News Archive
Plenary Meeting in Strasbourg
On 26 and 27 June 2024, almost 40 participants met for our 3rd FALCON Plenary Meeting in Strasbourg (France). Our partner BETA (Bureau d’économie théorique et appliquée) provided us with a wonderful conference venue in the University of Strasbourg’s Villa Knopf.
In the current phase of the project, an important focus lies on data acquisition and analysis tools for data extraction. In-depth discussions revolved around which data is relevant, available, and how we can access it.
Plenary Meeting in Valencia
Our 2nd FALCON Plenary Meeting took place on 23 and 24 January 2024 in Valencia (Spain) and was hosted by the Technical University of Valencia (Universitat Politècnica de València).
New ways for better understanding and fighting corruption: Social scientists, data analysis experts and law enforcement practitioners join forces in EU research project FALCON
Whilst there is no doubt about its detrimental effects, corruption is a complex phenomenon that is hard to precisely grasp and measure. Thus, policy decisions are poorly informed, and technological tools to support the fight against corruption are lacking. The recently launched Horizon Europe project “Fight Against Large-scale Corruption and Organised Crime Networks (FALCON)” will tackle these challenges. The kick-off meeting was held September 20-21 in Athens.
