and SME growth’ (2006, Brasilia) The OECD Global Conference on ‘Enhancing the role of SMEs in Global Value Chains’ (2007, Tokyo) ‘Bologna +10 high-level meeting on SMEs and entrepreneurship’ (2010, Paris) Recent and ongoing initiatives Since the Bologna +10 meeting, the Working Party has published numerous reports, comparative notes and policy briefs: Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs – an OECD Scoreboard Now in its ninth edition, the Financing Scoreboard provides data from 48 countries on SME lending, financing conditions and policy initiatives. OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook The report presents the latest trends in the performance of SMEs and entrepreneurs, and it provides a comprehensive overview of the business conditions and policy frameworks that can enable them to thrive in a digitalised and globalized world. OECD Strategy for SMEs In 2019, the WPSMEE develop a new project to assist economies in developing effective SME policy, reporting on global megatrends, economic and institutional contexts and financial measures. OECD Policy Note on Responses towards SMEs in the context of COVID-19 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the WPSMEE prepared periodically updated notes on the economic outlook for SMEs and analysis of emergency support measures and SME policy approaches in OECD member nations. Level 1 Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship On 27 April 2021 the OECD Council, the Organisation's governing body, took the decision to elevate the Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship to a full Committee reporting directly to Ambassadors, thus signaling the critical role SMEs can play in driving a sustainable, inclusive, green and resilient post-COVID recovery. References OECD Organizations related to small and medium-sized enterprises