-of-columbus/"
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      "title": "Implementing a Life-Cycle Approach to Infrastructure",
      "uri": "https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-urban-transformation/infrastructure-lifecycle",
      "url": "https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-urban-transformation/infrastructure-lifecycle"
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      "accessed_at": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "metadata": {
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      "title": "About Smart Columbus",
      "uri": "https://smartcolumbus.com/about",
      "url": "https://smartcolumbus.com/about"
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      "title": "Smart Columbus Board",
      "uri": "https://columbusregion.com/about-us/boards-investors/smart-columbus-board/",
      "url": "https://columbusregion.com/about-us/boards-investors/smart-columbus-board/"
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      "url": "https://columbusregion.com/about-us/"
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      "accessed_at": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "metadata": {
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      "title": "Columbus Ordinance 1663-2025",
      "uri": "https://columbus.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?FullText=1&GUID=5E02F335-BDF8-4220-B7BB-05FE16CF6CC4&ID=7489830",
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      "title": "Columbus Ordinance 1850-2026",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "metadata": {
        "source_type": "official_event"
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      "title": "World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 Partners",
      "uri": "https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/partners/",
      "url": "https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/partners/"
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    {
      "accessed_at": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "metadata": {
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      "title": "One Columbus Investors",
      "uri": "https://columbusregion.com/about-us/boards-investors/one-columbus-investors/",
      "url": "https://columbusregion.com/about-us/boards-investors/one-columbus-investors/"
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  "summary": "The best-supported mechanism is policy-network influence: official institutional association, Smart Columbus participation in a WEF policy task force, and a City-funded local public-private implementation intermediary.",
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  "temporal": {},
  "title": "Assessment of WEF influence in Columbus",
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