In the area of enhancing co-ordination and information sharing between international organizations and donors, the Office maintained and up-dated two matrixes in English and in Russian including two types of information: firstly, information on border related projects (any projects linked with border issues, e.g. law enforcement, cross-border trade) in Tajikistan; and secondly, information on border and law enforcement-related training courses in Tajikistan. Information was provided by the members of the Borders International Group (BIG). Moreover, the Office provided border and law enforcement-related project information for the UNODC/Paris Pact-sponsored internet-based Automated Donor Assistance Mechanism (ADAM)23. In addition, the Office organized meetings of the BIG Sub-group on Border and Law Enforcement Training. Chairmanship of the meeting rotated between the Office’s Police Unit and Border Unit. Counter-terrorism and Police Following up to the assessment undertaken in March/April 2009, the Office had started to implement two projects in the field of preventing Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT) in Tajikistan. In 2010, the Office had also continued the assessment phase of a second extra-budgetary project on “Counter-Radicalization Capacity Building in Tajikistan”. Building on the other project’s successful pilot assessment in Sughd, this project aimed at a country-wide assessment of VERLT trends in Tajikistan. With the support of a local research NGO, a survey had been conducted among 3,500 respondents across 224 interview locations covering all but one of the country’s districts. Based on the results of both the survey and focus group discussions held with civil society representatives in seven local communities around the country, a comprehensive study was completed in March 2011 by a consultant. After negotiations with the Centre for Strategic Research it was planned to publish the report in the spring of 2012. The capacity of domestic agencies dealing with aspects of VERLT was to be enhanced, preventive approaches to be promoted and the co-operation of government bodies with civil society actors in this sphere to be strengthened. From 28 September to 8 October, the OiT, upon request from the MIA, organized a ten-day workshop for 12 law enforcement commanders of OMON in order to support the antiterrorism approach of the Ministry in responding to violent extremism and terrorism. The workshop focused on change management and included gender and human rights matters within the operational sphere of tactical approaches. Two experienced trainers conducted the workshop in which participants learned tactical approaches to combat terrorism according to democratic principles. Furthermore, participants learned how to identify changes in the current police mandate and structure, and to do strategic planning in the fight against terrorism. From 4-5 October, the Counter-Terrorism Unit participated in a two-day workshop in Bishkek devoted to “Community Policing Tools to Counter Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism” organized by the OSCE Secretariat and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, in co-operation with Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Interior. The Office funded the participation of the Head of the Anti-Terrorism Unit of the MIA to participate and enhance his skills and experience on this topic (see also chapter 3.1). Workshop recommendations addressed specifically: 1) the improvement of the legislative base of Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan; definition of the specific terms of radicalism, extremism and community policing; 2) the increase of the capacity of the police and its accountability to the community; and 3) the establishment of Working Groups at the Academy, which would include international experts; 23 The Automated Donor Assistance Mechanism (ADAM) is an Internet-based tool for the co-ordination of technical assistance in the field of counter narcotics (i.e. supply and demand reduction). This tool has been developed by UNODC within the framework of the Paris Pact Initiative, a UNODC-led partnership of more than 50 countries and international organizations, which aims to counter traffic in and consumption of Afghan opiates. ADAM is designed to automatically provide partners with essential information in order to avoid the duplication of activities and projects, as well as coordinating donor assistance. 115