new ILP Strategy and Action Plan 2012-2017, which was held from 28-31 January. In total, 22 senior participants from OMiK, KP, EULEX, the US International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and UNDP contributed to the workshop. The new strategy and action plan was approved by the KP General Director in February 2013. From 3-14 June, the DSPS delivered the first phase of the advanced training programme on “Criminal Intelligence Analysis and Design IBase15 for Criminal Intelligence Analysis” to 15 officers and analysts of the KP Directorate for Intelligence and Analysis. Participants gained experience on the application of the appropriate techniques to gather, sort and collate relevant raw data and information. Through practical demonstrations, they were also shown how to evaluate and analyse data to produce intelligence reports using various techniques, instruments and software programmes. In addition, participants were also taught how to create and manage databases. During the second phase of the programme, which took place from 4-15 November, the officers/analysts were further instructed on the many useful applications of this data management application. Participants learned about advanced data types, the creation of analytical database and data entry, the advanced IBase and Analyst Notebook applications, and how to write operational analysis reports. Furthermore, participants learned how to capture, store, manipulate, analyse and present all types of geographical data with Geographic Information Systems and social media analysis to find relevant patterns and information. These training courses were delivered in accordance with the needs identified in the ILP Strategy. From 25-26 July, the DSPS accompanied two senior KP officers from the Intelligence and Analysis and the Drug Trafficking Investigations Directorates to the Conference on Prevention of Illicit Drug Trade on the Internet, held in Vienna (see also chapter 2.2). From 26-30 August, the DSPS delivered a five-day training course on “Criminal Intelligence and Ethics” to 15 KP officers. The main goal of this event was to enhance the capacities of the law enforcement officers in providing criminal intelligence for protecting the members of public against threats and crimes in compliance with ethical and democratic standards. Furthermore, the training aimed at promoting the awareness of the importance of ethical attitudes and perspectives during all stages of intelligence and decision making process. Participants learned about institutional and individual shortcomings and biases during the process of information gathering, analysing, and disseminating the intelligence product. Democratic control of intelligence; the role of media; and related challenges were also parts of the course to raise awareness of participants on complying with requirements of effectiveness and the legitimacy of procedures. In line with the jointly identified needs to enhance the effective management of taskings and co-ordinating meetings at both, the strategic and tactical levels within KP, the DSPS provided training on this subject matter to 18 KP middle ranking officers and analysts. The course was held from 30 September to 4 October. As the training pertained to the ILP philosophy that is part of the KP strategy for tackling crime and ensuring safety, it mainly focused on providing participants with insight on strategic and tactical assessments. From 18-29 November, 18 police officers and analysts attended a course on “Strategic Assessment” organized by the DSPS. The course aimed to enhance the officers’ capacities and to drive the business of the KP Strategic Tasking and Coordinating Group further. The course enhanced the trainees’ skills and enabled them to provide an assessment of the current, emerging and long-term issues affecting the KP. In addition, the trainees acquired 15 IBase is an intuitive intelligence data management application that enables collaborative teams of analysts to capture, control and analyse multisource data in security-rich workgroup environments. It addresses the analyst’s daily challenge of discovering and uncovering networks, patterns and trends in today’s increasing volumes of complex structured and unstructured data. 57