• National platforms, described by the Macolin Convention as mechanisms to exchange information between the various national systems, and who are key to coordinating the fight against competition manipulations at national level.
• The “national systems” that will benefit from improved communication of information and capacity building are public authorities responsible for sport, sports organisations, competition organisers and public authorities responsible for betting and/or national lotteries/betting regulatory authorities.
• The end beneficiaries are people involved in sports competitions in all capacities (athletes, coaches, trainers, referees, competition organisers, voluntary or paid officials).

The ACT project aims at promoting and enhancing the implementation of the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports competitions, as widely as possible. This means to help countries (upon request):

• To improve the mechanisms to prevent, detect and sanction national or transnational manipulation of national and international sports competitions.
• To promote national and international cooperation against manipulation of national and international sports competitions.

The project will particularly focus on two underlying principles:

• The protection of rule of law lies on the establishment of clear, targeted and applicable legislation and effectively investigating the offences within the relevant jurisdiction without undue delay.
• An effective fight against manipulation of sports competitions requires increased, rapid, sustainable and properly functioning national and international co-operation.