Introduction to the NADGO project
It does so firstly, through a mapping of the current structures, practices, challenges and weaknesses of governance in the field of anti-doping and secondly, by developing a code of good governance and a practical benchmarking tool that can be used to evaluate NADOs' performance on good governance parameters.
Through the code of good governance, the project will deliver specific assistance in addressing good governance deficits by showing best practice examples of crucial documents and through two workshops within the wider community of NADOs.
In the broader perspective, the project could contribute to increased independence and credibility of NADOs, but it will also give governments and partners such as WADA, the Council of Europe, and UNESCO a platform to discuss a possible harmonised approach or minimum requirements for organisational structures of NADOs.
Approach
The project employs a multi-stakeholder approach. Measures include:
- collection of athletes’ views on anti-doping governance issues
- analysis of current organisational structures of national anti-doping agencies and their governance practices
- identification and sharing of good practices and awareness-raising actions
- literature review
- questionnaires
- round tables, workshops and network building to increase the competences of national anti-doping actors in good governance
Project partners
Partners in the project are:
- Anti Doping Denmark
- German Sport University Cologne
- European Athletes Association
- Fair Sport
- Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO)
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- NADA Germany
- Polish Anti-Doping Agency (POLADA)
- Slovak Anti-Doping Agency
- Sport Ireland (Anti-Doping Unit)
- Warsaw University
The project will be conducted over a two-year period from 2019-2020 and has received funding of around 200,000 euro from the Erasmus+ programme.
The Danish Institute for Sports Studies (Idan)/Play the Game acts as project coordinator.