OSCE Presence in Albania donates IT equipment to Albanian Border and Migration Police

On 16 June 2021, the OSCE Presence in Albania donated IT equipment, worth €22.000, to the Albanian Border and Migration Police. The donation includes a dozen laptops, 11 multimedia projectors, eight multi-functional printers and 11 projection screens. The equipment will be distributed among seven Regional Directorates of the Border and Migration Police and three Border Police Commissariats to enhance the training capacities of this police force.

The donation was part of a project launched last year by the Presence designed to support the Albanian State Police (ASP), whose part the Border and Migration Police is, to embrace advanced learning methods by utilizing modern IT infrastructure and online tools. The project’s goal was to respond to the ASP’s evolving needs to ensure continuous learning and capacity-building for its personnel, regardless of the extraordinary situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Presence will continue to support the ASP by putting into operation a Learning Management System in 2021. A Zoom licence will be procured, which will facilitate online communication for the Albanian State Police and the Security Academy.

The Presence has a long-standing co-operation with Albania’s Border and Migration Police, and works together to establish joint protocols, and police co-operation centres. The Presence also offers capacity-building for better control of Albania’s borders against criminal activities such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, irregular migration, and foreign terrorists fighters.