Through a combination of (i) data-driven tools, (ii) training, (iii) research and (iv) legal assessment, and building on the success of previous DATACROS actions, DATACROS III will further boost the capacity of European Union Law Enforcement Agencies, Asset Recovery Offices, Financial Intellignce Units, Anti-corruption, competition authorities and journalists to investigate transnational Organized Crime networks and their business models across a wider variety of financial domains and criminal assets.

It will:

1. Expand the current DATACROS data-ecosystem with new sources which will allow tracing Organized Crime in (a) cross-border corporate structures, (b) public procurement and funds, (c) virtual currencies/assets, (d) bank accounts/transactions, (e) real estate and vehicles in 200+countries (Work Package 1);
2. Implement new AI-driven functions for (a) better detection of high-risk entities and transactions, (b) more efficient disambiguation and reduction of false positives, (c)machine-learning analysis of unstructured text (e.g. news, public contracts) and images (e.g. satellite) (Work Package 2);
3. Deploy the empowered tool-box (Technology Readiness Level= 9) and pilot it in 4 operational use-cases (Work Package 3);
4. Set up a multi-stakeholder cooperation platform which will organise regular workshops (and an international conference in Bucharest) and 4 public training sessions for: (a) Law Enforcement Agencies/Asset Recovery Offices/Financial Intellignce Units; (b) public bodies and local governments; (c) banks and corporate; (d) journalists and civil society (Work Package 4);
5. Establish an Advisory Board of high-level experts and assess the costs, risks and benefits of using AI-tools in Organized Crime-related investigations and intelligence pictures (Work Package 5); Project results will be disseminated globally through various channels including investigative news stories made possible by the use of the tool-box and a dedicated Project Website (Work Package 6).

The consortium represents all target groups (academia, Small medium enterprises/Tech, Law Enforcement Agencies, Asset Recovery Offices, Financial Intellignce Units, Anti-corruption authorities, competition authorities, journalists and civil society). It involves 15 beneficiaries and 8 associate partners from 13 countries (11 European Union Member States), but covers 40+countries with partners’ national members.

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Working Group:

• Ernesto Ugo Savona - Director of Transcrime
• Cenci Maria Elena
• Barberis Stefano
• Bosisio Antonio
• Carpino Massimiliano
• Renato Martina
• Riccardi Michele
• Capetti Stefano
• Gaglio Ilia
• Gasparri Silvia
• Nicolazzo Giovanni

Partners:

• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) - Italy (Coordinator)
• Crime and Tech Srl (CRIME AND TECH) - Italy
• Office for the Protection of Economic Competition (UOHS) - Czech Republic
• Institute for Research on Governance Ltd. (GTI) - Hungary
• Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU LV) - Latvia
• Investigative Reporting Project Italy (IRPI) - Italy
• Crystal Blockchain BV (Crystal4EU) - Netherlands
• National Agency for the Management of Seized Assets (ANABI) - Romania
• BR-AG Joint Stock Company (BR-AG P.S.A.) - Poland
• Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) - Greece
• Ministry of the Interior (ESMIR-PN) - Spain
• National Centre for Research and Technological Development (CERTH) - Greece
• React S.r.l. (Re-Act) - Italy
• Association of Investigative Journalists Context (CTXT) - Romania
• National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) - Italy
• Ministry of the Interior (DAC - SCO) - Italy
• Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) - Netherlands
• Competition Authority (ADLC) - France
• Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) - Switzerland
• European Business Registry Association (EBRA) - Belgium
• Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) - Norway
• National Transparency Authority (NTA) - Greece
• Belgian Federal Police (BFP) - Belgium