An OECD Global Forum is a network of policy makers and stakeholders from Member and Partner countries created by one or several OECD committees.

When OECD committees invite Partners and organisations to their meetings, the number of these Partners is limited. If they wish to involve more countries and other stakeholders in their work, they have the option of creating a Global Forum.

OECD Global Forums discuss issues that defy the country or regional scope and call for global solutions.

They help foster convergence of views by a broad range of relevant players on policy standards and good practices and they identify emerging issues. OECD Global Forums enable the OECD to enhance the relevance and expand the reach of its standards.

All OECD Members, as well as Associates and Participants in the parent OECD committee(s) of the Global Forum, are entitled to participate in the meetings.

The OECD Secretariat may invite any additional stakeholders and provides the parent committee(s) with the invitee list well in advance of the gathering.

Since 2008, OECD committees have created numerous Global Forums, most of which continue to be convened regularly.

The latest to be created are the Global Forum on the Future of Education and Skills 2030 (2020) and the Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy (2021).

Today Global Fora exist on:

• Agriculture
• Biotechnology
• Competition
• Development
• Digital Security for Prosperity
  
• Education
• Environment
• Finance (Public Debt Management)
• Future of Education and Skills 2030
• Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy
• Productivity
• Public Governance
• Responsible Business Conduct
• Technology
  
• Tourism Statistics, Knowledge and Policy
• Trade
• Value-Added Tax

 
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is governed by different rules than the OECD's other Global Forums. It is a Programme and has its own members.