The aim of this project is to strengthen significantly the effectiveness of ongoing private/public policies against match-fixing through a strong focus on training/information sharing on proper competent and tailored implementation of different protected reporting systems, which are very relevant in disrupting the omerta/conspiracy of silence (the main obstacle to contrasting match-fixing) with a very good cost-benefit ratio.  The diffusion of these tools applied to sports is unfortunately still very limited in Europe despite the growing recommendations to use/protect whistleblowers (also Macolin CoE Convention art. 7.2.c).  The Italian Government has conceived and designed an advanced platform for protected reporting in sports which will be piloted since upcoming May 2017. On this solid experimentation base the project will pursue: a) Better understanding, through a solid data-setting; b) Strong tailoring of blended (traditional+e-learning) training models. Double target: 1. top decision makers in primary sport bodies (NOCs, National federations, top Sport Clubs); 2. managers of grassroots clubs where the cultivation of behavior/misbehavior takes place and where match-fixing practices are unfortunately emerging at youth level. The training model will be pilot-implemented in five European countries (Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Belgium, Spain) to tackle the difficulty of professional and grassroots sports world, unable so far to build autonomously appropriate policies to fight match-fixing which include efficient tailored protected reported systems. It will build a capacity to this regard. The project is based on a very strong cooperation among many relevant actors with special reference to two National Governments and two National Olympic Committees, for the first time involved in such a cooperative process in this topic. The expertise of the partners involved (Universities, private networks ESSA, EASG, NGOs) is outstanding also thanks to previous EU projects.

The key objective/goal of the proposal is to introduce in a structured way the use of protected reporting systems in the anti-match-fixing policies and actions of sport bodies and institutions related to sport practices, through a proper, competent and informed approach.

This focus/goal will be pursued through the following processes:

1. Better understanding of the ongoing practices and the underlying dynamics of the protected reporting system before the design and conception of the training process;

2. Developing an approach oriented to a strong tailoring of the training models in these fields, with a double target articulation: a first one addressed to top decision makers in primaries sport bodies (NOC, National Federations, Top Sport Clubs) and a second one specifically addressed to grassroots sports, where the cultivation of future behaviours/mis-behaviour takes place and where match-fixing practices are unfortunately emerging at youth level.

3. Specific use of ICT in order to strongly support the quality and the effectiveness of training through a dedicated e-learning module, also functional to strengthening the training diffusion potential;

4. A very strong cooperation among the most relevant actors, with special reference to National Government and National Olympic Committees, which will be directly involved for the first time in such a cooperative process on this topic.  

The training model will be pilot-implemented in five European countries (Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Belgium and Spain) and addressed to top-decision maker in the main sport domains of each countries (e.i football, tennis, basketball) and to grassroots levels in a very wide range of disciplines.

• Strong growth in the sport bodies and institutions capacity to adopt proper protected reporting systems within the anti-match-fixing policies
• The development of a research that allow the creation of empirical data in order to create tailored training models
• The development, promotion and implementation of proper use of protected reporting systems both “anonymous” and “disclaimed”, both “digital” “analogical”, and the promotion/protection of whistle-blowers;
• The creation and implementation of a training model based on specific ICT tool which strongly support the quality and the effectiveness of training in protected reporting system through a dedicated e-learning module, also functional to strengthening the training diffusion potential and functional for implementing Open Educational Resources.
• Strengthening of a permanent cooperative logic within the actors involved, since the whole implementation process of the project will be characterized by structured collaboration within the coalition, and make possible the interaction, for the first time in anti-match fixing projects, of the Olympic Family, Governments, NGOs, Universities and Betting operators.  
• Capacity of sport organizations of developing anti match-fixing specific policies, included an increase of efficiency of protected reporting systems;
• The elaboration of structured indications to UE commission to develop effective strategies and policies based on comparable data and tailored training model patterns.

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