Building hybrid threat resilience within the Central Election Commission of Georgia

This project aims to improve the enjoyment of civic rights and freedoms for rights-holders in Georgia including meaningful and informed participation of vulnerable societies in democratic and transparent parliamentary elections. Project activities include: (1) delivering training to the Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) on dealing with cyber-influence activities and disinformation during elections by external actors; (2) supporting development of election management risk strategies for the CEC; (3) mounting a disinformation election observation mission during the election including policy technical and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) specialists to study and assess relevant activities and impacts; and (4) tracking and monitoring results and impacts of the initiative and convening an after-action review forum in Tbilisi to synthesize the various hybrid threat lessons learned.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved state resilience to hybrid threats to democracy by domestic and foreign influence; (2) improved societal resilience to threats to democracy and reduced the impact of disinformation campaigns; and (3) increased effectiveness of accountability and transparency measures implemented by the global community and oversight bodies on electoral processes.