As the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development celebrates its 50th anniversary, one of its biggest challenges is to adapt its frameworks for surveillance to the new reality of the global economy.

The OECD stands out from other international organizations for the variety of its committees and subsidiary bodies specialized in structural, as well as macroeconomic, policy areas.

These are regularly attended by officials from capitals, bringing members of the OECD secretariat and national policymakers and experts into close contact. Multidisciplinary activities involving various OECD directorates and Committees help to bridge differences between government departments in capitals.