Digital Security Capacity Building

DIGITAL CHAMPIONSDigital Security Capacity Building

Through this program, we envisage for the Non-vulnerable and Self-Safeguarded Community of Human Rights Defenders.

After a broad experience in the digital safety field, TDC has discovered that Digital Security challenges can be better addressed and mitigated through empowering HRDs to utilize digital technologies and innovative digital security practices as well as be informed about the legal framework that is in place to hinder their daily work routines.

Also, lack of knowledge and experience with the enormous variety of digital security knowledge and tools creates confusion and lack of uptake of the most useful technologies which could contribute to the realization of HRDs and/or organizations’ daily work mandates.

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DIGITAL CHAMPIONS

The objectives of
& the Capacity Building

Improved digital security posture and practices for the HRDs and their respective organizations.

Improve digital security infrastructures (esp. software) for the HRDs and the respective organizations.

General:

The capacity-building programmes have the general objective of upgrading Cyber Security skills and knowledge within HRDs communities enabling innovations in their daily work/practices in communications, documentation, mapping, data analysis, advocacy, and equipment’s / working tools digital safety.

The Strategy for this programme is to Conduct basic to advanced level training emphasis heavily on digital safety and hold sensitization workshops on available technologies and lastly is to also to seek to protect individuals and groups by preventing violations from occurring, especially for those facing particular risks, ensuring accountability for violations that have occurred, and empowering HRDs to protect themselves.

Before conducting these trainings, TDC develops tailored curriculum for the targeted audiences where several topics and subtopics will be covered from Introduction to Legal frameworks hindering the freedom of expression, Digital Security topics such as Computer basic security, Information Management, Mobile Security, online resources like the Panic Button and also Digital security tools and resources are shared to the trainees on every capacity building session.

Our capacity-building initiative is tailored towards imparting knowledge and skills to enhance the operational and technical capacity of HRDs in the area of digital security and two more complementary components of internet freedoms, and cyber laws too.

Basing on the fact that a concept of protection and promotion of the digital rights and Digital Safety training of the HRDs is new in Tanzania, well-designed capacity building sessions must be availed to these HRDs.