Working Groups

The working groups of the Forum will issue recommendations for regulation and self-regulation

Gathering international expertise

The working groups of the Forum gather experts from different field and regions to draft concrete recommendations for the regulation and self-regulation of the global information and communication space.

Step 1

Call for contributions

The Forum will regularly issue call for contributions on major issues related to its mandate.

Step 2

Composition

The Forum will facilitate the activities of the working groups to develop concrete recommendations.

Step 3

Consultation

The different categories of stakeholders will be consulted to give their feedback on the recommendations.

Step 4

Publication

The Forum will issue its recommendations periodically.

Step 5

Implementation

Stakeholders will be able to commit on the implementation of the recommendations.

Past working groups

Working group on pluralism of information

The Forum on Information and Democracy launches a working group on pluralism of information in curation and indexation algorithms. The Forum asks experts, academics and jurists all over the world to propose recommendations on regulation policies to increase pluralism of news and information and strenghten personal data protection and privacy.

Working group on accountability regimes

The Forum on Information and Democracy launches a working group on accountability regimes for social network accounts and their users. The Forum asks experts, academics and jurists all over the world to propose recommendations on regulation policies to move from immunity regimes online to accountability regimes. It will address accountability of social networks, users, specific users and the governance of these accountability regimes.

Working group on the sustainability of journalism

The Forum on Information and Democracy launches a working group on the sustainability of journalism. The Forum asks experts, academics and jurists all over the world to propose recommendations on regulation policies directly or indirectly increasing media revenues that address the issues raised by three structural challenges.

Working group on infodemics

The Forum on Information and Democracy launches its inaugural working group. The Forum will ask experts, academics and jurists all over the world to define a policy framework (set of recommendations) to respond to the infodemic and the information chaos through four structural challenges.