Session
Organizer 1: Breon Wells, The Daniel Initiative
Speaker 1: Eboni Haynes, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Bertram Lee, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Matteo Bergamini, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 4: Dara Baldwin, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 5: Miriam Ekiudoko, Intergovernmental Organization, Eastern European Group
Breon Wells, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Breon Wells, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Breon Wells, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Panel - Auditorium - 90 Min
What is multi-marginalization?
What is disinformation? How are we seeing disinformation campaigns employed in the digital commons?
What is multi-literacy?
How can multi-literacy mitigate disinformation?
What should stakeholders consider in developing policy frameworks that combat disinformation?
What should stakeholders consider to ensure equity and accountability for multi-marginalized persons in the digital commons?
Connection with previous Messages:
3. Good Health and Well-Being
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
10. Reduced Inequalities
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Targets: The concept of multi-marginalization centers around intersectionality. The topics, the panelists selected, and the flow of the conversation will cover the intersections of racial equity, gender equity, safety, justice, strong institutions, and good health and well-being.
Description:
Join us for a timely interactive discussion on disinformation and its impact on multi-marginalized populations (persons experiencing multiple marginalizations simultaneously) across the globe.
In 2021, the UN Secretary General released a report titled "Our Common Agenda". This report called for the "end of the infodemic plaguing the world", and the development of a Global Digital Compact (GDC) as part of the Summit of the Future in 2023. The International Telecommunication Union estimates that 2.9 billion people are offline globally. This figure is alarming, and the global community must work to eradicate digital deserts. Additionally we must address the reality that access to the digital commons does not equate to equity or safety for all individuals.
The fourth industrial revolution has provided opportunity and access for some pockets of society, while furthering inequities, violence, and barriers to economic mobility for others. Global institutions and nation states have not been able to sufficiently provide digital governance policies that keep pace with rapid technological advancements. Within the last decade alone, the digital commons has seen the precipitous rise of disinformation campaigns aimed at scapegoating multi-marginalized communities; eroding faith in governmental bodies; and destabilizing international institutions (i.e. 2016 US Elections, Brexit, Russian invasion of Ukraine). Governments and International Institutions must grapple with how to counter the rise of disinformation and ensure that the digital commons are accessible, equitable, and safe for all persons. This interactive hybrid discussion will highlight the realities of multi-marginalized communities, and explore solutions that the IGF should incorporate in the GDC to ensure safety and equity for all people.
1. A shared vision of what a safe, equitable, and accountable digital commons entails.
2. An initial template outlining ways to best combatting disinformation campaigns.
3. Timely substantive content that the IGF can include in the Global Digital Compact.
4. Recommendations outlining a framework to achieve accountability safety, equity in the digital commons to be included in the GDC and the broader UN ecosystem.
Hybrid Format: As the facilitator and moderator I will integrate interactions both within the room and virtually (through Zoom) for the entire discussion.
Usage of IGF Official Tool.