Security, Democracy & Cities Democracy , Cities & Drugs

1. Security, Democracy & CitiesDemocracy, Cities & Drugs November 1st, 2006 | Saragossa - Spain Drug Policy Coordination „specific“ experience from CEEC www.democitydrug.org Mgr. Jiří Richter President A.N.O. Association of NGO´s Executive Director SANANIM e-mail: richter@sananim.cz www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

2. CEEC & Drug policy Evaluation of NFP in new EU members states Drug Policy Conference, Alexis Goosdeel, Prague, 20 April 2004 www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

3. Year: 2002 www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

4. Year: 2002 www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

5. SITUATION: Operational level NFPs (Dec 04) * NFPs being or to be re-located www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

6. SITUATION: Main factors www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

7. European Drug Policy Evaluation of national Policies on drugs (based on EU Strategy and Action plan) Main characteristics and comparisons Danilo Ballotta, Prague 20 April 2004 Key questions… • How do countries coordinate the multifaceted issue of drugs? • Do all countries have coordination agencies, and coordinators, or simply coordination systems? www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

8. Key findings • increased political attention • Commitment to drug policy • Ad-hoc coordination agencies • National drugs coordinators • growing management culture • Business culture enters public policies • Stated targets may encourage future fine-tuning • Evaluation as a common element • Costs are not easy to assess www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

9. Key findings • Common content … to a degree • Hearings before the adoption of a strategy • Health and social affairs hold coordination • Main elements and objectives • Differences in meanings • Evaluation or at least monitoring is part of the new and more modern drug policies: • a written, objective driven, overall ‘national drug strategy’ • a central coordination mechanism, with ultimately a national coordinator; • a solid monitoring system www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

10. „Only“ CEEC specificities? • Serious limits (lack) • in policy, funding, old provisions… • in communication and listening • of understanding, knowledge, information • Barriers in lack of professionals, standards, systematic… • 40 (or more) years of broken continuity of NGO, charity, civic live and • very different stage of development related to information/knowledge among themselves • very different position in information / knowledge among themselves www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

11. „Only“ CEEC specificities? • Structural • Limits in access to policy, funding, partnership, equality… • Barriers in will or ability to listen and act • Political • Barriers in distribution / sharing power and responsibilities • Political or Social need • Partnership or Free Market • Ability of NGOs´ www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

12. Good municipal practices • Communication tools • Drug Forums (platforms) • Focus on specific topics and subjects • Focus on specific aims and target population • Advisory tools • working groups • Ad hoc teams • Mediation (Agora experience) www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

13. Good municipal practices • Information services • New technologies used .. (Internet based) • Information for local administrators • Tools available e.g. - how to… • Info for all actors involved… • Networking • Continual education of the national net of • Continual platform for exchange, education… www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

14. Good municipal practices • Quality • Minimum Services Standards • Monitoring and evaluation • Base for data quality assurance and control • Base for services stability … www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

15. Key factors – Policy frames • Local Policy document • Local regional strategy; Action Plan based on National Strategy & Action Plan • Legal framework (national; local) • for coordination, management, services • Legal base for alternative/NGOs activities • Standards, Evaluation • for services, care, treatment, monitoring… • System of Financing www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

16. Key „political“ factors • Political attention / commitment • Policing.. involvement of politicians and elected officials • Attracting key actors; Political awareness • Management culture & Participation • Integrative approach; Shared responsibility; Involvement of all • Proffesional culture; expert capacity, training, research • Communication, Information & Networking • Availability; Cooperation; Common aim…; Accepting variety of needs • Financing • Adequate funds; Equal opportunities & access; Clear structure • Media, Marketing, Promotion & Public Education • Necessary conditions for any effective action www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

17. Key factors - mechanisms • Accepted policy and Management structure • Communication & Policy / Strategy management • Actors /stakeholders „participatory“ multi-sectorial involvement • Responsibilities • Cooperation; Networking, • Evaluation, Standards & Quality • Existence of tools for effectivity & quality measurement • Meeting the existing defined needs • Services & Independency • Variety and accessibility of services; • services and policy development; • alternative.. to meet all www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

18. Key sources - „structural“ factors • Adequate human Resources • all participants.. politicians, experts, stakeholders involved • experts in various fields (from management… to biology) • Adequate financial Resources • continuous covering adequately at least basic network • ideally with space for development, science.. • Adequate service Resources • range of all types of effective services • basic network created on „evidence based“ • accessibility of key services www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz

19. Key factors - approaches • Balanced & Multi-sectorial • Participative • Networking • Timing • Evidence based, accountability • Adequate to actual needs • Responsiveness • Social responsibility www.drogovaporadna.cz www.odrogach.cz www.sananim.cz