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Directorate for Employment, Labor and Social Affairs
Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development
Environment Directorate
Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs
Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate
Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry
Statistics Directorate
Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
Trade and Agriculture Directorate
Special Bodies
Africa Partnership Forum
Development Centre
Financial Action Task Force
Global Project 'Measuring the Progress of Societies'
Heiligendamm L'Aquila Process Support Unit
International Energy Agency
International Transport Forum
Nuclear Energy Agency
Partnership for Democratic Governance Advisory Unit
Sahel and West Africa Club
5.2.3.5 Committees
Along with the directorates the OECD also has committees, which are responsible for discussion
and implementation of the policies, programs and projects. At present there are more than 200
committees, working parities and experts groups, which work to carry out the programs set by
the council. Representatives of the 30 OECD member countries meet in specialized committees
to advance ideas and review progress in specific policy areas, such as economics, trade, science,
employment, education or financial markets. Usually these representatives come from the
agencies of the member governments and bring to the committees both subjects expertise and the
political interests of their governments (Brosius & Garner, 1997). According to OECD there are
about 40,000 senior officials from national administrations go to OECD committee meetings
each year to request, review and contribute to work undertaken by the OECD Secretariat. Once