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

Innovations in government

The Observatory for Public Sector Innovation & the UAE Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation launch their 6th annual Call for Innovations, looking for innovative initiatives that help transform government, design and deliver better policies and services, and enhance relationships between governments and people.

Submit your innovation by 30 September 2022

Review of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance

The OECD Corporate Governance Committee is conducting a public consultation on revisions to the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance in order to update them in light of recent evolutions in capital markets and corporate governance policies and practices.

Submit your comments in writing by 21 October 2022

Apprenticeships and the digital transition

Call for paper by Cedefop and the OECD on new research or analysis of practices on the links between apprenticeships and the digital transition in the run up to the 2023 joint symposium on the subject on 15-16 June in Thessaloniki.

Submit your abstract by 1 November 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

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

Forum series: Resilient supply chains

Both the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine have exposed pressure points in supply chains. Some of these points are known; many have yet to be better understood. Countries and firms alike are now reflecting on how to build-up greater supply chain resilience.

6 October 2022
2:30-4 pm (CEST)

OECD Infrastructure Forum

The Forum is the OECD’s premier public multi-stakeholder infrastructure platform. Its purpose is to contribute to the strategic direction of current and upcoming infrastructure investment to address global challenges and to pave the way for a green and sustainable future.

11-12 October 2022
OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France

Southeast Asia Ministerial & Economic Forums

In light of significant supply chain disruptions over the past two years, supply chain resilience has emerged as a policy priority for public and private actors alike. Advanced economies will look to Southeast Asia as playing an increasingly critical role in global supply chains due to its position as a global manufacturing hub.

17-18 October 2022
Ha Noi, Viet Nam & livestreamed opening and closing speeches

Global Deal Forum

The Global Deal Forum is one of the primary events on social dialogue and it will bring together a wide range of global policy makers, business leaders and worker representatives to explore the importance of social dialogue in shaping a just transition and in managing non-standard forms of employment.

2-3 November 2022
Hybrid 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

Trust and democracy

This event will allow to collectively explore an action-oriented agenda to rebuild trust in public institutions and discuss the key public governance challenges to democracy, such as mis- and disinformation, representation, participation and openness in public life, digital democracy, climate, and resilience to foreign influence, building on the work under the OECD’s Reinforcing Democracy Initiative.

17-18 November 2022
Luxembourg

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Green Growth and Sustainable Forum

The Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum (GGSD Forum) is an OECD initiative aimed at providing a dedicated space for multi-disciplinary dialogue on green growth and sustainable development. It will focus this year on 'Green innovation and the impact of economic shocks'.

22-23 November 2022
Hybrid event

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War in Ukraine: Tackling the policy challenges

As the global ramifications of the conflict begin to bite, the OECD is bringing together its latest insights, analysis and data to shed light on the policy challenges ahead: destroyed lives, homes and infrastructure but also inflation, food and energy security and further supply-chain pressures

Browse the Ukraine Hub

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