IGF 2024 Open Forum #41 Multi-stakeholder information integrity innovations

Our session, 'Innovating for Multi-Stakeholder Solutions to Strengthen Information Integrity,' will begin with an introduction to the recently launched Global Principles for Information Integrity, along with a review of the UN-system wide efforts. This introduction will set the stage for a discussion on practical action steps that can be taken at a multi-stakeholder level with a particular focus on efforts aimed at capacity building and addressing the needs of communities in situations of vulnerability and marginalization. Session participants will include UN experts, policymakers, civil society representatives, private sector, news media, academics, and representative(s) of affected communities. Through a roundtable discussion, participants will explore recent or upcoming initiatives, their relative scope and possible gaps with a particular focus on communities that are in situations of vulnerability and marginalization. The goal would be to map out key innovations and opportunities. The exercise would also allow for inputs into a comprehensive online resource hub supported by the UN, serving as a central repository for strengthening information integrity globally. This hub would be a resource across stakeholder groups. This session would be the first of its kind, and would potentially call for future collaboration and updates. Background information on this workstream can be found in the Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 8: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/our-common-agenda-policy-brie….

Ahead of the session, we would plan for an organizing session with all the speakers to review the structure, roles and technical requirements of the hybrid discussion utilizing Microsoft Teams. Online and onsite moderators will coordinate the agenda and run-of-show to ensure that all participants are able to fully participate regardless of their location.