25 Years of OLAF: the office’s Digital Transformation and Some Reflections on What Lies Ahead

In today’s fast-changing world, the issue of digitalisation – or “tech” – is rapidly moving up the agenda. This observation also very much applies to the anti-fraud domain. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in 2024, this article provides a retrospective of the progressive digitalisation of work at the Office. Arriving at today’s “digital first” paradigm has been a long journey since OLAF’s humble digital beginnings in 1999. The authors also review the parallel evolution of OLAF’s legal framework for data collection and data processing, and they offer some reflections on further digital challenges ahead.

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• 25 Years of OLAF – the office’s Digital Transformation and Some Reflections on What Lies Ahead door K. Bovalis & g. Roebling in Eucrim