Enhanced Engagement

Enhanced Engagement is a fundamental proposal by the OECD countries to forge a more structured and coherent partnership, based on mutual interest, with five major economies, namely: 

In joining OECD countries in this initiative, the countries participating in Enhanced Engagement programmes are adding their considerable weight  to the global effort to build a stronger, cleaner and fairer global economy.

Participating countries contribute to the OECD's work in a sustained and comprehensive manner.  A central element of the programme is the promotion of direct and active participation of these countries in the work of substantive bodies of the Organisation.  Each country participates in OECD work through a programme containing a mix of several elements, notably:

• participation in OECD committees,
• regular economic surveys,
• adherence to OECD instruments
• integration into OECD statistical reporting and information systems,
• policy-specific peer reviews.

The actual mix and the sequencing of the elements is determined by mutual interest.
 
While Enhanced Engagement programmes are distinct from accession to the OECD, they have the potential in the longer term to lead to membership of the Organisation, should the participating countries decide to explore that possibility.

Other global co-operation activities

In addition, the Organisation has developed with some regions of special interest, a few comprehensive regional programmes.  These will constitute, besides Enhanced Engagement and accession, a third distinct means of strengthening the relevance and the impact of OECD activities at a global level.