September 2019
National conference on investments in sport 2 July 2019 Lisbon, Portugal
National conference on investments in sport 5 March 2019 Vienna, Austria
Reviewing draft Guidelines on investments in sport 17 December 2018 Lisbon, Portugal
Workshop for researchers 5 March 2018 Vienna, Austria
Kick-off meeting 6 – 7 February 2018 Zagreb, Croatia
Conference on investments in sport
Lithuanian stakeholders discussed the guidelines on investments in sport
Lithuanian conference on investments in sport was held on 16 September 2019 at the premises of the Mykolas Romeris University in Vilnius. Vilma Čingiene moderated the conference.
Objectives of the iSport project were presented by Alma Papić. Guidelines on research methodology were presented by Anna Klessner and Guenther Grohall who also presented the Study of the economic impact of an investment in sport. Guideline on investments in sport – as the central topic of the conference – were presented jointly by Anna Kleissner, Guenther Grohall, and Themis Kokolakakis.
Following the presentations, Vilma Čingiene moderated the discussion with participants who gave their views on presented empirical results. In Lithuania, demographic problems have an effect on sport infrastructure and it should be taken into consideration in the development of the final guidelines. Participants raised a number of issues in relation to investments in sport infrastructure by municipalities, which will be taken included in the guidelines.
Conference ended with conclusion, e.g. there is a widespread understanding of the benefits of investing in sport infrastructure but there is a lack of specific knowledge of the direct and general benefits, and of socio-economic impacts, which can be assessed, analysed, and forecasted. More data-driven decisions should be the basis for avoiding irrationality and conflict of interest.
The next conference on investments in sport will be held in London, UK.
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Invitation to the 3rd conference on investments in sport
The Mykolas Romeris University is hosting the 3rd 7 national conferences entitled “Investments in Sport” organised within the project under the same title (Investments in Sport, abbr. iSport), which was co-funded by the Erasmus+: Sport Programme of the European Union.
The 3rd conference on investments in sport will be held at the premises of the Mykolas Romeris University in Vilnius, Lithuania on 16 September 2019.
The purpose of the national conference is to open a dialogue between the national policy makers and the key stakeholders in sport, as well as the representatives of the business sector, regarding the economic and social impact of investments in sport based on the “Guidelines on investments in sport” that were developed by the team of researchers on the iSport project.
The main objective of the conferences is to promote a better recognition of the contribution of sport to the overall goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy given the sector’s strong potential to contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and new jobs, and considering its positive effects on social inclusion, education and training as well as public health and active ageing.
Conference speakers will be the leading European experts in the field Themis Kokolakakis, Anna Kleissner and Guenther Grohall, and the iSport project leader Alma Papić.
Conference participants are the policy makers on all levels of government in Lithuania, as well as the decision-makers from the sport sector and potential investors in sport infrastructure from the business sector. Participants will be able to actively participate in the discussion and share their unique perspectives on investments in sport.
The “Guidelines on investments in sport” will be further discussed with the policy makers and other key stakeholders in Croatia, Cyprus, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom in 2019 and 2020. Participants’ input will be used to improve the final version of the “Guidelines on investments in sport”, as well as for the development of the “Recommendations for policy-makers”.
For more information, contact the project leader Alma Papić at +38513650500 or alma.papic@hoo.hr
