Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up ENACT - European Network Against Crime and Terrorism Part of EU Open Research Repository Published April 16, 2026 | Version 1.0 Report Open ENACT Flash Report 15 - Strengthening LEA Capabilities: EU-funded Innovation Procurement in Public Order and Substance Detection Authors/Creators De Tommaso, Marialuna 1 Sorace, Silvio 2 Brumter, Guillaume 3 Perez de Leon-Huet, Vincent 3 Show affiliations 1.
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Engineering Igegneria Informatica S.p.A. 3. European Organisation for Security Description Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) across Europe face increasingly complex challenges in safeguarding public order and security. Rapid technological change, the rise of new forms of crime, and heightened expectations from citizens demand innovative solutions that go beyond traditional procurement practices. Innovation procurement offers a structured pathway for public authorities to stimulate the development and adoption of cutting-edge technologies while ensuring compliance with legal frameworks and respect for ethical standards. By leveraging instruments such as Coordination and Support Actions (CSA), Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP), and Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPI), authorities can move from capacity building to prototype testing and ultimately to large-scale deployment. This report focuses on two thematic areas of particular relevance to law enforcement: AI-based monitoring of public order and security, and portable air scanning techniques for detecting unauthorised substances. It aims to provide a foundation for initiating innovation procurement in these domains, addressing legal, technical, and ethical aspects, and exploring the potential for a coordinated European effort under initiatives such as the Europol Innovation Lab. We're collecting feedback on this report, please leave your thoughts and comments anonymously through the following survey: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/enact-report-feedback Files ENACT FLASH REPORT 15 - EU Funded Innovation Procurement.pdf Files (11.5 MB) Name Size Download all ENACT FLASH REPORT 15 - EU Funded Innovation Procurement.pdf md5:ffda977b8187b97ca61d63114463bf23 11.5 MB Preview Download Additional details Funding European Commission ENACT - European Network Against Crime and Terrorism 101121152 45 Views 22 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 45 45 Downloads Total downloads 22 22 Data volume Total data volume 320.7 MB 320.7 MB More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Keywords and subjects Keywords fct security innovation procurement public procurement coordination and support action pre-commercial procurement Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19597119 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19597119) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19597119.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19597119 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19597119"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19597119.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19597119.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19597119 Resource type Report Publisher European Network against Crime and Terrorism (ENACT) Languages English Rights License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Creative Commons Attribution license allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the creator is appropriately credited. Read more Citation Export Technical metadata Created April 16, 2026 Modified April 16, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies