This consultation is now closed.
Read the Summary Report: Promoting Information Integrity in Elections.
You can now check out more on the UNDP's Oslo Governance Centre Information Integrity Portfolio here and about the Action Coalition on Information Integrity here
Thank you to all participants around the globe who shared their valuable knowledge and expertise in this SparkBlue ‘Promoting Information in Elections’ e-discussion hosted by UNDP Oslo Governance Centre and the Action Coalition on Information Integrity in Elections
We had contributions from across 25 countries, sharing learning and best practice from a range of electoral contexts. These have helped sharpen our thoughts and created “a pool of wisdom” that is now guiding the programmatic guidance paper on Information Integrity in Elections. This will be presented at multiple global forums, disseminated by the Action Coalition members and participating experts, and will be the first of its kind: A consensus-led guidance on addressing election disinformation in a technological age.
A special thank you to the fantastic discussion moderators from member organisations of the Action Coalition: Ingrid Bicu Niamh Hanafin, Hedda Oftung, Anneliese Mcauliffe, Jiore Craig, Petra Alderman, Professor Nic Cheeseman, Vusumuzi Sifile, Mirna Ghanem, Carolyne Wilhelm, Bianca Lapuz, Clara Raven, Gilbert Sendugwa.
Member organizations of the Action Coalition:
- UNDP
- Africa Centre for Freedom of Information
- Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR), Birmingham University
- Institute for Strategic Dialogue
- International IDEA
- Samir Kassir Foundation
- Panos Institute Southern Africa
- Maharat Foundation
Following the e-discussion, here are the next steps:
- In-Depth Consultations: We continue to consult with individual UNDP teams, other UN entities, partners, donors, and thematic experts to further sharpen the guidance paper on how the Action Coalition can best respond to enhance information integrity in elections
- Validate our findings: We will be hosting a virtual event which will run through the findings of the guidance paper and ensure that the final paper is consensus-led guidance.
- Programmatic Guidance Paper: By the end of 2022, we will have a final programmatic guidance paper on addressing information integrity in elections. We hope to share this with contributors to this consultation before promoting during early 2023.
- You can continue the exchange thoughts or contributions to this topic by contacting UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, Niamh Hanafin ([email protected]) or Clara Raven ([email protected])
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Week 2 summary
Dear all,
Thank you for joining this discussion room! Kindly see a summary of key points made by our contributors Alessandro Ercolani and Bigambia Bitimi this week:
1. Regulatory frameworks tend to be reactive to technological developments. There is a need to review and strengthen current regulatory frameworks. In this regard, the need to enforce rules, ensure independent regulatory agencies and police was, among other things, was underscored.
2. Sofware companies that monitor disinformation are facing a range of political barriers when trying to operate in contexts of elections.
3. There is a need to develop a skilled workforce, particularly in global south contexts, to support disinformation tracking. To address this, it was proposed to support greater exchange of knowledge, and to increase investments in training by governments and independent organizations.
Thank you for your input. These are all important points for getting a deeper understanding of the issue at stake. I hope we can use the coming weeks to examine several of these issues further!
All the best,
Hedda