On 30 November 2022, the kick-off conference of the "Supporting the Institutional Capacity of the National Coordination and Joint Risk Analysis Centre (NACORAC)" Project was held in Ankara with high level participation. The project is implemented by ICMPD’s Western Balkans and Türkiye Regional Office and funded by the European Union.
Countries
Türkiye
Status
Ongoing
Duty Stations
Ankara, Türkiye
Duration
May 2022
to
May 2024
Donors
The European Union
Partners
The Ministry of the Interior, Directorate General of Provincial Administrations, National Coordination and Risk Assessment Centre (NACORAC)
Implementing Agency
ICMPD
Funding
1.200.000 EUR
Summary
The “Supporting the Institutional Capacity of the National Coordination and Joint Risk Analysis Centre (NACORAC)” is a 24-month EU-funded Technical Assistance Project. The Project’s main beneficiary is the National Coordination and Risk Assessment Centre (NACORAC) under the Directorate General of Provincial Administration (DGPA) of the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) in Turkey.
The overall objective of the Project is to support progress on alignment with EU acquis and improve Turkey's institutional capacity on integrated border management (IBM) as regards Chapter 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) and the specific objective is to improve inter-service cooperation on IBM through support to the institutional capacity and the operationalisation of NACORAC in line with EU standards.
NACORAC currently acts under the MoI’s DGPA as a risk assessment centre, which is tasked with receiving border management related data from all relevant national authorities in Turkey involved in border management; producing border management risk analysis and sharing these outputs with all relevant national authorities in Turkey. The Project will aim to strengthen the institutional capacities of NACORAC and its inter-operability with relevant public institutions. For this purpose the following actions are envisaged under the Project:
Development of a road map to guide and support the operability of NACORAC based on a comprehensive gaps and needs analysis
Establishment of a baseline for inter-agency coordination and cooperation; awareness-raising among relevant public institutions on NACORAC and promoting technical level dialogue and consultations with relevant institutions to put in place the necessary conditions for the operability of NACORAC
Establishment of an overall framework for NACORAC to establish partnerships with inter-governmental stakeholders and international partners to promote intra-agency and inter-agency cooperation
Strengthening the knowledge and experience of staff assigned to NACORAC through various capacity building activities
Establishment of a Data and Risk Analysis Library system for further supporting the functioning of NACORAC
Supporting NACORAC for collecting data and conducting data and risk analysis to facilitate the production of the first annual risk analyses report
Strengthening the physical institutional infrastructure for ensuring uninterrupted functioning of NACORAC
The overall objective of the Project is to support progress on alignment with EU acquis and improve Turkey's institutional capacity on integrated border management (IBM) as regards Chapter 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) and the specific objective is to improve inter-service cooperation on IBM through support to the institutional capacity and the operationalisation of NACORAC in line with EU standards.
NACORAC currently acts under the MoI’s DGPA as a risk assessment centre, which is tasked with receiving border management related data from all relevant national authorities in Turkey involved in border management; producing border management risk analysis and sharing these outputs with all relevant national authorities in Turkey. The Project will aim to strengthen the institutional capacities of NACORAC and its inter-operability with relevant public institutions. For this purpose the following actions are envisaged under the Project:
Development of a road map to guide and support the operability of NACORAC based on a comprehensive gaps and needs analysis
Establishment of a baseline for inter-agency coordination and cooperation; awareness-raising among relevant public institutions on NACORAC and promoting technical level dialogue and consultations with relevant institutions to put in place the necessary conditions for the operability of NACORAC
Establishment of an overall framework for NACORAC to establish partnerships with inter-governmental stakeholders and international partners to promote intra-agency and inter-agency cooperation
Strengthening the knowledge and experience of staff assigned to NACORAC through various capacity building activities
Establishment of a Data and Risk Analysis Library system for further supporting the functioning of NACORAC
Supporting NACORAC for collecting data and conducting data and risk analysis to facilitate the production of the first annual risk analyses report
Strengthening the physical institutional infrastructure for ensuring uninterrupted functioning of NACORAC