Secretary-General's Report to Ministers 2019

Contents
Abbreviations and acronyms
Letter from the Secretary-General
2018 Year in review
Secretary-General’s activity in 2018
	OVERVIEW
	ACTIVITY ABROAD
	ACTIVITY IN PARIS
	COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY
About the OECD
	The OECD at a glance
	OECD member countries: Ambassadors and year of accession
	Secretary-General’s Cabinet
	Organisation chart as of May 2019
	Financing the OECD
Ministerial Council Meeting
	2018 Strategic Orientations of the Secretary-General
		CONNECTEDNESS: How can the OECD be most useful in helping countries understand the effects of greater interconnectedness between people, economies and systems and reap the benefits through multilateral co-operation?
			Six proposals
				1. Increased coherent approach to the internationalpolicy agenda
				2. Cross-committee connectedness
				3. Incubation of standards and effective implementation
				4. Increased IO coordination
				5. OECD regional networks
				6. High-Level Advisory Group to the Secretary-Generalon effective and agile multilateralism
		IMPACT: What are the specific policy areas on whichthe OECD should focus given both its greater valueadded and skills set?
			Five substantive priorities
				1. Measuring and promoting well-being,sustainability and inclusiveness
				2. Renewing the social contract
				3. Harnessing productivity and competitiveness
				4. Preparing for the digital transformation
				5. Levelling the playing field
		ENGAGEMENT: What are the transformations that the OECD needs to undertake to deliver at its best?
			Four principles
				1. More engagement with Members
				2. More engagement with Partners
				4. More engagement within the Organisation
	2018 Ministerial Council: Chair’s statement
		1. FOSTERING MORE INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND ADDRESSING INEQUALITIES WITHIN COUNTRIES
		2. THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
		3. ACTING TO COMBAT ILLICIT FLOWS AND CORRUPTION
		4. FAIRER INTERNATIONAL TAXATION
		5. INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT FOR STRONG AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH
		6. CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
		7. DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
		8. TOWARDS MORE RESPONSIVE, EFFECTIVE AND INCLUSIVE MULTILATERALISM
		9. MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
	2018 Global Strategy Group: Chair’s summary
		1. FOSTERING INNOVATION FOR PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS
		2. ADDRESSING THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES OF INNOVATION
Office of the Secretary-General
	Office of the Secretary-General
	New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC)
	Inclusive Growth
	Sherpa Office and Global Governance Unit
	Strategic Foresight
Directorates
	Development Co‑operation Directorate
	Economics Department
	Directorate for Education and Skills
	Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
	Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities
	Environment Directorate
	Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs
	Global Relations Secretariat
	Public Affairs and Communications Directorate
	Directorate for Public Governance
	Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation
	Statistics and Data Directorate
	Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
	Trade and Agriculture Directorate
	Council and Executive Committee Secretariat
	Directorate for Legal Affairs
	Executive Directorate
	Internal Audit
	Special bodies
		OECD Development Centre
		International Energy Agency
		Nuclear Energy Agency
		International Transport Forum
	Special entities
		Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
		Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN)
		OECD Centre for Skills
		Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21}
		Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) Secretariat
	Advisory committees
		Business at OECD (BIAC)
		Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC)