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Germany and the Czech Republic intend to work more closely together in investigating cross-border crime, particularly in the digital sphere. To this end, the DiForPol project will, over the next three years, improve networking between the participating police authorities in both countries and provide them with joint training. DiForPol stands for ‘Training in Digital Forensics for the Police’. Academic institutions and police forces in both countries are working closely together on this project.
On 21 May 2025, the project partners met for the kick-off meeting at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (HSMW). Representatives of the Saxon police and the police of the Czech Republic, as well as experts from the fields of digital forensics and security research, attended the project’s official launch.
Professors Dirk Pawlaszczyk and Ronny Bodach from HSMW are leading the project. They and their team are experts in the field of digital forensics and have been training staff from investigative authorities and security companies for many years. The academic project partner on the Czech side is the private AMBIS University in Prague, led by Priv.-Doz. Dr Irena Tušer and Priv.-Doz. Dr Jan Kolouch.
Professor Dirk Pawlaszczyk describes the project: “In DiForPol, we are working with our Czech partners to develop a bilingual training programme on digital literacy in police investigations. It will deepen the specialist knowledge of the authorities and improve police cooperation in the border region. The aim is to further strengthen the digital forensic chain of investigation. This will enable information gathered during case work to be passed on to neighbouring police forces with less effort.”
