The programme part of the National Programme of Sport 2014-2023 cannot be realised without appropriate support mechanisms of the state. The state pursues the public interest by encouraging tax policy for the development of sport that will be one of the specific tasks realised in cooperation between the OCS-ASF and the relevant government departments, by creating a supportive regulatory environment that protects the public interest, but it is from the point of view of administration friendly to sports organisations and by the prevention of abuses and irregularities in the implementation of the National Programme of Sport 2014 – 2023.
6.7.1 Friendly business environment for sports organisations
The complexity of administrative procedures requires more of this kind of work and higher costs of sports organisations. This represents a burden for them, and it is necessary to carefully weigh the importance of these processes and sports organisations to create a business friendly environment. This can be ensured by computerization and streamlined procedures. At national level, the task of reducing, preventing, or eliminating administrative burdens take the OCS-ASF, FSO and the relevant government agencies at the local level, municipal sports associations and municipal services.
Strategic objectives
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Reduce administrative tasks for sports organisations
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Indicators
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Number of laws and sub legislation that take into account the principle of de-bureaucratisation of sport
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Number of practical solutions for the reduction of bureaucratic procedures o sports organisations
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Some of the solutions in other sectors show that it is possible to establish more favourable administrative environment for sport. Accordingly, the National Programme of Sport 2014-2023 defines the following action96:
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De-bureaucratisation of sport.
Prevention of abuse in sports betting
Sports’ betting represents a complementary activity of professional sports, acting as the promoter of this part of sports. However, in many countries it represents a source of financing for sport. In Slovenia, the FSO is financed from these and other games of chance.
Due to globalisation sports betting is becoming increasingly important economically. Internet gaming is the fastest growing sector in the activities of games of chance, and within them sports betting has got a predominant role97. Because of this sports betting in addition to compromising the integrity of sport poses a risk for corruption, money laundering and other financial crimes related to sport; their organisation must therefore be under constant surveillance, and the state must have in place adequate regulatory mechanisms, relevant to the changing conditions in the market of sports betting.
Strategic objectives
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Preventing manipulation in sport
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Preventing advertising and organisation of illegal sports betting as well as participation in the illegally organised sports betting
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Indicators
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Number of discovered manipulations in sport
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Number of cases of prevented advertisements of illegal sports betting
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Extent of illegal payments in sports betting
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Measures to prevent abuse in sports betting are aimed at preventing abuses, at control of organising and playing sports betting as well as the detection of abuse. These activities make part of the following measure of the National Programme of Sport 2014-2023:
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prevention of abuse in sports betting.
Inspection in sport
One of the elements of quality assurance implementation of the National Programme of Sport 2014-2023 is the supervision of the implementation of programmes of sports. It is performed by a variety of inspection services under the statutory authority granted, special emphasis is given to control over the substantive implementation of all the programmes performed by sports providers in the Republic of Slovenia. The inspection acts as a body within the ministry responsible for sports, and they cooperate, where appropriate, with various government bodies. Inspection in sport is open to the public.
Strategic objective
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Increase overview of the substantive and organisational implementation of National Programme of Sport by 100 %
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Indicator
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Number of inspection cases
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The work on sports inspection so far indicates5 that that it needs to be more clearly defined, that the inspection exercises the control over all contractors of sports programmes, and not just those who are recipients of public funds, and that the volume and quality of inspection performance should be increased, which will require a greater number of inspectors. Accordingly the National Programme of Sport 2014-2023 defines the following action:
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Increase the scope of sports inspection activities.
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