The OECD Development Centre was established in 1961 as an independent platform for knowledge sharing and policy dialogue between Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries and developing economies, allowing these countries to interact on an equal footing. Today, 27 OECD member countries and 29 non-OECD member countries are members of the Centre.
Membership of the Development Centre
The Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development was established in 1961 and comprises 56 countries, of which 27 are OECD members: Belgium, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. In addition, 29 non-OECD countries are full members of the Development Centre: Brazil ; India ; Romania ; Thailand ; South Africa ; Egypt and Viet Nam ; Indonesia ; Costa Rica, Mauritius, Morocco and Peru ; the Dominican Republic ; Senegal ; Argentina and Cabo Verde ; Panama ; Côte d'Ivoire, Kazakhstan and Tunisia ; the People’s Republic of China ; Ghana and Uruguay ; Paraguay, El Salvador and Guatemala, Togo, Rwanda and Ecuador. The European Union also takes part in the work of the Governing Board. ;Member states Participating OECD members: Belgium, Chile, Colombia Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Participating non-OECD members: Argentina, Brazil, Cabo Verde, China, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Morocco, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uruguay, Viet Nam. Non-participating OECD members:'' Australia, Austria, Estonia, Hungary, the United States and New Zealand.
The OECD Development Centre's activities
Policy dialogue and knowledge-sharing
The Global Forum on Development. The GFD provides a venue for high-level policy makers and civil society to exchange perspectives, explore challenges, opportunities and learn lessons about current poverty reduction policies and methods for fostering social cohesion and progress.
Regional International Economic Forums for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and forthcoming for Asia attract participation by governments, international organisations, civil society, foundations, think tanks, the media, corporations and academia.
As part of the Development Centre’s contribution to the OECD Strategy for Development, the Centre is leading efforts across the OECD Secretariat to establish a multi-year process of knowledge sharing and policy dialogue between OECD and partner countries facing similar development challenges, commencing with the:
The Development Centre has Networks of key stakeholders engaged in policy dialogue, producing relevant analysis, and sharing experience on policy reform for development. Some of these Networks attract experts as members but also offer opportunities for the Governing Board to participate in open sessions:
Cross sectoral analysis
Multi-dimensional Country Reviews : a tool that contributes to the implementation of the OECD Strategy for Development and directly engages non-Members. The MDCRs provide national policy makers and their partners with the inputs needed for a nationally-owned and implemented development strategy; underlining the set of concrete steps that will address the key constraints across all dimensions of national development. The national development strategy will help the country maintain momentum for the social and economic development needed, as well as identify and build effective strategies to achieve inclusive, sustainable and equitable growth that can improve the well-being of all citizens. The effectiveness of the MDCR’s process cements the quality of the national development strategy.
Global, regional and country analysis
Annual thematic flagship publication: OECD Perspectives on Global Development
Regional Economic Outlooks in partnership with international organisations in each region:
Regional/country studies: social cohesion policy reviews, gender, migration, youth inclusion, competitiveness, global value chains, taxation and middle-classes; innovation and territorial development, capital markets, etc.
