The EU-project Action for Good Governance in International Sports Organisations (AGGIS) has concluded, and a leaflet explaining the measuring tool Sports Governance Observer is now available for download as is the full AGGIS report.

Sports organisations who want to curb corruption and mismanagement in their own ranks, will soon have a tool developed by experts at their hand: The Sports Governance Observer.

In a series of video interviews, experts involved in the AGGIS project clarify the definition of basic elements in the framework of good governance in international sports organisations.

Accountability is a cornerstone of good governance. In this video and text interview, which is a part of the AGGIS project on good governance led by Play the Game, professor Barrie Houlihan from Loughborough University explains the idea behind the term and how international sports organisations could improve and become more accountable.

The public is increasingly demanding that sports organisations operate in a more decent way. In this video and text interview, which is a part of the AGGIS project on good governance led by Play the Game, Professor Hans Bruyninckx from the University of Leuven discusses the concept of good governance and some of the challenges many international sports organisations are facing.

The one-vote-one-nation system is the preferred system of democracy in the international sports organisations. In this interview made as a part of the AGGIS project on good governance led by Play the Game, dr. Jürgen Mittag from German Sport University Cologne what the advantages and disadvantages of this system are.

There is growing pressure on organisations to be more transparent and open, but many sports organisations have not learned this lesson yet. In this video and text interview, which is a part of the AGGIS project on good governance led by Play the Game, Senior Consultant Frank van Eekeren from Utrecht University calls for a change in the culture of secrecy.

International sports federations have been enjoying a lot of advantages being clustered in neutral Switzerland, but there is growing concern over the country’s image after recent corruption scandals, not least in FIFA. In this video and text interview Ph.D. Candidate Michael Mrkonjic from the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration discusses the connections between Switzerland and sport.