Counter Disinformation and Media Development Programme
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Counter Disinformation and Media Development (CDMD) programme in existence between 2016 and 2022 at least was based in the HMG Russia Unit of the Eastern Europe and Central Asa Directive 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
- Integrity Initiative/Institute for Statecraft
- Understand services for the FCO Counter - Disinformation and media development programme - University of Cardiff research project, 2022. Principal Investigator Innes, Martin, Co-InvestigatorsDaunt, Kate. Net value award figure for Cardiff University: £649,925.00 Start date: 31/03/2022 End date: 30/09/2022.[3]
- Open Information Partnership
- EXPOSE Network
- BBC Media Action
- Aktis Strategy
- Thomson Reuters Foundation
- Hromadske
- Zinc Network
- Albany Communications
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[4]
Resources
- https://declassifieduk.org/uk-spends-over-80m-on-media-in-20-countries-around-russia/
- https://syriapropagandamedia.org/working-papers/briefing-note-on-the-integrity-initiative
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/842428/Counter_Disinformation_and_Media_Development_Programme.odt
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/787697/Counter_Disinformation_and_Media_Development_2018-2019.odt
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1003218/Counter_Disinformation_and_Media_Development_programme_summary_2020_to_2021.odt Archived
- https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/projects/GB-GOV-52-CSSF-05-000006/summary
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/842428/Counter_Disinformation_and_Media_Development_Programme.odt
- https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/publications/resist-2-counter-disinformation-toolkit/
- https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RESIST-2-counter-disinformation-toolkit.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220719130407/https://fco.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/appcentre-ext/brand-2/candidate/so/pm/4/pl/1/opp/14821-Counter-Disinformation-Officer-MDA21-325/en-GB
- https://consortiumnews.com/2021/02/22/reuters-bbc-in-covert-uk-program-to-push-western-agenda/
See also
GCHQ
DCMS
- Counter Disinformation Cell (AKA Disinformation & Misinformation Unit) - DCMS is the lead department.
Cabinet Office
MoD
FCO/FCDO
- Counter-Daesh Coalition Communications Cell
- Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
- Government Information Cell
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CSSF PROGRAMME SUMMARY: PROGRAMME TITLE: Counter Disinformation and Media Development Programme Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 24 May 2022.
- ↑ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630285/Russian_Language_EECAD_2017.pdf
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/givichanukvadze/details/experience/