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Title:

Digital Transnational Repression (DTNR) Detection Academy

Agreement Number:

7472427 P016544001

Agreement Value:

$510,000.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 18, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

Digital Transnational Detection Academy will work to address the critical challenge of digital transnational repression (DTNR) by building the capacity of likeminded democratic countries to detect, analyze, and respond to DTNR activities. The Academy will provide customized and gender-sensitive training to G7 partners and aligned Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EMDCs) focused on detecting and countering DTNR operations. Training will combine expert instruction and interactive workshops, as well as community-building and technical consultations. The highly interactive training sessions will include advanced open source investigation techniques across multiple platforms, digital security practices, and methods to detect inauthentic behavior online.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The project will develop a cadre of skilled analysts equipped with cutting-edge open-source investigative techniques applicable to the detection of Digital Transnational Repression operations being perpetrated against human rights defenders, activists, journalists and dissidents. The training facility will also create durable networks, connecting government analysts with civil society organizations, at-risk communities, and technical experts, fostering the whole-of-society approach necessary to counter these threats effectively. Ultimately, the DTNR Detection Facility will serve as a cornerstone of the G7’s commitment to protecting democratic values and human rights in the digital age, setting international standards for detection while strengthening the collective security of likeminded nations against authoritarian interference and overreach.

Location:

WASHINGTON, US

Reference Number:

064-2025-2026-Q3-0077

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Atlantic Council of the United States Inc.

Program:

Peace&Stab Ops prog (Election Activit)-C

Program Purpose:

The Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion Programming supports international assistance initiatives aimed at promoting and protecting democratic values, institutions and processes.