The 14th Strategy Committee was hosted by the Czech Republic Presidency in Prague on 5 February 2009.
The Chair announced:-
- Details of a recent meeting with ESRIF;
- A leaflet prepared by the Secretariat, promoting CEPOL;
- The Action Plan following the audit of the IAS;
- The request from SIRENE to organise training activities;
- The Court of Auditors future evaluation of agencies.
- Information from the Head of Agencies meeting;
- The ongoing liaison with the Commission regarding the payment of a “lump sum” for organising courses and seminars;
- A new proposal regarding “Contracts” with Member States when organising CEPOL activities;
- Details of the new budget planning process required by the Commission;
- Ongoing discussions with the Commission regarding CEPOL’s 30% funding of the Exchange Programme.
The governance and structure of the CEPOL network was discussed at length and a “discussion document” will be amended in light of comments received during the meeting which will be presented to the 15th Governing Board with proposals on the continuation/finalisation of the procedure.
The Strategy Committee recommend that the 15th Governing Board adopt the following decisions:-
- Estimate 2010;
- New Members for the External Relations Working Group;
- Disbandment of Electronic Network Working Group;
- Network for National Common Curricula Coordinators.
Other topics discussed included the Service Level Agreement with NPIA and a process to decide the criteria for selecting topics to become e-learning modules.
Date of next meeting: 7 May, 2009 at Bramshill, United Kingdom.
