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.

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Contribute to our consultations

Regulated financial services exclusion under Amount A of Pillar One

As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS to implement the Two-Pillar Solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, the OECD is seeking public comments on the Regulated Financial Services Exclusion under Amount A of Pillar One.

Send written comments by 20 May 2022

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

Empowering students to innovate

India is implementing a New Education Policy (NEP), which aims to better serve the next generation of students by moving towards a competency-based curriculum that builds both knowledge and skills. As part of this plan, creativity and critical thinking will be explicitly taught as learnable skills.

20 May 2022
12 pm (CEST)

Public consultation meeting on tax

The public consultation meeting will focus on the key questions identified in the consultation document and issues raised in the written submissions received as part of the consultation process on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and Amendments to the Common Reporting Standard.

23 May 2022
9:30 am-5 pm (CEST)

Helping young people get career ready

Many young people are learning for jobs that are disappearing while employers have difficulties finding the people with the skills they need. A new international study shows how employers have much to gain by working more closely with schools as they prepare students for the world of work.

25 May 2022
11 am (CEST)

Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean

Clear and coordinated strategies for the green transition can help overcome LAC’s structural development traps and attract sustainable investments for recovery. Making this possible requires close collaboration between the public sector, business, academia, trade unions and civil society organisations.

8 June 2022
Paris, France

Employment Ministerial Panel

Post-pandemic recovery plans have the potential to shape a recovery that is both green and inclusive. Ministers will be invited to speak about the challenges and the actions that they have been taking to ensure that the green transition is successful and inclusive, and that labour markets post-COVID create equal opportunities for all workers and firms.

8 June 2022
Paris, France

Economic Forum on Africa

Fast and brutal mutations in the global economy today are reshaping conditions for transforming African economies and creating better opportunities for its youth. Efforts to reduce the continent’s dependence on raw material exports, advance productive transformation and increase investment and domestic resource mobilisation are being challenged.

10 June 2022
Hybrid event

Local Development Forum

How to improve the quality of local jobs, better leverage community assets and expand economic opportunities and inclusion to create places where all can thrive? For the 40th Anniversary of the OECD’s Local Employment and Economic Development programme, this Forum will focus on "Better strategies for local communities".

15-17 June 2022
Cork, Ireland (live streaming of selected sessions)

Ministerial Summit on Productivity

Latin America and the Caribbean must focus now on boosting productivity, creating solid frameworks for education and skills development, and promoting sustainable integration into the world economy. The Summit organised around the theme Towards a productive, human-centred and sustainable integration in the world economy and will examine strategies and actions to achieve it.

23-24 June 2022
Brasilia, Brazil

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

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