Since 1962, has brought together the advice and counsel of the business communities of the member countries of the OECD.

BIAC participates in the important committee work of the representatives of the 30 member governments and the talented pool of research staff managed by the OECD Secretariat.

The private sector supports the Organisation's efforts to combine analytical thinking and business experience to formulate an integrated set of public policy recommendations based on facts and analysis.

The policy areas discussed and debated are as basic as trade liberalisation and sustainable development and as leading edge as e-commerce taxation and biotechnology. These policy recommendations are purveyed world-wide.