Dr Martin Milton, Director of the BIPM, together with heads of other international organizations (IOs), participated as a panelist in the OECD high-level virtual tour de table: "Rethinking and modernizing international rulemaking to design better policies for the 21^st century". The virtual meeting was held on 13 September 2021 as part of the 8th Annual Meeting of International Organisations within the context of the IO Partnership.

Following the high-level event, breakout sessions on technical expert level were held on 14 September 2021 and the BIPM was a moderator of the Breakout session 1: Enhancing the inclusiveness of international rulemaking to discuss follow-up work of the IO Compendium in regard to stakeholder engagement and co-ordination across IOs.

The Compendium of International Organisations' Practices : Working Towards More Effective International Instruments, available at https://www.oecd.org/governance/better-international-rulemaking/compendium/, the first common tool developed collaboratively by some 50 IOs to improve the quality was launched during the 8th Annual IO Meeting. The IO Compendium lists the BIPM practices such as World Metrology Day, CBKT Programme, CIPM MRA Review, JCGM, etc. in five core focus areas. The BIPM is represented in WG2 (implementation of international instruments), WG4 (evaluation of international instruments) and WG5 (IO coordination – as a focal point).

The OECD established the Partnership of international organisations for effective international rulemaking (IO Partnership) as a voluntary platform of IOs, academics and OECD Regulatory Policy Committee delegates, to exchange good practices and promote greater quality, effectiveness, and impact in international rulemaking.

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