Session
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Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: The session will serve as the launch of the OSCE’s policy guidance for Media & Big Tech, tailored for the internet governance community. While the session includes a presentation of the guidance, it is designed to be interactive, encouraging open discussions with experts on practical implementation across different contexts. A flexible room layout, ideally with a roundtable, will foster engagement and collaboration among participants. The proposed duration of one hour ensures enough time to introduce key policy recommendations while allowing for meaningful exchange of insights and strategies. This format will help bridge policy and practice, ensuring that the guidance is both actionable and relevant.
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: The session will serve as the launch of the OSCE’s policy guidance for Media & Big Tech, tailored for the internet governance community. While the session includes a presentation of the guidance, it is designed to be interactive, encouraging open discussions with experts on practical implementation across different contexts. A flexible room layout, ideally with a roundtable, will foster engagement and collaboration among participants. The proposed duration of one hour ensures enough time to introduce key policy recommendations while allowing for meaningful exchange of insights and strategies. This format will help bridge policy and practice, ensuring that the guidance is both actionable and relevant.
Description
In an era where big tech and artificial intelligence are reshaping the information landscape, ensuring access to reliable, diverse, and accurate information has never been more critical. Over the past nine months, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, in collaboration with the Forum on Information and Democracy, has convened over 100 experts from a variety of backgrounds to develop actionable policy guidance for states to safeguard the availability and accessibility of quality news and public interest information.
At this year’s IGF, we will launch this policy guidance for the internet governance community, presenting key recommendations on media viability, visibility, and vigilance as well as protections for journalism in the age of Big Tech and AI. The session will examine the responsibilities of online platforms, internet corporations and AI actors in ensuring public interest content is available and accessible.
This open forum invites you to engage with our expert-driven recommendations and explore innovative solutions to help reform the media and technology landscape for the public interest. Join us in shaping the future of digital information governance!
The session will be fully interactive, ensuring meaningful engagement for both in-person and online participants. A mix of presentations, expert discussions, and open Q&A will encourage active participation. Online attendees will be able to join with opportunities to ask questions and contribute to discussions in real time. The session aims to foster a truly inclusive dialogue, allowing diverse perspectives from different regions and stakeholder groups to shape the conversation.
The session will be fully interactive, ensuring meaningful engagement for both in-person and online participants. A mix of presentations, expert discussions, and open Q&A will encourage active participation. Online attendees will be able to join with opportunities to ask questions and contribute to discussions in real time. The session aims to foster a truly inclusive dialogue, allowing diverse perspectives from different regions and stakeholder groups to shape the conversation.
Organizers
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Julia Haas, Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media OSCE - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe This is a joint session proposal by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and the Forum on Information and Democracy.
Julia Haas, Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media OSCE - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe This is a joint session proposal by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and the Forum on Information and Democracy.
Speakers
● Natali Helberger, Professor, University of Amsterdam, Co-chair of the Media & Big Tech initiative
● Katharina Zügel, Policy Manager OR Camille Grenier, Executive Director, Forum on Information and Democracy
● Jan Lublinski, Head of Policy and Learning, Deutsche Welle Akademie
● Damian Tambini, Professor, LSE
● Alison Gillwald, Executive Director OR Scott Timcke, ICT Research Africa
● OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) - tbc
All speakers have been contacted and are tentatively confirmed. Two organizations still have to decide who of their team will join in person.
Onsite Moderator
Julia Haas, Adviser, OSCE RFoM
Online Moderator
Claire Haering, Project Assistant, OSCE RFoM
Rapporteur
Julia Haas, Adviser, OSCE RFoM
SDGs
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
16.10
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Targets: This session is closely aligned with several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to information access, media freedom, and responsible digital governance. Ensuring access to reliable and diverse information supports target 16.10, which emphasizes public access to information and the protection of fundamental freedoms. Strengthening media viability and journalistic protections contributes to resilient democratic institutions and safeguards against misinformation and censorship. In addition, the session addresses the role of Big Tech and AI linked to target 9.C in view of preventing monopolization of digital spaces by promoting public interest-oriented innovation and media pluralism. The session also promotes media literacy, awareness of human rights (target 4.7) and diverse representation in and by the information ecosystem (gender equality). The session will particularly address challenges to marginalized voices and women journalists. Lastly, the session is based on a multi-stakeholder collaboration that supports target 17.16 that aims at inclusive partnerships to achieve sustainable development.
5. Gender Equality
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
16.10
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Targets: This session is closely aligned with several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to information access, media freedom, and responsible digital governance. Ensuring access to reliable and diverse information supports target 16.10, which emphasizes public access to information and the protection of fundamental freedoms. Strengthening media viability and journalistic protections contributes to resilient democratic institutions and safeguards against misinformation and censorship. In addition, the session addresses the role of Big Tech and AI linked to target 9.C in view of preventing monopolization of digital spaces by promoting public interest-oriented innovation and media pluralism. The session also promotes media literacy, awareness of human rights (target 4.7) and diverse representation in and by the information ecosystem (gender equality). The session will particularly address challenges to marginalized voices and women journalists. Lastly, the session is based on a multi-stakeholder collaboration that supports target 17.16 that aims at inclusive partnerships to achieve sustainable development.