CA experts learn about drone threat during Protection of Critical Infrastructure seminar

Representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan participated in the three-day regional seminar "Protection of Critical Infrastructure" held on 25-27 April 2023 funded by the European Union in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Experts from the EU countries - Belgium, France, Lithuania, and Kazakhstan presented sessions on drones as a threat as well as a means to protect critical infrastructure; best practices of police units in the EU using drones to monitor and protect areas of mass gatherings; Open source intelligence (OSINT) tools to prevent the infiltration of radicalized insiders within the organization; and methods for effective data protection, taking into consideration limitations related to the protection of personal data.

LEICA also invited the Programme Director for Central Asia of the ITF Enhancing Human Security, who gave a presentation on the organization's projects for the renovation of ammunition depots in Kyrgyzstan and the modern security technologies used for the (re)construction and protection of the sensitive infrastructure.

The European Union-funded project LEICA is managed by the EU Commission, through a consortium made up of French CIVIPOL and Slovak ISEMI, with the support of Interpol.