<strong>Compendium</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Country</strong> <strong>Examples</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lessons</strong><strong>Learned</strong> <strong>from</strong> Applying the Methodology forAssessment <strong>of</strong> National Procurement SystemsVolume I – Sharing Experiences
ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATIONAND DEVELOPMENTThe OECD is a unique forum where the governments <strong>of</strong> 30 democracies work together to address the economic,social <strong>and</strong> environmental challenges <strong>of</strong> globalisation. The OECD is also at the forefront <strong>of</strong> efforts to underst<strong>and</strong><strong>and</strong> to help governments respond to new developments <strong>and</strong> concerns, such as corporate governance, theinformation economy <strong>and</strong> the challenges <strong>of</strong> an ageing population. The Organisation provides a setting wheregovernments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice <strong>and</strong>work to co-ordinate domestic <strong>and</strong> international policies.The OECD member countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finl<strong>and</strong>,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Icel<strong>and</strong>, Irel<strong>and</strong>, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s,New Zeal<strong>and</strong>, Norway, Pol<strong>and</strong>, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerl<strong>and</strong>, Turkey, the UnitedKingdom <strong>and</strong> the United States. The Commission <strong>of</strong> the European Communities takes part in the work <strong>of</strong> theOECD.OECD Publishing disseminates widely the results <strong>of</strong> the Organisation's statistics gathering <strong>and</strong> research oneconomic, social <strong>and</strong> environmental issues, as well as the conventions, guidelines <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ards agreed by itsmembers.Off-print <strong>of</strong> the OECD Journal on Development, Volume 9 No. 4Also available in French under the title:<strong>Compendium</strong> des exemples pays et enseignements tirés de l’application de la Méthodologie d’évaluationdes régimes nationaux de passation des marchés