Events

The in-presence Project Kick-Off Meeting took place on the 10^th and 11^th of May, hosted by the Euroarab Foundation in Granada, Spain. The meeting was jointly carried out by the EU-funded STAND-UP project.

Partners exchanged thoughts, ideas for what concerns the technical aspects, communication strategies and the future steps of the project. The second joint-day aimed to enhance an understanding through a brief training given by the persons of concern on the use of open-source intelligence, which is highly relevant for the duration and the outcomes of both projects. Furthermore, Agenfor International introduced its Virtual Reality training in order to support the understanding of the training methodology that both projects will apply in a later phase, allowing them to contribute to the development of the training and its implementation in a more effective manner.

The training session “Tangles and Webloc Learning By Doing” took place successfully in Venice, on the 4th-6th of July 2022.

The training which was funded within the scope of BIGOSINT, STAND-UP and UNCHAINED projects, aimed to equip the attendees further on how to navigate Open Source Intelligence Tools, in order to combat trafficking in human-beings and hate crime/speech in a more effective manner.

The attendees had the opportunity to initially learn about the OSINT Tools in an in-depth manner, while also actively practicing through the Tangles platform for the entire duration of the training.

The Second Steering Committee Meeting was held on the 13th-14th of October 2022 in Trento, Italy!

 What happened?

Current developments and further steps to be taken within the project were discussed in the two-day SCM meeting, jointly with our sister project STAND-UP. The technologies to be implemented in both projects were thoroughly presented to the consortium partners by our sub-contractors!

Who are the National Interagency Teams (NITs)?

We have successfully concluded our first ToT (Training of Trainers) on the 16-17th of May in Trento, Italy!

We were able to deliver the training to over 50 participants, who joined us from the State and Finance Police, The Labor Inspectorate and The Carabinieri!

What happened?

The training was conducted in a blended modality, where a general theoretical outlook was given to the participants, followed by a hands-on approach where all the technologies actively used in the project were tested out! The VR training was specifically tailored to encompass the key points for trafficking in human-beings, which created an interactive and fruitful learning environment for the participants!

The second day concerned a theoretical training on operational approach to document verification, followed by a practical document analysis workshop!

🇪🇸🇩🇪 Stay tuned for the upcoming trainings in Germany and Spain!

The partners of BIGOSINT, met on 22 June in Bremen, Germany for the second Steering Committee Meeting of the project.

The project, which started in January 2022 and will end in January next year, aims to improve investigations into human trafficking on the internet by analysing how the characteristics of the cyber environment affect the Human Trafficking chain. For that purpose, BIGOSINT combines technological tools such as OSINT and cryptocurrency analysis with the FAST platform to detect existing online markets and networks, collect human-rights compliant digital evidence, share information and develop enforcement countermeasures by leveraging on public-private partnership.

During the meeting there was a review of the project management and coordination carried out by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Trento, coordinator of the project. Each member updated the status of the different work packages, such as the sustained service delivery led by HFÖV, the dissemination strategy, sustainability and transferability of BIGOSINT as well as the integrated FAST platform for cybercrime investigation, management and coordination, led by AGENFOR, or the work package led by the Euro-Arab Foundation, dedicated to understanding the investigation cycle of Human Trafficking. The session will end with an open debate and final conclusions.

Currently, training sessions are being jointly prepared in the framework of the BIGOSINT and UNCHAINED projects, which will take place on 11 and 12 of July in the city of Murcia, Spain, and on 19 July in Bremen, Germany, for law enforcement and judicial officers. The training consists of practical sessions where participants will be trained in the use of the technological tools OSINT and the FAST platform. In addition, a Virtual Reality immersion will be carried out to combat the chain of human trafficking in cyberspace.

After these trainings, the tools involved will be tested for 5 months by the security forces in order to implement them on a daily basis and thus improve their skills in the fight against trafficking in human beings.

Who are the National Interagency Teams (NITs)?

We held our second training session in Murcia, Spain on the 12th of July!

On the 12th of July, at the Artillery Barracks in Murcia (Spain) the second ToT session was organized, with the aim of further combatting Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) through the use of Big Data and OSINT Analysis!

The training has been organised by the Murcia Police and the Euro-Arab Foundation (Fundación Euroárabe de Altos Estudios), alongside the collaboration of Agenfor International Foundation.

Members of the Law Enforcement Agencies from the Netherlands, Israel, Italy and the United Kingdom, as well as from the whole region of Murcia, attended the event.

The contents of the training has been gathered from two projects, BIGOSINT (GA Nr: 101038761) and UNCHAINED (GA Nr: 101021612).

Photos: Communication – Local Police Murcia City Council.

Who are the National Interagency Teams (NITs)?

Our final training session was held in Bremen, Germany on the 19th of July!

On the 19th of July, the final training was conducted in Bremen, with the aim of further combatting Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) through the use of Big Data and OSINT Analysis!

The training has been organised by the by Hochschule für Öffentliche Verwaltung Bremen, alongside the collaboration of Agenfor International Foundation.

The contents of the training has been gathered from two projects, BIGOSINT (GA Nr: 101038761) and UNCHAINED (GA Nr: 101021612).

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