Reports

Better Policies for Sustainable Development 2016 - A New Framework for Policy Coherence

PCD in Focus: Non-Tariff Measures in Agri‑Food Trade: Improving Policy Coherence for Development

Governments are increasingly called upon to respond to a variety of concerns raised by society in many areas such as the environment, animal welfare and food safety. And they are asked to do so in a coherent manner. To address any market imperfections, governments have a number of options available to intervene, including regulatory, subsidy or tax based measures.

Overview Paper on the Implementation of the OECD Strategy on Development

This report highlights progress achieved in i) mainstreaming the Strategy across the organisation, and ii) enhancing the level of engagement through the 14 projects and cross-cutting areas. It concludes with a set of proposals how to move forward with the Strategy’s implementation.

OECD Strategy on Development

At the OECD’s 50th Anniversary Council Meeting at Ministerial level (MCM), Ministers e endorsed a strategic mandated the OECD to design a Strategy on Development which is consistent with the Organisation’s founding mandate to promote development within and beyond its membership.

Framework for an OECD Strategy on Development

This framework paper sets out the key elements of an OECD Strategy for Development which was endorsed at the OECD's 50th Anniversary Council Meeting at Ministerial level in 2012.

Report on the DevGoals Exercise

This report entitled “Better Policies for Development - Report on the Devgoals exercise” provides the general findings and recommendations from the DevGoals exercise to consider for the preparation of an OECD Strategy for Development.

Better Policies for Development

This report examines the way in which wider policy tools can be used to support our common development objectives, also referred to as “Policy Coherence for Development”. It covers 19 development policy topics, together spanning virtually and horizontally the whole of OECD’s work.

Building Blocks for Policy Coherence for Development

This report introduces the conceptualisation of progress towards policy coherence by means of a three-phase cycle, with each phase of the cycle supported primarily by one of three building blocks: (i) political commitment and policy statements; (ii) policy coordination mechanisms; and (iii) systems for monitoring, analysis and reporting.

ICTs for Development - Improving Policy Coherence

This publication draws on discussion papers prepared for the workshop Policy Coherence in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Development, held on 11-12 September 2009. It examines some of the main challenges in closing the discrepancies in access to ICTs and use of ICTs between countries.

Policy Coherence in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Development

extract from forthcoming infoDev/ OECD publication on ICTs for development