International Task Force - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The International TOSSD Task Force is an inclusive group of experts from provider countries, recipient countries and multilateral organisations that has been collectively developing TOSSD since 2017. The International TOSSD Task Force makes all documents publicly available, fully respecting the recommendation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda that, in July 2015, called for the development of TOSSD in an “open, inclusive and transparent manner”. This page provides details of the International TOSSD Task Force members, the meetings held, the documents discussed and the decisions taken.

Highlights from the 18^th Task Force meeting

The International TOSSD Task force met in a virtual format in October 2022 and reached a wide range of agreements. The Task Force hosted a peer learning session on TOSSD reporting, identifying key best practices, common challenges and lessons learned. The Task Force also supported and further strengthened the Secretariat’s proposal for the rationale, principles, and implementation process of the data review mechanism. Moreover, the Secretariat will continue moving forward with the pilot study on institutional investors, and will propose guidance for reporting on public institutional investments in TOSSD. Finally, the Task Force touched upon the possible Forum's mission and vision, the different modalities for participation in the Forum, bodies and chairing arrangements, and ways to ensure a balanced participation in decision-making. Detailed action points are available here.

What does the International TOSSD Task Force do?

The International TOSSD Task Force was created in July 2017 and currently has 27 members and 7 observers. The participants are statistical and development policy experts from provider countries, recipient countries and multilateral organisations. The International TOSSD Task Force established the first version of the TOSSD methodology in 2019, illustrated in the document “TOSSD Reporting Instructions”, and continues to work on its further development.

For these processes, the International TOSSD Task Force consults experts on specific issues for example on peace & security and communicable diseases. The Civil Society community also participates in the Task Force as an observer.

representatives

Task Force members

Co-chairs

European Union
- Mr Laurent Sarazin
South Africa
- Mr Risenga Maluleke

Countries

Bangladesh
- Dr Md. Rezaul Bashar Siddique
Brazil
- Mr Marcio L. Correa (ABC – Brazil)
- Mr Rafael Schleicher (IPEA)
- Ms. Denise Kronemberger (IBGE)
Burkina Faso
- Mr Windbenedo Jean Marie Kebre
- Mr Kassoum Bikienga
Chile
- Mr Enrique O’Farrill-Julien
- Mr Marco Ibarra
- Mr Marco Fernandez
Colombia
- Ms Lina Vega
- Mr Edgar Andrés Rodríguez Duran
Costa Rica
- Ms Saskia Rodriguez
Canada
- Mr Maher Mamhikoff
Denmark
- Ms Betina Vorsøe Andersen
- Ms. Anne Marie Tyndeskov Voetmann
Egypt
- Mrs Reem Mohamed El Sebaie
European Union
- Mr Jérôme Le Roy
- Mr Senne Vandevelde
France
- Mr Duncan Toulon
Gabon
- Mr Jean Nestor Nguema Mebane
Ghana
- Ms Marian Kpakpah
Indonesia
- Ms Ibu Vivi Yulaswati
- Ms Ibu Rd Siliwanti
Japan
- Mr Takero Mori
Nigeria
- Dr Pius O. Osunyikanmi
- Mr Mohammed Shehu
Philippines
- Mr Claire Dennis S. Mapa
- Ms Rosalinda Bautista
- Ms Wilma A. Guillen
Senegal
- Mr Insa Sadio
South Africa
- Mr Ashwell Jenneker
Sweden
- Ms Agnes Rova
- Mr Marcus Qvarnström
Timor Leste
- Ms Felicia Carvalho
Tunisia
- Mr Mohamed Frigui
United Kingdom
- Ms Victoria Hernon
- Ms Natasha Stotesbury
United States
- Ms Joan Atherton
- Mr Nathan Anderson
- Ms Kimberly Smith

International organisations

IADB
- Mr Francisco Castro-y-Ortiz
- Ms Amy Lewis
IsDB
- Mr Areef Suleman
SESRIC
- H.E. Mr Nebil Dabur / Mr Atilla Karaman

Observers to the Task Force

Austria
- Austrian Development Agency - Mr. Sigrid Breddy
- Foreign Ministry of Austria - Mr. Michael Milosits
CAITEC – People's Republic of China
- Ms Mao Xiaojing
CSO representatives
- Mr Luca De Fraia
- Mr Brian Tomlinson
- Ms Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development – Germany
- Mr Thomas Piesch
Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Romania
- Ms Diana-Laura Ionita
NORAD – Norway
- Ms Katrine Heggedal
Foreign Affairs Secretariat (SRE) – Mexico
- Mr Gerardo Bracho Carpizo
- Ms Fabiola Soto Narváez
Ministry of Economic Development – Russian Federation (suspended)

Latest video

Mr. Jean Nestor Nguema Mebane - Gabon perspective on TOSSD

Mr. Jean Nestor Nguema Mebane - Deputy Director-General of Statistics in the Ministry of Economics and Finance of Gabon- shares his country perspective on TOSSD at the Task Force meeting in Pretoria, February 2020.

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Reference papers

TOSSD Strategy Paper by the co-Chairs of the Task Force
Updated TOSSD Task Force Terms of Reference - April 2022
Previous versions: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017

Meeting documents

2022

December 7, 8 and 12	19th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting Agenda Reviewed Draft TORs - International Forum on TOSSD (12 December 2022) Item 2. Draft TORs - International Forum on TOSSD (7 December 2022)
October 20, 25 and 27	18th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting Final Agenda Draft Agenda Item 2. Draft TORs - International Forum on TOSSD (October 2022) Item 4. Data review mechanism Action points
July 11 to 13	17th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force - Paris, France Final Agenda Draft Agenda CSOs' comments on the agenda items Item 1. International Forum on TOSSD - Draft Terms of Reference (July 2022) Item 3. Reporting issues: Further guidance on assessing sustainability – updated proposal Item 3. Reporting on the donations of Covid-19 vaccines in TOSSD Item 3. Guidelines on data anonymisation in TOSSD Item 3. Facilitating trend analyses in TOSSD Item 4. Updating the TOSSD recipients' list Item 5. Characterisation and presentation of pillar II data Item 5. Tracking the geographical reach of transboundary benefits in TOSSD Item 7. A provider perspective for TOSSD - Preliminary considerations Item 8. TOSSD communication and outreach strategy, July 2022 – July 2023 Item 8. Updated TOSSD communication and outreach strategy, July 2022 - December 2023 TOSSD Data for 2020: An overview of key trends in the data in support of sustainable development Action points
April 5 to 7	16th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting Draft Agenda Revised Agenda CSOs' comments on the agenda items Item 1 - Proposed revised TORs of the TOSSD Task Force Item 1 - Additional information on the budget and financing of TOSSD Item 1 - International Forum on TOSSD - Draft Terms of Reference Item 2 - Issues arising from the TOSSD 2021 collection on 2020 data Item 2 - Further guidance on the use of keywords Item 3 - Further development of the TOSSD recipients’ list Item 3 - Mexico’s proposal on new recipient eligibility criteria for TOSSD Item 4 - Reporting Instructions - April 2022 Item 6 - Further guidance on sustainability Action points
February 14 and 17	15th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting Draft Agenda Revised Agenda (04 Feb. 2022) Item 1: Renewed governance arrangements for TOSSD Item 3: Possible adjustments to TOSSD following the UN process: Peace and Security Item 5: Possible adjustments to TOSSD following the UN process: South-South co-operation CSOs’ comments on TOSSD future governance Analyzing European Union Institutions’ Flows for Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) - updated version as of 21 March Action points

2021

December 8 and 9

14th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting

June 29 and 30

13th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting

March 9 and 11

12th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting

2020

Oct. 6-9

11th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting

Feb. 12-13

10th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, Pretoria, South Africa

Feb. 11

TOSSD Task Force / CSO meeting

Agenda

2019

Oct. 2-3	9th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, Washington, D.C., USA Agenda Item 6: Exploring options of financing models for the TOSSD Task Force Action points
Oct. 01	TOSSD Task Force / CSO meeting Agenda Messages from CSOs ahead of the 9th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force Informal Briefing on TOSSD for IDB Executive Directors Agenda
June 6	Consultation on TOSSD with Latin American and Caribbean countries and organisations - Ottawa, Canada Agenda Item 2: List of TOSSD recipient countries: alternatives to the opt-in procedure Main messages of TOSSD consultation with representatives from select Latin American and Caribbean countries and institutions
June 4-5	8th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force - Ottawa, Canada Agenda TOSSD Reporting Instructions Version 1.4 - for validation by the Task Force at its meeting on 4-5 June 2019 Item 2: Treatment of contributions to peace and security in the TOSSD framework – recommendations to the TOSSD Task Force Item 3: Climate Change in the TOSSD statistical framework Item 6: TOSSD data architecture Messages from CSOs ahead of the 8th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force Action points
Apr. 17	Consultation with CSOs in the margins of the FfD Forum Messages from CSOs ahead of the consultation with the International TOSSD Task Force
Feb. 05	Expert meeting on “Tracking support to SDGs – the case of peace and security” – Paris, France Agenda Summary of discussions CSO submission on TOSSD security assistance Terms of reference of the pilot on peace and security Issues paper on TOSSD and peace and security (Fourth meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, May 2018)
Feb. 01	Emerging TOSSD Reporting Instructions, validated by the Task Force Possible emerging excerpts of TOSSD Reporting Instructions, Version 1.3 as validated by the Task Force Instrucciones de reporte TOSSD, versión 1.3 validada por el Grupo de Trabajo, traducción al español
Jan. 30 - Feb. 1	7th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force - Paris, France Draft Agenda Item 2: Including geo-localisation information in the TOSSD framework Item 2: Code lists for reporting under TOSSD (Excel format) Item 3: Treatment of debt relief operations in the TOSSD framework Item 4: Roadmap for outreach Item 6: Emerging Reporting Instructions: First draft text related to the Pillar II of TOSSD Item 7.a: Eligibility of costs in provider countries - scholarships and imputed students costs Item 7.b: Emerging TOSSD Reporting Instructions: eligibility of costs in provider countries – refugees Item 7.c: Research, science, technology and innovation in TOSSD Item 7.d: Emerging TOSSD Reporting Instructions: eligibility of costs in provider countries – administrative costs Action points

2018

Dec. 20	Emerging TOSSD Reporting Instructions, to be validated by the Task Force Possible emerging excerpts of TOSSD Reporting Instructions, Version 1.3
Nov. 19	Emerging TOSSD Reporting Instructions, as validated by the Task Force at its meeting on 5-8 November 2018 Possible emerging excerpts of TOSSD Reporting Instructions, Version 1.2
Nov. 5-8	6th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force - Stockholm, Sweden Draft Agenda Items 3.a to 3.e: Version 1.2 of the TOSSD Reporting Instructions (to be validated by the Task Force) Item 2. TOSSD and the SDG indicators Item 3.a: Implementation of the sector classifications and of the SDG field in TOSSD Item 3.a: Draft correspondence table between CRS and ISIC sector classifications (Excel format) Item 3.b: TOSSD reporting format: Modalities of co-operation Item 3.c: Emerging TOSSD Reporting Instructions: measuring mobilisation in TOSSD Item 3.d: The quantification of in-kind technical co-operation in TOSSD Item 5: Delineation of TOSSD Pillar II Item 7. TOSSD communication: FAQs Item 8: Pillar II topics: Focus on research as a global public good (Research paper by ODI – final version) Item 9: Draft terms of reference for the pilot study on the treatment of peace and security in TOSSD Action Points
Sept. 25-26	5th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force - Accra, Ghana Draft Agenda Item 2: Responses validated by the TOSSD Task Force to the DAC CSO Reference Group’s document entitled “Reflections on the TOSSD Reporting Instructions” Item 2: Responses validated by the TOSSD Task Force to the DAC CSO Reference Group’s document entitled “Detailed Comments on the TOSSD Reporting Instructions” Item 2: Possible emerging excerpts of TOSSD Reporting Instructions (Version 1.1 to be validated by the Task Force) Item 5: Definition of the second pillar of TOSSD Item 6: Example of a development enabler at a global level: Migration TOSSD: DAC CSO Reference Group: Reflections on the ongoing discussions on TOSSD, Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 Action Points
Jul. 12	Emerging TOSSD Reporting Instructions, to be validated by the Task Force (as of 12 July 2018 - version used for the Costa Rica Pilot) Possible emerging excerpts of TOSSD Reporting Instructions, Version 1.0 as of 12 July 2018
May 31	Consultation on TOSSD with the Civil Society Organisations Draft Agenda Detailed Comments on the TOSSD Reporting Instructions from the DAC CSO Reference Group General Comments on the TOSSD Reporting Instructions from the DAC CSO Reference Group
May 29-30	4th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force - Brussels, Belgium Draft Agenda Item 2: Tackling the second part of the TOSSD definition Item 3: Example of a development enabler at regional level: Peace and security Item 4: Work of standard setting international organisations Item 5:TOSSD Nigeria Country pilot study - preliminary feedback on the emerging Reporting Instructions Item 6: Reporting format: Information to be collected on the SDG focus, purpose and sector of destination of TOSSD activities Item 7: Frequently Asked Questions Item 8: Treatment of officially-supported export credits in the TOSSD measure Item 8: Treatment of regional projects in the TOSSD framework Item 8: Possible emerging excerpts of TOSSD Reporting Instructions Action Points
Mar. 15	Consultation on TOSSD with the Export Credit Group Questions for discussion with the OECD Export Credit Group and Participants to the Arrangement on officially-supported export credits
Jan. 24-25	3rd meeting of the TOSSD Task Force - Ottawa, Canada Draft Agenda Items 2-5 and 7-9: Possible Emerging excerpts of TOSSD Reporting Instructions Item 4a - Issues Paper: Statistical principles and quality Item 5a - Issues Paper: TOSSD reporting instructions: maturity of transactions covered in the TOSSD measure Item 5b: Treatment of multilateral flows in TOSSD Item 6 - Issues Paper: Possible options for TOSSD governance arrangements Item 8a - Issues Paper: Valuing technical co-operation in TOSSD Item 8b - Issues Paper: Comparative analysis between the MDB and OECD approaches for measuring private finance mobilised Action Points

2017

Dec 6-7

2nd meeting of the TOSSD Task Force - San José, Costa Rica

July 6

1st meeting of the TOSSD Task Force - Paris, France

Highlights from the 18th Task Force meeting