# Counter C00170: elevate information as a critical domain of statecraft

* **Summary**: Shift from reactive to proactive response, with priority on sharing relevant information with the public and mobilizing private-sector engagement. Recent advances in data-driven technologies have elevated information as a source of power to influence the political and economic environment, to foster economic growth, to enable a decision-making advantage over competitors, and to communicate securely and quickly.

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* **Metatechnique**: M007 - metatechnique

* **Resources needed:** 

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA01


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