OECD work with G8 (2007 Summit)

6-8 June G8 Summit, Heiligendamm, Germany

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At the Summit, G8 leaders asked the OECD, together with the IEA, to act as a platform for dialogue between G8 countries and the major emerging economies of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa on issues including innovation, freedom of investment, corporate social responsibility and development in Africa, and energy efficiency. Read OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría's speech to G8 leaders here and the final G8 Summit statement here.

In the run-up to the Summit, the OECD and its affiliate organisation, the International Energy Agency, worked closely with the German presidency. OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría gave a speech to G8 Labour and Employment Ministers in May 2007 about strategies for more and better employment in OECD countries. He also met G8 Development Ministers in March 2007 to discuss the importance of co-operation between G8 countries and emerging economies on development assistance and the challenges and opportunities of globalisation for Africa.

The OECD traditionally holds its annual Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level four to six weeks before the G8 Summit in order to facilitate co-ordination.  

For OECD work on G8 priorities for 2007 Summit, read below.

Overview of main issues

Key information for the meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level 2007

Investment and globalisation

• Preventing investment protectionism
• Policy Framework for Investment
• Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises   
• New global economic challenges

Africa: good governance, development and security

• African Economic Outlook 2007 
• NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative
• Africa Partnership Forum  
• OECD Global Forum on Development  
• Conflict, Peace and Development Co-operation
• Development and Security

Economic growth and stability

• Economic Outlook 
• Economic Policy Reforms: Going for growth 2007 
• More OECD work on the global economy   

Investing in innovation

• Economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy
• Creating value from intellectual assets
• Science and innovation

Sustainable development and climate change

• Adapting to climate change
• Mitigating climate change
• Climate change, innovation and growth
• What role for nuclear energy?
• Sustainable development
• Energy for sustainable development (.pdf, 6,82Mb)