The Voice of OECD Business

2013 FIVS Global Trade Policy Conference

OECD PROJECTS & THE PRIVATE SECTOR

18 MARCH 2013

Nicole DenjoyChair, BIAC Task Force on Health Care PolicySecretary General, COCIR

The Voice of OECD Business Overview1. What is the OECD?2. What is BIAC and who are the members?3. How does BIAC work?4. The value of business input5. BIAC works on cutting edge issues6. The value of BIAC and OECD7. How does OECD work?8. OECD work on Health9. OECD work on Economics of Prevention10. Prevention of Harmful Use of Alcohol 11. Concluding Quote from Angel Gurría

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The Voice of OECD Business

• An international organisation championing higher standards.

• Brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world.

1. What is the OECD?

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD

• An independent international business association providing private sector advice to government policymakers on the many issues of globalisation and the world economy that matter to business.

• Founded in 1962, BIAC has been officially recognised by the OECD as being representative of the OECD business community.

• BIAC’s 41 members are the major national business and employers’ organisations in the 34 OECD member countries.

• In addition, BIAC has 10 observer organizations in 9 non-OECD countries. These include Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Morocco, Russia, and South Africa

• BIAC has 35 Associate Expert Group members for international sector-specific associations.

2. What is BIAC and who are the members?

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• BIAC member and observer organisations designate national experts to BIAC policy groups.

• BIAC policy groups include company reps and member/observer organisation staff.

• BIAC policy groups meet periodically in Paris and consult regularly through email and conference calls.

• BIAC provides written and oral input to OECD leadership, policy groups, and government delegations – developing positions on issues of interest to business.

• BIAC policy group Chairs and Vice Chairs provide leadership for overall activity and serve as the primary BIAC contact to the relevant OECD policy groups.

3. How does BIAC work?

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• OECD is a source of policy guidance through the OECD instruments and recommendations across all economic policy areas.

• Through BIAC, business provides governments with first-hand, on-the-ground and in-the-marketplace advice and industry perspectives. As a result, OECD policies and programs are strengthened and better positioned to really work.

• At the OECD, issues are addressed in a multidisciplinary approach to produce balanced outcomes.

• Through BIAC, governments at OECD get a cross-sectoral, multi-country business view on issues that directly contributes to the OECD consensus building process.

4. The value of business input

5. BIAC works on cutting edge policy issues in the following areas

Economy Society

• Competition• Economic Policy• Finance• Investment

• Taxation• Trade• Export Credits

• Education• Employment, Labour and Social Affairs

• Consumer Policy• Health Care• Private Pensions

Governance Innovation

• Public Governance• Anti-Bribery and Corruption

• Corporate Governance

• Corporate Responsibility

• Biotechnology• Nanotechnology• Technology

• Information, Computer and Communications

• Intellectual Property

Emerging and Developing Economies

Sustainability

• OECD Accession (Russia)• OECD Enhanced Engagement(Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa)

• Middle East and North Africa (MENA)• Development

• Agriculture• Chemicals• Climate Change• Green Growth

• Energy• Environment• Water• Raw Materials

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• Business is able to bring new issues onto the international economic policy agenda through this BIAC-OECD dialogue.

• Through BIAC, business leaders are afforded unique opportunities to share knowledge and learn from their counterparts in other countries, other industries and other organisations such as the IOE and ICC.

• BIAC ensures the proper, timely flow of information to both business and policy makers, ensuring continuous two-way communication between all key stakeholders.

6. The value of BIAC & OECD

The Voice of OECD Business 7. How does OECD work?

OECD COUNCIL

Directorate for Employment,

Labour and Social Affairs

Health Committee

Employment Analysis and Policy

Committee

Social Policy Committee

Mental Health Experts

Health Accounts Experts

Health Care Quality Indicators Expert

Group

Expert Group on the Economics of

Prevention

Health Data National

Correspondents

Ad hoc Expert groups on

particular topics

The Voice of OECD Business 8. OECD work on Health - across OECD Directorates

OECD COUNCIL

Directorate for Employment,

Labour and Social Affairs

Directorate for Science,

Technology and Industry

Directorate for Public Governance

and Territorial Development

Information, Communication and

Consumer Policy Committee

Science and Technology Policy

Committee

Health Committee

Senior Budgetary Official Network

• Genomics

• Ageing

• Alzheimer’s

•Health ICT

• Ageing and Silver Economy

• Health Expenditures

The Voice of OECD Business 8. OECD Work on Health

Health Spending Pharmaceuticals Value for Money

Health Workforce Planning

Economics of Prevention

Health Financing

Long-term Care Quality of Care OECD Health Data

The Voice of OECD Business 9. OECD Work on the Economics of Prevention

• Started in 2007, the OECD Economics of Prevention Projects have been conceived against a background rising concern about the expected growth in the burden of chronic diseases in OECD countries, particularly in relation to changing life styles.

• The Primary goal of the OECD Economics of Prevention Projects is to identify effective and efficient policies for the prevention of major chronic diseases.

Example: Obesity– in the year of 2007-8, Obesity was the main focus of the project– close collaboration with the WHO– experts and national experts meeting– reports and working papers– September 2010: the OECD published the final report

Obesity and the Economics of Prevention – Fit not Fat– findings from the Economics of Prevention Projects were discussed at the

OECD Health Ministerial Meeting in October 2010

The Voice of OECD Business10. Prevention of Harmful Use of Alcohol (1 of 3)

• In 2011, the OECD launched a new project focusing on the prevention of harmful use of alcohol, looking at past and future trends in different social groups, policies to tackle harmful alcohol use as well as the impacts of policies.

• The project is being carried out in two stages:– Data analysis of how consumption has changed and what

the social disparities are– Policy analysis by looking at what policies are being used

and what their pact would be

• Nominated BIAC members attend the expert meetings and BIAC submit written comments to the OECD.

The Voice of OECD Business10. Prevention of Harmful Use of Alcohol (2 of 3)

• Last Expert meeting on 29-30 October 2012– Alcohol consumption in the OECD area: patterns and trends– Tackling alcohol-related harms: assessment of policy options– What roles for modelling in the evaluation of prevention strategies?– BIAC written comments were submitted on 5 November 2012

• OECD Stakeholder Consultations with the OECD Health Committee– BIAC members were invited for the OECD stakeholder consultations with the

OECD Health Committee on 2 December 2012– BIAC submitted written comments to the OECD Health Committee

• OECD document with a full set of alcohol policy descriptions, including summaries of reviews of the effectiveness evidence, and an account of the input data used and assumptions made in assessing the pacts of those policies was circulated in early February. BIAC submitted comments on this document on 27 February 2013.

The Voice of OECD Business 10. Prevention of Harmful Use of Alcohol (3 of 3)

Next Steps• Draft sections of the final report including a discussion of data issues, analyses of

trends and disparities in alcohol consumption, economic justification for government action and review of labour market issues are expected soon.

• By the end of March, OECD will circulate a full set of results from the expanded economic analysis of alcohol policies. BIAC will invite members to provide comments on these results.

• OECD aims to collect comments on the above from the Group by 20 April 2013. All comments will be considered in a meeting of the Bureau of the Expert Group and conclusions will be drawn to be passed on to the OECD Health Committee plan for publication of the final report in October/November 2013.

• Possible future prevention topics (the next meeting of the Expert Group will probably be held in the fall of 2013): Tobacco, Salts

Concluding Quote

“Our unique relationship with the business community makes us stronger, wiser, and more sensitive to the issues of the private sector.”

Angel Gurría

Secretary General, OECD

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