About the OECD Global Forum on Development

The OECD Global Forum on Development was launched in 2006 to improve dialogue between the OECD and non-member governments, as well as a variety of private sector and civil society actors. The Forum is structured around a series of events, including informal experts' workshops, policy workshops and higher-level Annual Plenaries. The Forum is supported by DEFINE, a global network of think tanks with expertise on development finance.

During the Forum's first thematic cycle (2006-2008), participants worked to identify options for more effective development finance. Four major themes have emerged for discussion:

i. Understanding the present development finance system

ii. Putting ownership into practice

iii. Matching instruments to needs

iv. Reshaping international development finance

The second round of the Forum (2009-2010) is focused on Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM) for development. This time, the themes of interest are:

i. International aspects of taxation - tax heavens, tax avoidance and evasion

ii. Success stories and challenges in DRM, with emphasis on taxation:

a) Fiscal legitimacy and social contract

b) Effectivness of fiscal policy in poverty and inequality reduction

c) Risks for DRM due to aid dependency

d) Tax instruments to increase investment in developing countries.