# 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 mobilising 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. * **Playbooks**: * **Metatechnique**: M007 - Metatechnique * **Resources needed:** * **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA01 | Actor types | Sectors | | ----------- | ------- | | Counters these Tactics | | ---------------------- | | Counters these Techniques | | ------------------------- | | Seen in incidents | | ----------------- | DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE - PLEASE ADD NOTES BELOW