Prefiguration group of the International Observatory on Information and Democracy (IOID)
Enable the constitution of the IPCC of information and communicationThe prefiguration group of the International Observatory on Information and Democracy (IOID), composed of recognized personalities from the world of research and international governance, has the task of specifying the objectives, methodology and means of this Observatory.
Report
On the occasion of the second Summit for Information and Democracy held on 22 September 2022, the Forum published the report of the prefiguration group entitled “Observatory on Information and Democracy – Feasibility study”. The report was presented to the States of the International Partnership for Information and Democracy during the Summit. Based on the contribution of international experts, it defines the objectives, working methodology and means of the Observatoire.
Scope
Chapter 1
Objectives of the Observatory
Define the general and specific objectives of the Observatory so that it responds to the needs in a relevant way, including the main fields and levels of evaluation, the phenomena and their causes, the related effects and risks, and the structure of the report.
Define recommendations on how the IOID can structure exchanges between States, digital platforms and the research community.
Chapter 2
Methodology of the Observatory
Produce recommendations on IOID’s methodology, considering that it will be based on a meta-analysis of the information space, i.e., on an aggregation and synthesis of all available research and data.
Define the research areas within the scope of this meta-analysis and how it will be cross-referenced with data on democratic developments
Chapter 3
Means of the Observatory
The working group will assess the human, technical and financial needs for IOID’s activities. It will make recommendations on the skills to be integrated into the Observatory, the technical means necessary for the evaluation of the information and communication space and the analysis of data (computer infrastructure, hardware, software, secure collaborative work environment, etc.).
Steering Committee
Co-Chairs
Angel Gurria
Mexico
Former Secretary General of the OECD
Shoshana Zuboff
United states
Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School, Author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Members
Virgilio Almeida
Brazil
Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Jim Balsillie
Canada
Founder, Center for International Governance Innovation
Jean-Marie Guéhenno
France
Diplomat, Former UN SGA
Elsa Pilichowski
Director of Public Governance, OECD
Miguel Poiares Maduro
Portugal
Chair, European Digital Media Observatory, European University Institute
Maria Ressa
Philippines
CEO, Rappler
Burhan Sönmez
Turkey / UK
President, PEN International