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E-government in Czech Republic

This project will enable citizens to be actively involved in the decision making process on the local level. The project will analyse the current situation of accesibility and use of e-media on the local level and its future potential in communication between citizens and local authorities.


Activization of Potential of Senior Citizens

This project focuses on the support of organizations providing employment opportunities and leisure activities for senior citizens. Research on the current state of employment and free time opportunities in Prague would uncover the main obstacles for using these opportunities (for example, lack of information, lack of skills and knowledge of clients). The outcome of the project could be a training program for seniors to improve their skills as well as a publication of best practices in dealing with similar difficulties from abroad.

Evaluation of the European Crime Prevention Network

Since October 2008 to March 2009 Center for Public Policy Works in partnership with the Center for Strategy & Evaluation Services, UK (CSES, http://www.cses.co.uk) on the Evaluation of the European Crime Prevention Network. The evaluation of the European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN, www.eucpn.org) was carried out for the European Commission’s DG Justice, Freedom and Security (DG JLS).

The main objective of this evaluation was to identify the role that the EUCPN (European Crime prevention Network) plays in crime prevention area in Europe, when exchanging  information on, best practice among relevant governmental and nongovernmental organizations and developing research in the field of crime prevention.

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the extent to which the aims of the EUCPN have been met with regard to:

• Identifying good practices in crime prevention and sharing knowledge and

experience gained between EU member countries;

• Accumulating and evaluating information on crime prevention activities;

• Improving the exchange of ideas and information within the Network;

• Developing contacts and facilitating cooperation between Member States;

• Contributing to the development of local and national strategies on crime

prevention;

• Promoting crime prevention activities by organizing meetings, seminars and

conferences.

The Center for Public Policy took part in key activities of evaluation, drafting the research methodology, interviewing the National Contact Points  and Representatives in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Latvia and providing inputs for the final report.