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Protech is envisaged to combat the alarming rise in child sexual abuse images and videos circulating on the internet. In collaboration with experts from the European Union and the United Kingdom, Protech aims to create unique on-device technology that will significantly reduce the viewing and demand for such harmful material.
Launched in March 2023, this two-year, €2 million EU-funded project brings together a diverse team of professionals, including experts in criminology, public health, sexual medicine, software engineering, child protection and internet safety.
The heart of Protech lies in its user-centred design, employing cutting-edge machine learning models to provide intervention for individuals at risk of accessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.
Funded by the European Commission (€2m)
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Germany
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) – United Kingdome
Anglia Ruskin University Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) – United Kingdome
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation – United Kingdome
University Forensic Center at University Hospital Antwerp – Belgium
Tilburg University Department of Developmental Psychology – The Netherlands
Offlimits / Stop it Now Netherlands – The Netherlands
Increase the availability and quality of prevention programmes through early intervention with those at-risk of committing an initial CSAM offence.
Preventing further victimisation by those who have already offended, thereby contributing to a reduction in the global demand for CSAM.
Protecting victims and alleviating the workload of law enforcement across Europe.
LEAs, community members, survivors.
info@protechproject.eu
Funded by the European Commission (€2m)
Increase the availability and quality of prevention programmes through early intervention with those at-risk of committing an initial CSAM offence.
Protecting victims and alleviating the workload of law enforcement across Europe.
info@protechproject.eu
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Germany
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) – United Kingdome
Anglia Ruskin University Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) – United Kingdome
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation – United Kingdome
University Forensic Center at University Hospital Antwerp – Belgium
Tilburg University Department of Developmental Psychology – The Netherlands
Offlimits / Stop it Now Netherlands – The Netherlands
info@protechproject.eu
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