POLICEJNI PREZIDIUM CESKE REPUBLIKY

Their core work

The Police Presidium of the Czech Republic is the central command body of the Czech national police force. In the H2020 context, they serve as an end-user of security research tools — contributing operational law enforcement expertise, real-world requirements, and validation environments for projects tackling organised crime, financial crime, and AI-driven threat detection. Their participation ensures that research outputs are grounded in actual policing needs rather than theoretical assumptions.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Early participation (2017–2019) centred on community-building among law enforcement agencies (ILEAnet) and speech/network analytics for combating organised crime (ROXANNE). From 2021 onward, the focus shifted decisively toward AI-driven tools — financial crime detection, cybersecurity, and the ethical governance of AI in policing. The trend shows a move from networking and traditional analytics toward operational AI systems with strong emphasis on human rights and legal compliance.

Moving toward operational deployment of AI tools for financial crime and cyber threats, with increasing attention to ethical and human-rights frameworks — making them a relevant end-user partner for responsible AI in security projects.

How they like to work

Always participates as a partner, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as an operational end-user validating research outputs rather than driving research agendas. They work in large consortia (100 unique partners across 4 projects), indicating comfort in complex, multi-actor environments. Their broad partner network and 26-country reach suggest they are well-connected within the EU security research community.

Across just 4 projects, they have collaborated with 100 unique partners in 26 countries, reflecting the typically large consortia of EU security research. Their network spans most of the EU, with no obvious geographic concentration beyond the pan-European security research community.

What sets them apart

As a national police headquarters — not a university or research institute — they bring something most consortium partners cannot: direct operational experience with crime investigation, intelligence workflows, and cross-border police cooperation. They can validate whether a tool actually works in the field, define realistic user requirements, and facilitate pilot testing in a live policing environment. For any consortium needing a Central European law enforcement end-user, they are a credible and experienced choice.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TRACE
  Largest funding share (EUR 161,250) and addresses the high-priority intersection of AI, e-evidence, and illicit financial flows.
• STARLIGHT
  Ambitious long-running project (2021–2026) on AI autonomy and resilience for law enforcement, spanning cybersecurity, ethics, and sovereignty themes.