Artificial Intelligence and its Implications for the Information and Communication Space: Launch of the Policy Recommendations – 28 February 2024
The rapid development and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the global information and communication space at a pace nearly unseen among recent technological innovations. It transforms how we create, disseminate and consume information and poses critical challenges to democratic processes and fundamental rights. Despite initial international initiatives and regulatory efforts such as […]
Tech firms, governments urged to combat digital election threats
BERLIN/PARIS/STOCKHOLM – In a year when a record 3 billion people will vote, governments, election bodies as well as social media and tech companies must combat digital threats to elections by safeguarding access to credible information. This includes proactively safeguarding reliable electoral information, monitoring algorithms used on platforms and ensuring viral circuit breakers prevent disinformation […]
The International Observatory on Information and Democracy launches a Second Global Call for Research to Expand Literature on Crucial Research Questions, with Emphasis on Global South Regions
Paris, 25 January 2024. The International Observatory on Information and Democracy invites you to contribute to building the IPCC for the information space by submitting existing research through our contribution portal or by getting in touch directly via email. The Observatory invites researchers, scholars and academics to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on […]
1st Big Techs, Information, and Democracy Seminar in Sao Paulo
The 1st Big Techs, Information, and Democracy Seminar took place in Sao Paulo, organized by the Forum on Information and Democracy in collaboration with Intervozes and Coalizão Direitos na Rede. The seminar brings together civil society organizations from Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay to discuss the specific challenges related to […]
