International Cooperation

BAK IT visit to the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation

From 31 August to 1 September 2022, a delegation consisting of employees of the Austrian authorities Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAK), Criminal Intelligence Service Austria (BK) and Central Public Prosecutor's Office for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption (WKStA) visited the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation (BLKA) in Munich for an exchange of IT experience.

The official visit at the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation started with a presentation of the Forensic Institute and the departments "Forensic Information and Communication Technology" and "eDiscovery". This was followed by an overview of the BLKA's technical infrastructure.

Finally, there was a detailed exchange of experience regarding the application possibilities of the IT forensic software programmes used, with a focus on the processing and use of large seized data inventories.