The INTERCEPTED consortium held its third Steering Committee meeting last week alongside its synergistic initiative, OSINT RADAR.
The meeting marked an operational turning point, with the Venice Local Police taking over as the new general coordinator for both projects (INTERCEPTED and OSINT RADAR). This unified leadership ensures long-term strategic integration, transforming planning into immediate and sustainable operational actions..
The technical teams presented deliverables of strategic value, notably comprehensive analysis reports, methodologies for operational meetings, and an innovative technological roadmap designed for detecting digital crimes. Concurrently, specialized training sessions aimed at various stakeholders, such as police officers, judicial practitioners and stakeholders from the private sector (labour inspectors, welfare agencies, CSOs supporting victims, internet hosting providers) are being implemented , focusing on mastering these new digital investigation tools and platforms to tackle traffic in human beings (THB). These training activities will subsequently be followed by live prototyping sessions and the establishment of interagency teams across the participating countries.
The INTERCEPTED project maintains its steadfast goal of disrupting THB digital business models by intercepting online recruitment and advertisement on internet platforms. These objectives will be achieved by strengthening digital intelligence as well as cross-border and multi-agency cooperation among law enforcement agencies, judicial practitioners and private-sector actors.
As the project enters its final phase, new awareness-raising and dissemination campaigns will soon be launched to showcase these advancements before the project formally concludes in December 2026.
