Bringing ICT4COP Research into NATO Police Capability Building
Ingrid Nyborg teaches on the Police Capability Building course at the NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence in Vicenza, Italy. Her invitation to contribute grew out of the extensive research conducted through the EU-funded ICT4COP Horizon 2020 project on community-oriented policing and post-conflict police reform.
The project’s human security focus places people’s everyday security needs and their relationships with the police at the centre of discussions about reform. This approach, together with the project’s findings on policing in post-conflict contexts, was recognised as relevant to police reform and capacity building.
The course prepares military officers and civilian counterparts to design and conduct police capability-building activities within NATO operations. It combines preparatory online learning with five days of interactive lectures, group work and guided discussions.
The NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence is a multinational military body supporting the development of stability policing. This involves reinforcing or temporarily replacing local police to help restore public order and security, uphold the rule of law and protect human rights.
Ingrid’s teaching brings ICT4COP’s research into this training, connecting findings from post-conflict settings with the practical challenges of police reform.