BIAC strengthens its work on development
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BIAC Secretary General Tadahiro Asami addressing Korea-hosted workshop examining synergies between the development agendas of the G20 and the Fourth High-Level Forum (HLF-4) on Aid Effectiveness |
Paris, 21 October 2011 –
The Multi-Year Action Plan on Development, released at the Seoul G20
Leaders' Summit in November 2010, marked a shift towards a much
broader conceptualisation of development beyond aid, to also
encompass the important role played by the private sector.
This Multi-Year Action Plan specifically mandated the OECD to carry
out several different development-related activities, and thus paved
the way for the OECD Development Strategy, which shall be presented
in spring 2012. In addition, the OECD Development Assistance
Committee (DAC) is working towards the Fourth High-Level Forum
(HLF-4) on Aid Effectiveness in Busan on 29 November - 1 December
2011, which shall focus on broader partnerships for development,
including the private sector.
In light of this increased recognition of the role of the private
sector in development, BIAC is now strengthening its contributions
to OECD development activities. BIAC Secretary-General, Mr. Tadahiro
Asami, participated as a panel speaker in a recent Korea-hosted
workshop examining synergies between the G20 and the HLF-4 agendas,
presented to the OECD Working Party on Aid Effectiveness, and shall
participate in the HLF-4 in Busan.
BIAC members are also working intensively in the drafting of a joint
public-private statement to the HLF-4, which shall propose a set of
high-level shared principles for increasing development
effectiveness.
As preparations begin for the OECD Development Strategy, BIAC has
created an informal network on development in order to help
coordinate and enhance BIAC activities. The network currently
consists of over 25 business experts, representing expertise from a
broad range of different BIAC policy committees and task forces.
If you would like to join this network, or obtain further
information on BIAC's work on development, please contact Mr.
Jonathan Greenhill at the BIAC Secretariat.
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