Forum on Information & Democracy

The Forum is an international entity founded by 11 independent organizations from different backgrounds and regions.

Mandate

The Forum takes its mandate from the principles outlined in both the International Declaration and Partnership on Information & Democracy:

Evaluating

the means, norms and architectures of the global information and communication space;

Investigating

corporate entities’ behaviour as regards adherence to the principles of the Declaration and Partnership;

Making

recommendations to the different stakeholders that shape this space on how the norms should evolve;

Facilitating

the emergence of regulatory and self-regulatory responses by and for the different stakeholders;

Supporting

the social function of journalism through innovative responses and recommendations;

Board

The Board of directors determines the strategy of the Forum to pursue its mandate. It establishes the objectives, deliverables, resources and governance of the Working groups.

The Forum’s Board of Directors elected Christophe Deloire as its President. Nighat Dad and Leon Willems were elected as Vice-President and Treasurer.

Nighat Dad

Pakistan

Executive Director of the  Digital Rights Foundation

Christophe Deloire

France

Chair of the Board, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders

Bruce Girard

Uruguay

Senior Researcher at Observacom

Sasha Havlicek

United kingdom

Founding CEO of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue

Alexa Koenig

United States

Executive Director of the  Human Rights Center at Berkeley School of Law

Joe Powell

United States

Deputy CEO of the Open Government Partnership

Bob Fay

Canada

Managing Director of digital economy of the Center for International Governance Innovation

Henrik Urdal

Norway

Executive Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo

Anri van der Spuy

South Africa

Senior Associate of the Research ICT Africa

Susan Wilding

South Africa

Head of Geneva Office at Civicus

Leon Willems

Netherlands

Director of Free Press Unlimited

Permanent Secretariat

The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum is supported by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Operations directorCamille Grenier  
Head of the Observatory: Iris Boyer
Projects officer: Julie Pailhes
Policy Manager: Katharina Zuegel
Projects officer Observatory: Emma Gruden
Outreach officer: Gabrielle Jouve