1. Workshop "Involvement of nonprofit organizations"

2. Questions to be tackled Despite the wider recognition of the principles of interest group involvement, there is a lack of uniform principles applicable to involvement processes by different institutions. However, no institution can overlook the involvement of nonprofit organizations as they are instruments in the democratic society for representing different values and interests. What are the learning points and challenges in the involvement process? Should they be uniform? What practices do different countries use? How to make public policy?

3. Agenda 9.30-9.35Introduction Mr. Aivar Roop, European Movement 9.35-9.55Involving interest groups to policy-making: Estonian experience and strategy for coming years Mrs. Eleka Rugam-Rebane, Estonian State Chancellery 9.55-10.15Canadian experience involving interest groups: principles, institutions/ organisations involved and strategy for coming years Ms. Susan Carter, Accord expert (Canada) 10.15-10.30Exercise 1: quality criterias for successful involvement (expert status, representativeness of interest group, administrative capacity) Exercise 2: post-involment stage or what makes ‚watch-dog’ activities effecient 10.30-10.45Presentation of exercise results and dicussion