Civil society

Let's work together for better lives

At the OECD, we believe that engaging with civil society helps improve our policy recommendations and our impact on society.

Governments and policymakers are accountable to a wide array of policy shapers, including civil society. With its subject-matter expertise and field experience, civil society brings vital knowledge to help advance policy change.

As public participation, civic engagement, activism and mobilisation evolve, we aim to provide spaces for dialogue, and avenues for civil society contributions.

How to engage with us

Contribute

The OECD regularly organises public consultations and other calls for contribution, but also asks for your opinion through campaigns and surveys.

Contribute

Participate

Civil society organisations are welcome to join our many conferences, meetings and workshops as well as webinars.

Participate

Explore

The OECD provides analysis through reports and data, but also a variety of tools allowing to help you support your work.

Explore

Contribute to our consultations

Innovative government responses to COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis has kick-started a need for new approaches. Governments are working hard to rally resources and unify experts from across all sectors toward a common goal. We are issuing a call out to gather innovative, digital and open government solutions, projects and initiatives.

Submit your ideas

Past consultations

Public consultations and calls for input now closed that have taken place since 2014 are listed for ease of reference.

Access past public consultations

Participate in our events

Summer academy

The 5th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development will allow to acquire a deeper understanding of the sector, its needs and dynamics, and to develop expertise in putting in place strategies and policy frameworks to unleash the full potential of cultural and creative sectors as drivers for local economic growth, job creation and inclusion.

18-21 September (online)
26-28 September (onsite)

Apply by 3 July 2022

Steering child well-being policies with good data

The development of key child well-being metrics is critical for building a shared understanding of where children are doing well, and where they are not. The WISE Centre releases a new OECD Child Well-Being Dashboard with key international indicators on child well-being and disparities in child well-being between and within countries.

5 July 2022
2-3:10 pm (CEST)

G20/OECD Corporate Governance Forum

The Forum will provide a platform for discussion among G20, OECD and Financial Stability Board members on the ongoing review of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance. It will build upon the work already undertaken on the review since its launch in November 2021, and will inform the next steps of the process.

14 July 2022
Live stream

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Fellowship and conference sponsorship

Applications are invited from research scientists working in agriculture, forestry or fisheries for conducting research projects / funding towards a conference (or workshop, symposium, etc) to take place in a member country of the Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems.

Funding in 2023

Apply by 10 September 2022

Non-Animal Methods (NAMs) in chemical hazard testing

The newly adopted OECD GL 467 on Defined Approaches allows for prediction of all eye hazard categories and is the first stand-alone NAM based OECD Guideline. OECD prepared this webinar to increase the awareness for regulatory acceptance and to recognize the efforts to enable 3R Principles for chemical hazard testing.

27 September 2022
2 pm (CEST)

Sustainable, resilient, thriving rural places

Since 2002, the OECD Rural Development Conference Series have helped shape OECD work on rural development leading to the definition and measurement of the performance of rural regions, the evaluation of rural policies amongst OECD member countries and the undertaking of a number of thematic studies on rural development.

28-30 September 2022
Cavan, Ireland

Forum on Green finance and Investment

This Forum is the annual flagship event of the OECD Centre on Green Finance and Investment. Now in its 9th year, the Forum gathers senior policy makers and key public and private actors for action-oriented discussions on green and sustainable finance issues.

5-7 October 2022
Virtual event

Global Forum on Environment

Mercury is one of the top 10 chemicals of major public health concern. Once emitted or released, mercury persists in the environment where it circulates between air, water, sediments, soil and living creatures. Dedicated to mercury, this year's Forum will promote effective engagement, collaboration and action on eliminating or reducing mercury from the supply chain.

7-8 November 2022
Hybrid event

Explore our new tools

Tackling coronavirus (COVID-19)

The OECD is compiling data, information, analysis and recommendations regarding the health, economic, financial and societal challenges posed by the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Please visit our dedicated page for a full suite of coronavirus-related information.

Browse the COVID-19 Hub

Compare your income

This updated web tool allows you to see whether your perception is in line with reality, where you fit in your country's income distribution and how it impacts your willingness to support redistribution initiatives. It also allows you to help your government align its COVID-19 recovery strategy.

Share your priorities for public spending

Country Policy Tracker

What are countries doing to contain the spread of the coronavirus? How are countries helping people, small businesses and the economy to weather the crisis and beyond? New initiatives also allow you to track specifically tax, health as well as science and innovation policies by country.

Navigate the global response

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Observatory

AI could have good and bad effects on our lives. OECD.AI helps encourage, nurture and monitor the responsible development of trustworthy AI systems for the benefit of society. It provides multidisciplinary, evidence-based policy analysis and facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue.

Shape AI public policy

Going Digital Toolkit

How can we realise the immense promises of digital technologies and data for growth and well-being in a fast evolving world? This Going Digital toolkit helps countries assess their state of digital development and formulate policy strategies and approaches in response.

Explore by countries, dimensions and themes

#ClimateAction for better lives

Acting now means we can improve our health, well-being and prosperity. By focusing on 5 sectors, we can tackle up to 90% of emissions. We have the knowledge and the tools to make it happen. We have the financial resources. It’s time to deliver on climate commitments.

25 actions that can get us on track by 2025

PISA test with 2018 reading questions

Some 600,000 students completed the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018, representing about 32 million 15-year-olds in the schools of the 79 participating countries and economies.

Take the PISA test yourself