Open data for detecting fraud: tools for law enforcement

The NGO “Open Data Association”, in partnership with YouControl, is recruiting participants for the specialised online course “Open data for detecting fraud: tools for law enforcement”, created within the Open Data Education Against Corruption & Fraud (ODEAC) project with financial support from the European Union.

The course is designed for representatives of law enforcement, anti-corruption, oversight, audit, customs, tax and other public bodies involved in preventing, detecting and investigating fraud, corruption, financial offences and violations in the use of public funds.

About the course

The programme aims to develop practical skills in using open data, state registers and modern analytical tools to identify risks, analyse connections and document the results of checks.

The course consists of five thematic modules, in which participants will:

1. Build a basic understanding of open data as a law enforcement tool; the legal framework of Ukraine and the EU; the ecosystem of registers; the limits of lawful OSINT; due diligence methodology and counterparty checks.
2. Learn to identify fraud indicators in public procurement; OLAF typology; analysis of ProZorro, contractors and subcontractors; financial flows; fictitious subcontracting; preparing a well-grounded report.
3. Master practical work with the NACP declarations system, ProZorro, YouControl, NABU and spending.gov.ua; analysis of e-declarations; building link graphs; uncovering hidden connections; documenting findings for court proceedings.
4. Learn about the architecture for protecting the EU’s financial interests; PIF, OLAF, EPPO; ARACHNE and EDES; OLAF’s top 10 risk indicators; applying European approaches to the Ukrainian context; MLA, UNCAC, GRECO and NABU–EPPO cooperation.
5. Analyse the architecture of EU financial assistance to Ukraine; the Ukraine Facility, MFA, IPA III, EBRD/EIB; points of vulnerability; EU anti-corruption conditions; PIU risks; oversight of donor-funded projects; whistleblower protection in EU projects.

Particular attention is paid to practical case analysis, building link graphs, checking counterparties and subcontractors, analysing financial flows and properly documenting the results.

Course format

The course takes place online and combines self-study of learning materials with live online sessions with the trainers.

The programme includes:

• 5 thematic modules;
• video lessons and text materials;
• practical exercises;
• 2 online sessions analysing practical cases;
• entry and final tests;
• a certificate upon successful completion.

Who is it for?

We invite representatives of public bodies involved in:

• financial control;
• audit;
• financial monitoring;
• fighting corruption;
• public procurement analysis;
• investigating financial crimes and other offences.

Registration

[note] To participate, you must register in advance by 28 July 2026 inclusive.

Access to the learning platform will be granted to registered participants only.