| SWOT FACTOR Strengths |
SWOT FACTOR Weaknesses |
SWOT FACTOR Opportunities |
SWOT FACTOR Threats |
| Set: Human resources |
| The existence of employees with (research) experience/ There (already) is (ongoing) collaboration with research institutions |
There is limited experience in policy development/ Small budget/ Insufficient training courses |
European integration process and the (consecutive) harmonisation of national policies with the European ones |
Some aspects are not sufficiently harmonised/ Health (sector) is not coordinated with sport (sector)/ There is no prevention – the role of sport in prevention is not being recognized |
| Recommendations:(The development/ availability of) Periodic training courses with specialists in public policies, communication, social sciences/ Higher budgetary allocation/ Public campaigns for raising awareness and information/ Mass-media and online space engagement/ Better utilisation of allocated resources/ More stable and more clear strategy/ Inter-ministerial communication (sport, youth, health, education, research). The result of this would be inter- and trans-sectorial policies |
| Set: Documentation |
| There is a functioning research centre within the Ministry of Youth and Sports |
There are no scientific studies on the (Ministry of resort/ policymaking institution) website/ There is no (physical or virtual) library or a centre for documentation/ There is no specialised (dedicated) (with documentation) department (within the policymaking institution)/ The (few) results (available) are not being used/ Reduced accessibility to (policymaking relevant research) information for the general public |
Internet availability and possibilities to access documents, virtual libraries, collections of (scientific) journals/ Existing public-private partnerships |
There is no efficient collaboration (of the HEPA policymaking institution) with the Ministry of Education and Research/ There are no clear-cut rules in regards to (mandatory) policy (scientific) documentation/ There is no culture for utilising science in policies (development) |
| Recommendations:(The development of) Partnerships with organizations (public authorities) from other countries with experience in evidence-based policies (development)/ Reorganizing the website (of the policymaking institution)/ (Establishing) Library, centres/ departments of documentation and research/ Publishing an online (scientific) journal/ (Starting) Collaboration with organizations that own Romanian relevant databases and documenting resources/ Promoting a policy-result evaluation culture and continuing/ modifying (the policy) in accordance with the evaluation results |
