“SMOB is a partnership that mobilises stakeholders and knowledge in the fight against organised crime, and will function as a national knowledge hub. It will bring together components that previous action against organised and economic crime has lacked. This includes a cooperation forum in which business and employee organisations work alongside public authorities that are part of the national operative unit against organised crime. SMOB will also reinforce the links between research and practice through educational initiatives and innovation development,” says Amir Rostami, project manager at SMOB.

SMOB will tackle numerous important areas, such as boosting investigative capacity for economic crime, promoting cross-sector cooperation between societal stakeholders, and improving the processing and analysis of large data volumes that relate to organised crime. The aim is to identify vulnerabilities that could be utilised by criminal actors. The initiative also strives to improve collaboration between public authorities, business and employee organisations, more effectively countering the challenges presented by organised crime.

SMOB will be a hub for research, education, innovation and expertise on organised crime. The integration of research and practice will allow the development and dissemination of new and evidence-based methods and tools, improving work to combat organised crime. SMOB will also function as a forum for feedback, through which knowledge and evidence will be systematically communicated to all relevant societal stakeholders.

For more information, please visit the SMOB website

Sweden Against Organised Crime (SMOB – Sverige mot organiserad brottslighet)
Sweden Against Organised Crime is a partnership between Arbetsförmedlingen, Swedish Customs, the Economic Crime Authority, Enforcement Authority, Migration Agency, Police Authority, Social Insurance Agency, Södertörn University and the Tax Agency, as well as the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees. It is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) with co-funding from the public authorities and organisations in the partnership.