Difficulties for LEAs to remove online radicalisation content leading to violent extremism and terrorism

Capability Gap [3.CGF.2] Difficulties for LEAs to remove online radicalisation content leading to violent extremism and terrorism Background Once the online radicalisation content is identified, it should be removed. However, the removal of online content is not a straightforward process, and it is subject to different regulations and procedures based on there it is hosted. …

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Limited access and use of automated tools to detect radicalisation content leading to violent extremism and terrorism

Capability Gap [3.CGF.1] Limited access and use of automated tools to detect radicalisation content leading to violent extremism and terrorism Background The automatic detection of online illegal content (either content that facilitates radicalisation or promoting crime activities or provides instructions of how to perform them) is a much-needed capability for LEAs. The capability gap arises …

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Lack in ΕΟ Service awareness, skills, and acceptance

Capability Gap [2.CGF.34], [2.CGF.35], [2.CGF.36] Lack in EO Service awareness, skills, and acceptance Background 2.CGF.34          Gaps on current education curricula: Currently Earth Observation is regarded a high technological asset, regarded by many practitioners as far from their real tasks (Human). 2.CGF.35          Limited knowledge of the available (through EUROSUR) IMINT services is accompanied by reluctance to …

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Insufficient EO Service quality

Capability Gap [2.CGF.29], [2.CGF.30], [2.CGF.31], [2.CGF.32], [2.CGF.33] Insufficient EO Service quality Background 2.CGF.29          Gaps on the payloads and platform side: Need to improve the spatial resolution of satellite optical cameras and the area covered per observation (Technology). 2.CGF.30          Gaps on the endurance side: More persistent systems are required to enable longer endurance over border areas …

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Gaps in ΕΟ Service timeliness

Capability Gap [2.CGF.25], [2.CGF.26], [2.CGF.27], [2.CGF.28] Gaps in EO Service timeliness Background 2.CGF.25          Gaps on the satellite imagery acquisition side: Need for integrated solutions to deliver images in real-time manner (Technology). Need for short cut-off times (i.e., from request to satellite image acquisition). 2.CGF.26          Gaps on the analysis side: Need to standardise and automate IMINT …

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Lack of a Common Prefrontier Intelligence picture

Capability Gap [2.CGF.21] & [2.CGF.22] & [2.CGF.23] Lack of a Common Prefrontier Intelligence picture Prior to introducing and describing these three gaps, the different border types (airport, green and blue) should be introduced. Airport borders are the least challenging for practitioners to control. Border crossers arrive in a confined space, are visible as they walk …

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Lack of a Common Prefrontier Intelligence picture

Capability Gap [2.CGF.20] Lack of a Common Prefrontier Intelligence picture Background A solution that will offer the desired prefrontier intelligence picture for various border types is required. This involves intelligence from land borders, maritime borders, and intelligence sharing among practitioners from different discipline organisations in the same country (initially) and subsequent cooperation between multidiscipline organisations …

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Lack of early detection in difficult/challenging landscapes / weather conditions

Capability Gap [2.CGF.18] & [2.CGF.19] Lack of early detection in difficult/challenging landscapes / weather conditions Background Border security and surveillance at the EU outside borders is a 24×365 operation required to ensure EU MS security against a variety of threats. As such, reliable long-range threat detection and positive identification of potential threats at day and …

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Insufficient technology adoption mechanisms

Capability Gap [2.CGF.17] Insufficient technology adoption mechanisms Background There are concerns about an “innovation emergency” across practitioners’ organisations from EU MS, the causes of which is related to limited or restricted adoption of technological solutions by them. The reasons that SOTA technology tools are not embraced by practitioners are: (1) The practitioners’ institution strategy is …

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