Training on “Methods of data analysis and processing with the use of different analytical tools” for officers of the Situation Center of the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held online from 23 to 27 November 2020. The purpose of this training was to provide border guards with new knowledge and skills on information processing, analysis and visualization using various analytical software tools.

Training during this course were an employee of CARICC Information and Analytical Unit and an expert from the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia, who shared their experience in using Microsoft Excel software for data collection, collation and analysis using dashboards.

Since 2019, courses on the use of various analytical tools for data processing and analysis have been attended by 86 employees of competent authorities of the Central Asian states, including 56 border guards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 16 border guards of the Kyrgyz Republic and 14 law enforcement officers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with support from the Government of Japan, is working to strengthen analytical capacity of law enforcement and border control agencies in the Central Asian region to respond to current threats of illicit drug trafficking and border security. Importance of comprehensive data analysis is undoubtedly a key component of effective and efficient law enforcement.

UNODC, together with CARICC, whose employees possess considerable experience in collecting, storing, protecting, analyzing and exchanging information, undertakes capacity building to combat drug trafficking for effective and efficient law enforcement in Central Asian states.