Good Governance in Grassroots Sport Tõnu Seil Secretary general on Sport Ministry of Culture

With unwavering faith and a steadfast will to strengthen and develop

the state,

which is established on the inextinguishable right of the

people of Estonia to national self-determination and which was

proclaimed on 24 February 1918,

which is founded on liberty, justice and law,

which shall protect internal and external peace, and is a

pledge to present and future generations for their social progress and

welfare,

which shall guarantee the preservation of the Estonian

nation, language and culture through the ages,

the people of Estonia, on the basis of § 1 of the

Constitution which entered into force in 1938, and by a referendum

held on 28 June 1992, adopted the following Constitution.

66,79

84,24 88,33

99,51

113,76

134,66

159,59

168,66

152,05

147,57

173,1

179,7

0

40

80

120

160

200

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

The Budget of the Ministry of Culture

2001-2012 (mln EUR)

3,51

3,84

3,48

3,2 3,24

3,16 3,22

2,92

2,66

2,57

2,88

2,69

2

2,5

3

3,5

4

4,5

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Share of State Budget 2001-2012 (%)

Fine arts

(incl Media)

48,7% Heritage 39,6%

Cultural

Diversity

2,2%

Sports 9,5%

Measures 2012

630 €

1.057 €

1.094 €

1.421 € 1.330 €

898 €

649 €

1.274 €

402 €

227 €

341 €

219 € 244 € 266 € 223 €

Arhitektuur Audiovisuaal Helikunst Kirjandus Kunst Näitekunst Rahvakultuur Sport

The Cultural Endowment of Estonia – support for citizens 2011

Sihtkapitali jaotused Maakondlike ekspertgruppide jaotused

(the average support per person per field of activity)

The Cultural Endowment of Estonia is a legal entity in public law under the Ministry of Culture

and the objective of its activities is to support arts, folk culture, physical fitness and sport.

The Cultural Endowment receives financing from the state budget, and as the major fund

Background of Estonia

Facts

Map of Europe

• Population 1,34 million

• Area 45,227 km2

• GDP per capita $18,518

• Independence restored 20.08.1991

• Ethnic groups (68,8% Estonians,

25,5% Russians)

• Life expectancy at birth (Males

69.8; females 80.2)

To develope the European dimension in sport

by establishing EU work plan

... paying particular attention to grassroots sport organisations and their

representatives

...

(c) the organisation of sport:

- good governance in sport

EU working group:

-1st meeting 6th December 2011

- Develop principles of transparency concerning

Good Governance + fight against match fixing

AIM: recommendations for consideration by end-2012

European Union Work Plan for Sport

for 2011-2014

Estonian Sport Act

Estonian Sports Registry (www.spordiregister.ee)

Bases for financing sport associations from state budget :

1) number of participants;

2) number of coaches (III – V);

3) Sport results in international sport competitions;

4) Participation in Olympic Games;

5) good governance in sport associations :

- Annual report to Estonian Business Register (EBR)

- State taxes paid! No debts! Tax Office!

- Board members named to EBR

- Submit data to Estonian Sports Registry

- Fair Play, co-operation with state & Olympic Committee etc...

Good Governance in sport in Estonia

Background of Estonian sports Structure of the Estonian Sports Organisations (2011)

Public sector

Government of the

Republic

Ministry of Culture

Ministry of Education

and Research

Ministry of Social

Affairs

Estonian

Sports

Council

County

governments

Regional

Sports Council

Recreational sports centres

Local governments

Local government associations

Voluntary

sector

Estonian Olympic Committee

Sports federations

National Sports

Associations

County/city

sports

associations

Sports clubs

Activity coordinator

Sport for All Association

Private Sector

Units developing company

sports

Support organisations

Supporting

activities by the

private sector

Companies offering sports

services

Recreational sport centres

Nationwide level

County level

Local level

Organization of Sport for All in Estonia

41%

29-31%

6-7%

Eurobarometer survey 2010:

How often do you exercise or play sport? Answers: Never

Cultural Consumption Study (2006)

Please evaluate the general level of the following cultural fields in Estonia (good or

very good) ?

Which cultural fields need most financial support from the (central) government?

1) Theatre 83%

2) Competitive/Top sport 82%

3) Choir music 75%

4) Libraries 75%

5) Dance 70%

6) Museums 70%

7) Pop-, rock music 63%

8) Movies 62%

9) Sport for All 62%

10) Literature 60%

11) Classical music 59%

1) Sport for All 58%

2) Theatre 36%

3) Competitive/Top sport 29%

4) Libraries 22%

5) Movies 16%

6) Museums 16%

7) Choir music 9%

8) Dance 8%

9) Pop-, rock music 7%

10) Literature 7%

11) Classical music 4%

Key definitions

Sport for All – participation of

all kinds of people, under all

kinds of circumstances, and in

all kinds of activities.

Programs, which give

everybody access to sport,

independent of competitive

perfomance: from very young

to very old and under all

economic conditions

The general objective is that 45% of the

population should be engaged in regular

physical activity by the year 2014.

The Ministry of Culture is responsible for the

management and implementation of the

development plan; the Estonian Olympic

Committee is the general co-ordinator and

the Estonian Sport for All Association is

the co-ordinator.

The Aim and Institutions

1) Sporting venues

2) Sport for All events and programs

3) Raising awareness and forming attitudes

• training

• creating knowhow, spreading information

• organising campaigns

4) Counselling system for people engaged in sport

5) Regulating the legislative framework

Main spheres of the Development Plan

26,8

31,5 30,8 30,6 31,3 30,4 30,4

34,7 36,3

45

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2014

Sport for All Development Plan

Distribution of respondents by doing physical exercises

at least 30 minutes at least 2 times per week (%)

Activity Institutions Years

Development of the sports place network

Government, local

authorities

2011 - 2014

Planning and designing the public space

Government, local

authorities

2011 - 2014

Focusing on the light traffic roads

construction

Government, local

authorities

2011 - 2014

Sport for All Development Plan

SPORTING VENUES

Activity Institutions Years

Support Sport for All events

Ministry of Culture, local

authorities

2012 - 2014

Support sports federations Sport for

All programs

Ministry of Culture, local

authorities, sports federations

2012 - 2014

A large-scale program to improve the

swimming skills

Ministry of Culture, Ministry of

Education and Research, local

authorities, Swimming

Federation

2012 - 2014

Restore the system of awarding

credits to students for physical

activity

Universities

2012

Sport for All Development Plan

SPORT FOR ALL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

Activity Institutions Years

Initiate the national Sport for All Year

Ministry of Culture 2014

Campaign “Estonia moves!”

Ministry of Culture, NOC

Estonia

2011 - 2014

Physical activity training for general

practitioners and nurses. Sport for All

Coaches training programme.

Ministry of Culture,

Ministry of Social

Affairs, NOC Estonia,

SFA Association

2011 - 2014

Sport for All in the media

Estonian Public

Broadcasting, NOC

Estonia, SFA Association

2011 - 2014

Sport for All Development Plan

RAISING AWARENESS AND FORMING ATTITUDES

Activity Institutions Years

Health checks for young people

Ministry of Social

Affairs, Health Insurance

Fund

2012 - 2014

Sports information centres in regions

Ministry of Culture,

County sports

associations

2011 - 2014

Sport for All Development Plan

COUNSELLING SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE ENGAGED IN SPORT

Activity Institutions Years

Abolition of fringe benefit tax to

companies for health improvement

expenses

Government, Parliament,

NOC Estonia

2012

Lowering VAT rate from the participation

fees

Government, Parliament,

NOC Estonia

2012

Sport for All Development Plan

REGULATING THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,43

0,64 0,7

1,02 0,99

0,81 0,73 0,73

1,02

1,28 1,28

0

0,2

0,4

0,6

0,8

1

1,2

1,4

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Sport for All funding (mln EUR)

Sport for All Development Plan