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second risk is that the government could abuse its Department on NGO Relations and use it for a different purpose, such as intervening in and controlling activities of the NGO sector. The third risk is that NGOs and their representatives might not want to collaborate with the Department out of fear of potential state control. Despite these risks, for the time being establishing this department is the best option that the government has to improve the government-NGO relationship in Kyrgyzstan. As has been made plain, the problem is that the government does not have an overall policy on working with NGOs, so government institutions tend to work with NGOs in an uncoordinated and unplanned manner. Furthermore, the previous attempts of the government to establish such a policy has shown that there is a need for an institutionalized mechanism which would coordinate the development and implementation of legal documents on working with NGOs. The State Department on NGO Relations would serve as this mechanism and ensure that the proper legal documents on the government-NGO relationship are developed and implemented. Furthermore, it would also disseminate information both to all government institutions at all levels and the NGO sector so that both actors are aware of them. Finally, the Department would keep the government institutions informed about NGOs and their activities by collecting information for its NGO database and disseminating it to government institutions. Conclusion In conclusion, the government and NGOs in Kyrgyzstan have made some positive steps towards effective collaboration over the last decade. Nevertheless, there are some barrier, which hinder the development of a more productive government-NGO relationship. The key problem is that the government does not have a unified and coherent policy on NGO collaboration, which would provide the government institutions in all areas and at all levels with basic principles on NGO collaboration. Currently, the relationship between these actors happens mostly within donor projects and, all in all, the state-NGO relationship can be characterized as selective, chaotic and fragmented. The government tried to create a NGO support programme in the past. However, it came to naught due to the lack of government commitment to and control over the implementation of its initiative. Taking all this into account, this policy brief has suggested creating the State Department on NGO Relations. The main aim of this institution would be to ensure that the legal basis for the government-NGOs relationship is in place and implemented accordingly. It would coordinate the development and implementation of legal documents such as laws, concepts, policies, decrees on government-NGO collaboration and provide government institutions in all areas and at all levels with information about and consultation on the above-listed legal documents. To contribute to establishing more successful cooperation between the government and NGOs, the State Department on NGO Relations would also inform NGOs about the legal documents on the government-NGO relationship so that they can refer to them too when working with the government institutions. It would also provide information about NGOs to all government institutions by maintaining an NGO database to keep them informed and open to all collaboration with NGOs. Acknowledgements I am grateful to Mr. Nokatbek Idrisov, Legal Consultant/Director of the Representative Office of the International Centre for Not-for-profit Law in Kyrgyzstan. 88
His advice on the legislative basis of the government-NGO relations in Kyrgyzstan was very helpful. I am also grateful to all my interviewees who shared their experience and information. This enabled me to write this policy brief. Notes and references 1. Berk, S., Musalimova, T., Mamasalieva, G., Abdieva, B., and Sulaimanova, F. (2007) The Experience of Kyrgyzstan in Developing Partnership between the State and Civil Society Organizations, Bishkek: Altyn tamga. 2. Informational bulletin No 1 and 2 of Counterpart-Sheriktesh (November 2007) on Strengthening Sustainable and Effective Collaboration between Government Institutions and Civil Society Organizations in Kyrgyzstan. 3. Overview of NGO regulation in Kyrgyzstan, available from the Internet [http://www. legislationline.org/ru/?tid=3&jid=29&less=false], accessed on 3 May, 2008. 4. The Law on Non-Commercial Organizations (Закон о «Некоммерческих организациях»), available from Internet [http://legislationline.org/legislation.php?tid=2&lid=1230&less= false], accessed on 3 May, 2008. 5. Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on the Approval of the Decree on Collaboration between Public Associations, Public Foundations (NGOs) and the bodies of state authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic (Постановление Правительства Кыргызской Республики Об утверждении Концепции сотрудничества между общественными объединениями, общественными фондами (неправительственными организациями) и органами государственной власти Кыргызской Республики) 6. The Law on Social Contracting (draft) (Закон о «Социальном государственном заказе»), available from Internet [http://www.acssc.kg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view& id=714&Itemid=124], accessed on 5 May, 2008. 7. The Law on Social Partnership (Закон о «Социальном партнерстве»). 89
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