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Revision as of 09:42, 17 April 2026

UK government counter-disinformation and media development programme (2016–2023)


Counter Disinformation and Media Development Programme
Type Government programme
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Counter Disinformation and Media Development (CDMD) programme in existence allegedly between 2016 and 2023 at least was based in the HMG Russia Unit of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate of the FCDO. It 'supports HMG's Russia Strategy's objective to protect UK national security by reducing the harm to democracy and the rules-based international order caused by Russia's information operations.'[1] It is funded by the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund a fund used to support hundred of covert propaganda projects by MI6, and other intelligence agencies. The whole programme is under the authority of the National Security Secretariat in the Cabinet Office.

The programme was formerly called the Russian Language Programme[2]

The CSSF Summary states:

The UK does not seek to fight propaganda with propaganda. Instead, the UK promotes circulation and access to accurate information and positive engagement with those impacted by Russian disinformation. CSSF is best placed to deliver on this, as it brings together skills and resources from across the UK Government, along with external expertise.
The Russian Government invests heavily in propaganda, and information operations are integral to their foreign and defence strategies and have been utilised regularly e.g. as part of illegal actions in Georgia and Ukraine and in relation to high profile intelligence agency operations exposed in Russia and abroad.[1]


Funding

Funding

The CDMD was funded through the CSSF. It spent £60.4 million over the four years to 2021.[4] It provided £12.75 million to the Open Information Partnership between 2018 and 2021.[5]


Known CDMD funding (selected periods)
Period Amount Notes
2018–2021 £12.75 million To Open Information Partnership[5]
Four years to 2021 £60.4 million Total programme spend[4]
2021–2022 Not separately itemised Part of overall CSSF Ukraine support via media hubs[6]
2022–2023 Significant ongoing Programme summary published; exact figure not itemised in public reports

People

  • - Givi Chanukvadze - Counter Disinformation and Media Development Programme Manager for Eastern Neighbourhood Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Full-time Jun 2021 - Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo Tbilisi, Georgia
Led regional counter-disinformation and media development efforts across the Eastern Partnership countries, managing a £3.5M FCDO portfolio and shaping UK foreign policy on information security and governance. Established a formal donor coordination platform, driving strategic partnerships with FCDO, USAID, and other key donors.
Skills: Project Management · Leadership · Media Development · Counter-disinformation · Strategic Communications · Public Policy · Management · Program Management · MERL · Political Analysis[7]

Resources

See also

GCHQ

DCMS

Cabinet Office

MoD

FCO/FCDO


See also

Russian Language Programme Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Integrity Initiative

External links

Declassified UK report on CDMD spending

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 CSSF PROGRAMME SUMMARY: PROGRAMME TITLE: Counter Disinformation and Media Development Programme Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 24 May 2022.
  2. ↑ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630285/Russian_Language_EECAD_2017.pdf
  3. ↑ Cardiff University Research Portal Title: Understand services for the FCO Counter - Disinformation and media development programme. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 24 may 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Declassified2022
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Parliament2023
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CSSF2023
  7. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/givichanukvadze/details/experience/
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