KYRGYZSTAN TODAY Policy briefs on - Department of Geography

The Program on Cooperation between the government of the Kyrgyz Republic
and the non-government sector of the Kyrgyz Republic must be adopted. This must
be a strategic policy document that incorporates all steps necessary to form strategic
cooperation between government and non-government sectors. The Program must be
developed on the basis of the Concept on Cooperation between Public Associations,
Public Foundations and state authorities, as adopted and enforced by the Government
decree on March 25, 2004. Additionally, the Program shall identify the areas for
cooperation with prioritization, the long-term action plan, clear formats of inter-sector
cooperation and a concrete set of indicators that help measure the success or failure of
joint actions.
The NGO sector must be consolidated through centralization around the networktype
and large non-governmental organizations, such as Interbilim and Association of
Civil Society Centers Support and other similar organizations. Leading NGOs shall
initiate the adoption of the document that will regulate the principles and purposes of
NGO activities, similar to the Operations Standards of Non-governmental Organizations
and the Charter of Principles for Non-governmental Organization Activity, adopted
by Polish NGOs in 2003. This change will improve the credibility and legitimacy of
NGOs.
The major issue remains whether the presence of major elements of
institutionalization, mentioned above, will or will not ensure an effective institutional
framework for a dialog. This policy brief concludes that the presence of these three
elements represent an institutional framework that would greatly facilitate the process
of cooperation. However, the quality of cooperation, and its effectiveness, depend on
the level of institutional development of each sector which can, in turn, be strengthened
through inter-sector dialog.
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