Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an intergovernmental organisation that groups a total of 30 member countries that share a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries and economies, NGOs and civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development, and science and innovation.

The OECD plays a prominent role in fostering good governance in the public service and in corporate activity. It helps governments ensure the responsiveness of key economic areas with sectoral monitoring. By deciphering emerging issues and identifying policies that work, it helps policy-makers adopt strategic orientations. It is well known for its individual country surveys and reviews.

The OECD produces internationally agreed-upon instruments, decisions and recommendations to promote rules of the game in areas where multilateral agreement is necessary for individual countries to make progress in a globalised economy. Sharing the benefits of growth is also crucial, as shown in activities such as emerging economies, sustainable development, territorial economy and aid.

The Metagora project is closely associated with the OECD, since the overall project is coordinated and administered from within the structure of PARIS21, which itself is a consortium created by a series of organisations including the OECD, and hosted by the latter.

For further information regarding the OECD body, structures, and work, please refer to its online page at www.oecd.org/home/.