Executive Director of CEPOL: ‘We are ready to take up a leading role in LE training in the field of digitalisation’

‘CEPOL is ready to take up a leading role in LE training in the field of digitalisation’, stated the Executive Director of CEPOL on the occasion of the launching event of the OSCE Police Academies Network, held on 29 June 2018 in Vienna. More specifically, Mr Detlef Schröder participated in the panel regarding Collaboration on Content and Methodology among Law Enforcement Training Institutions and presented the Agency’s legal mandate and training portfolio, with a particular emphasis on training activities in the field of Cybercrime and E-evidence.

He discussed the challenges and opportunities arising from the emergence of digitalisation in the framework of law enforcement and underlined the importance of e-learning tools and their advantages in the context of law enforcement training. Mr Schröder also reiterated CEPOL’s commitment to develop and exploit operational synergies in the field.

The event, organised by the OSCE, provided an opportunity to exchange views on the way forward for the Police Academies Network, present the Network’s Online Platform, and discuss other important topics related to law enforcement training and education.

CEPOL and OSCE signed a Working Arrangement in 2017 and are mutually supporting each other in their activities.