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GRACE – Global Response Against Child Exploitation

Initiative

GRACE aims to equip European law enforcement agencies with advanced analytical and investigative capabilities to respond to the spread of online child sexual exploitation material.

 

Why GRACE?
The growth in online child sexual exploitation and abuse material is a significant challenge for European law enforcement agencies. Referrals of CSEM exceed the capacity of LEAs to respond in a practical and timely manner. To safeguard victims, prosecute offenders, and limit the spread of CSEM, LEAs need a next-generation AI-powered investigative platform.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 883341

Timeline

06/2020 - 11/2023

Consortium

Address CSEM referrals Provide a scalable and validated route to directly address the growing backlog of CSEM referrals from online service providers to EU Member State LEAs.
Training
Deploy a federated-learning infrastructure Implement a secure and privacy-aware, federated learning infrastructure for beyond state-of-the-art content classification within CSEM across Europe.
Automate the analysis of CSEM content Deliver a semi-automated CSEM content analysis and prioritisation mechanism that enables LEAs to better safeguard victims and apprehend offenders.
Track trends in online CSEM Facilitate LEAs’ ability to track short and long-term trends in the production, dissemination and consumption of online CSEM to inform preventive strategies and policy decisions.

Region

Europe

Target groups

LEAs

Website

https://sparksinthedark.net

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Contact

info@grace-fct.eu

Funding information

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 883341

Key activities

Address CSEM referrals Provide a scalable and validated route to directly address the growing backlog of CSEM referrals from online service providers to EU Member State LEAs.

Deploy a federated-learning infrastructure Implement a secure and privacy-aware, federated learning infrastructure for beyond state-of-the-art content classification within CSEM across Europe.

Automate the analysis of CSEM content Deliver a semi-automated CSEM content analysis and prioritisation mechanism that enables LEAs to better safeguard victims and apprehend offenders.

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Initiative overview

Region

  • Europe

Website

https://www.grace-fct.eu/

Social media

Contact

info@grace-fct.eu
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Information

Funded by the European Union
Website
https://www.grace-fct.eu/
Contact
info@grace-fct.eu

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