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The International Center of Excellence for Open Source Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis Begins its work
After the Croatian Parliament passed the Law on the Establishment of the Center of Excellence for Open Source Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis on June 28, 2023, the Security and Intelligence Agency conducted organizational, technical, and personnel preparations for the Center's commencement.
The Center was established as an institution with legal personality necessary for performing tasks within its competence and is registered in the court register. The Center is headquartered in Zagreb. On January 4, 2024, the Government of the Republic of Croatia appointed Tomislav Dokman as the director of the Center.
The Center of Excellence has an international character, and the Law stipulates that it will formally commence operations after at least two international parties join (foreign security or intelligence agency, or other foreign or international security body).
Over the past few months, six European countries, including France and Spain, have signed memoranda of cooperation, thus joining the Center. This fulfills the legal requirement for the Center's commencement, namely the formation of the Steering Committee in which each acceding country has one representative.
The Steering Committee adopts the Center's Statute, oversees its work and activities, approves work plans, adopts financial plans, and, upon the director's proposal, approves the accession of new parties to the Center and makes other decisions necessary for its operation.
The International Center of Excellence for Open Source Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis is a non-profit and professional institution of interest to the Republic of Croatia and international security. It serves as a central hub of knowledge, expertise, and experience in the field of collecting, processing, and analyzing data from open sources.
The Center will develop doctrines, standardized procedures, and methodological frameworks to enhance the efficiency of utilizing data from open sources and the interoperability of European security and intelligence agencies.
The Center of Excellence will also have its own website.
The Center was established as an institution with legal personality necessary for performing tasks within its competence and is registered in the court register. The Center is headquartered in Zagreb. On January 4, 2024, the Government of the Republic of Croatia appointed Tomislav Dokman as the director of the Center.
The Center of Excellence has an international character, and the Law stipulates that it will formally commence operations after at least two international parties join (foreign security or intelligence agency, or other foreign or international security body).
Over the past few months, six European countries, including France and Spain, have signed memoranda of cooperation, thus joining the Center. This fulfills the legal requirement for the Center's commencement, namely the formation of the Steering Committee in which each acceding country has one representative.
The Steering Committee adopts the Center's Statute, oversees its work and activities, approves work plans, adopts financial plans, and, upon the director's proposal, approves the accession of new parties to the Center and makes other decisions necessary for its operation.
The International Center of Excellence for Open Source Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis is a non-profit and professional institution of interest to the Republic of Croatia and international security. It serves as a central hub of knowledge, expertise, and experience in the field of collecting, processing, and analyzing data from open sources.
The Center will develop doctrines, standardized procedures, and methodological frameworks to enhance the efficiency of utilizing data from open sources and the interoperability of European security and intelligence agencies.
The Center of Excellence will also have its own website.