Media Advisory – OECD launches first survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions on Wednesday 13 July

How much do people trust their government? And to what degree do a government’s competence and values influence trust in public institutions? To measure and better understand what drives people’s trust in public institutions, the OECD conducted the first cross-national survey of more than 50,000 people in 22 countries*, aimed at helping governments better understand where citizen confidence is wavering, where it remains solid and what needs to be done to close the gap.

A report, Building Trust to Reinforce Democracy: Main Findings of the 2021 OECD Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions, analysing the survey findings will be released on Wednesday 13 July at 11.00 CET.

A webinar to discuss the findings will take place at 14.00 CET the same day. The webinar is open to media – register here.

Journalists can request a copy of the report under embargo, thereby undertaking to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures, by emailing embargo@oecd.org. Embargoed copies will be sent by email on Tuesday 12 July.

*Participating countries were: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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• Spencer Wilson, OECD Media Office | spencer.wilson@oecd.org
• The OECD Media Office | news.contact@oecd.org
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