Recommendations of Researchers and Civil Society.

INFORMATION INTEGRITY
INFORMATION INTEGRITY

Recommendations 

Researchers and civil society organizations are pivotal to efforts to understand and address the multifaceted impacts of risks to the integrity of the information ecosystem. Their efforts can help expose risks to information spaces, strengthen the evidence base for advocacy and foster resilience, in particular for groups in situations of vulnerability and marginalization. Collaborative partnerships and knowledge exchange are essential for bridging the gap between research insights and effective solutions. 

a. Collaborate. Partner with stakeholders across geographies and contexts to share effective and ethical approaches to strengthening the integrity of the information ecosystem.

 b. Uphold integrity and ethical standards. Uphold human rights and refrain from wilfully spreading or sponsoring risks to information integrity. Conduct all research in an ethical, transparent and privacy-conscious manner. c. Promote open access. Undertake open access initiatives, making research freely available, promoting collaboration across disciplines.

 d. Strengthen inclusive research. Explore multidisciplinary research on the information ecosystem across geographies, languages and thematic areas, including the potential impact of risks to information integrity on the Sustainable Development Goals, with particular focus placed on under-studied, vulnerable and marginalized contexts and communities. Develop rigorous methodologies for measuring such risks and related harm.

a. Collaborate. Partner with stakeholders across geographies and contexts to share effective and ethical approaches to strengthening the integrity of the information ecosystem. b. Uphold integrity and ethical standards. Uphold human rights and refrain from wilfully spreading or sponsoring risks to information integrity. Conduct all research in an ethical, transparent and privacy-conscious manner. 

c. Promote open access. Undertake open access initiatives, making research freely available, promoting collaboration across disciplines. 

d. Strengthen inclusive research. Explore multidisciplinary research on the information ecosystem across geographies, languages and thematic areas, including the potential impact of risks to information integrity on the Sustainable Development Goals, with particular focus placed on under-studied, vulnerable and marginalized contexts and communities. Develop rigorous methodologies for measuring such risks and related harms. 

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FACT-CHECKING ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS.

a. Maintain professional standards. Commit to professionalism and ethics and adhere to standards of independence, non-partisanship and transparency evident in organizational composition and governance, funding sources, ownership and working practices. 

b. Disclose funding. Take measures to publicly disclose funding sources and any collaboration with stakeholders such as technology companies, media outlets and civil society organizations.


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