The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Task Force on Trustworthy Information Online (TFTIO), which will be co-Chaired by the Government of Denmark and FOC Advisory Network Member Wikimedia Foundation during its mandated activities in 2023. To kick-off the development of the Task Force’s work plan, the FOC Support Unit has opened a call for expressions of interest to Coalition Members and Observers, as well as the FOC Advisory Network, to join the Task Force.
The Task Force will be continuing the work of the Action Coalition on Trustworthy Information Online as established under the Danish Tech for Democracy initiative. Since its outset in the fall of 2021, the Action Coalition’s intention has been to identify solutions to support trustworthy information online. In its new role under the FOC, and with the aim to engage the broader mutlistakeholder community, TFTIO will work to develop and propose policy recommendations for governmental institutions and lawmakers with the goal of safeguarding a healthy online information ecosystem, ensuring people everywhere have the ability to participate in the creation of online information, and access to a broad range of trustworthy information.
In an effort to foster an information ecosystem that supports access to trustworthy information online for everyone, while promoting open-source technology and open knowledge systems, TFTIO will employ three lines of effort: knowledge-sharing, response, and advocacy. The Task Force intends to advocate for strategies and policies that cultivate a thriving digital sphere based on trustworthy information, democratic debate, and open discussions on human rights and democracy online.
FOC Members and Observers, and FOC Advisory Network Members are kindly requested to submit expressions of interest to join TFTIO by emailing Global Voices who will serve as the TFTIO’s Secretariat (giovana.fleck@globalvoices.org), and the FOC Support Unit (supportunit@freedomonlinecoalition.com), by COB Thursday, 14 September.
