Strengthening Georgia’s resilience to disinformation and cyber threats

This project aims to strengthen Georgia’s resilience to disinformation and cyber-attacks. Project activities include: (1) mapping illegitimate influence activities state and civil society responses and assessing Georgia’s vulnerabilities; (2) developing and implementing a simulation exercise with key stakeholders and a set of recommendations on curbing influence campaigns through a multi-stakeholder and cross-sectoral approach; (3) developing media and multimedia content; and (4) liaising with relevant media outlets and social media networks to disseminate information. It does so to equip stakeholders to understand mitigate and respond to disinformation and cyber-attacks that threaten Georgian democratic processes and human rights.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased informed policy and decision-making among Georgian and international policymakers to effectively address vulnerabilities in the cyber and information domain. This focuses on the gendered impacts of these threats including consequences for women’s safety and participation in political and social life; and (2) enhanced collaboration and coordination among key stakeholders in Georgia when mitigating and responding to cyber threats used for disinformation purposes. It focuses on threats linked to disempowering women or other marginalized groups.