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Working group "Technological Gaps" - Brussels - 15 December 2006

"Detection technologies in the work of law enforcement, customs and other security authorities"
Venue:
Brussels, Belgium
Event date(s):
Friday, 15 December, 2006

Following the great interest generated by the launch event of the EUROSINT FORUM in Brussels last month, we are pleased to invite you to the first activity of one of the working groups:

The working group "Technological Gaps", led by Mark Pfeiffer, will hold a roundtable on 15 December in Brussels from 10.00 to 17.00 at DG Justice, Liberty and Security (Rue du Luxembourg 46, 1000 Brussels).

This roundtable aims to allow EUROSINT FORUM members to contribute to their views on DG JLS's Green Paper on "detection technologies in the work of law enforcement, customs and other security authorities". This will be our chance to influence Commission thinking on technologies covered by the Green Paper (see below). The working group will be limited to 20 people maximum (not including organisers and Commission), in order to facilitate the exchanges. The session is open to signed-up members of the EUROSINT FORUM in priority, but non-members can join to the extent that there are seats available. Future meetings of the "Technological Gaps" working group will focus on identifying where work/research needs to be conducted to make a more effective and seamless OSINT process possible.

If you are interested to participate to the workgroup, please send a message with your details to Mark Pfeiffer.
If you need an hotel or more information, please contact Caroline Calvez.

The EUROSINT FORUM Team
Adrian Taylor, Caroline Calvez, Axel Dyevre

Agenda of the Workgroup

The proposed agenda of this roundtable has been built around the questions evoked in the Green Paper:

See also: Green Paper on detection and associated technologies in the work of law enforcement, customs and other security authorities

Link to a PDF version of the Green Paper

09.30-10.00: Registration

10.00-11.00: Introduction

  • Presentation of the Green Paper and of the objectives of the Commission
  • Detection technologies and Open Source Intelligence

11.00-11.20: Coffee break

11.20-12.20 Session 1: needs analysis

  • What new versatile tools and equipment are needed?
  • What new portable and mobile tools and equipment are needed?
  • In what areas are improved data analysis techniques required?

12.20-13.00: Lunch break

13.00-14.00 Session 2: industrial aspects and standardisation

  • Are common standards needed in detection and related technologies used in the work of security authorities? What standards do you consider to be a priority?
  • What standards lack financial support in the pre-standardisation phase?
  • To avoid any duplication and to improve transparency, would a regularly updated list/handbook/searchable database of past, ongoing and planned standardisation efforts in detection and closely related technological fields at national and European level be useful?

14.00-15.00 Session 3: European issues

  • Would you be interested in identifying and exchanging best practice in the use and handling of data and information collected by detection tools in an effort to comply in full with the relevant legislation and rules governing the use of evidence in court proceedings?
  • How should information on security research in Europe be disseminated in order to promote competitiveness while avoiding waste of scarce resources?
  • Would creating a network of national certifying authorities sharing experience and knowledge, along with a system of quality certification and benchmarking, be useful?
  • How to integrate detection technologies in the legal framework

15.00-15.20: Coffee Break

15.20-16.20: Next Steps

  • Would an action plan be a useful tool for implementing the measures identified in the replies to this document?
  • Would partial financing of trials of new or experimental tools and equipment by the Community and/or the private sector be of interest?
  • Would a study on legal and other constraints for interoperability of systems across the EU be useful to identify limitations?
  • Would a tool such as an enhanced specific public private dialogue on detection and associated technologies be helpful in implementing the results of the public consultation on this paper?

16.20-17.00: Reactions and conclusions

17.00: End of the roundtable