Italy has allocated €1 million ($1.16 mn) to bolster Ukraine's cyberspace through the Tallinn Mechanism, the Ministry of Digital Transformation reports.
Approximately €900,000 ($1.04 mn) will go toward implementing two cybersecurity projects in Ternopil Oblast. The first project involves infrastructure modernization, including the procurement of modern servers and network equipment. The second focuses on creating a protected network using automated security tools, specifically systems with EDR capabilities, and includes training personnel for rapid response to cyber threats.
The remaining €100,000 ($115,820) will support the Tallinn Mechanism Project Office. According to the ministry, this will help attract more international initiatives to protect Ukraine's digital ecosystem.
The funding will also cover an annual review of the national cybersecurity system by the National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity (NKCC) under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, which will enable precise risk identification and effective mitigation.
Italy joined the Tallinn Mechanism in 2024.
About the Tallinn mechanism
The Tallinn Mechanism became operational on 20 December 2023. Estonia and its allies created this system to strengthen cyber support from donor countries to Ukraine in the civilian sector.
Donor countries include Estonia, the Netherlands, Canada, Poland, France, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Italy, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
NATO and the European Union participate as observer members. The mechanism also involves an Estonian coordinator in Kyiv, a Polish support unit in Warsaw, and a coordination group uniting representatives of Ukraine and all donors.
Leading technology sector companies and private entrepreneurs from donor countries are engaged in the mechanism. The system allows Estonian companies to receive information about both immediate and long-term needs. In 2024, Estonia allocated €500,000 ($579,100) to the Tallinn Mechanism within its development cooperation budget.
The United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Poland, the United States, France, Sweden, and Finland have already joined the initiative.
The European Union, NATO, and the World Bank participate as official observers.
