Inequality is rising in all its dimensions. People everywhere are vulnerable to economic shocks, climate change, rapid digitalisation and demographic change. The OECD Development Centre’s unique datasets help policy makers design and implement better and more inclusive policies. The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) helps them understand and tackle discrimination against women and girls. The Key Indicators of Informality shed unprecedented light on the living conditions of informal workers and their families around the world. Based on this data, the Centre advises governments on how to improve social protection, provide more and better jobs, and enhance the contribution of migrants to development. 

To become more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient, developing economies need to transform their productive structures. The OECD Development Centre’s policy reviews focus on how countries and regions can leapfrog to new technologies, address gaps in the quality and coverage of their infrastructure, improve co-ordination across all levels of governments, and raise financial resources. The Centre’s dialogue activities help policy makers connect with international peers and leading experts on how countries can improve Research & Development, participate in global value chains or promote start-ups.

In pursuit of sustainable development, policy makers face complex trade-offs. For instance, they need to provide populations and businesses with affordable and reliable access to power, but also with financial incentives to shift to greener technologies. Through its work on the green transition, the OECD Development Centre helps governments navigate those trade-offs and define their own strategic priorities. Its analysis and dialogue activities focus on investments in quality infrastructure, the role of intermediary cities; the specific challenges faced by fossil-fuel producing economies; and the rise of critical raw materials.