Den 16 september 2025 arrangeras ett internationellt seminarium i Stockholm som avslutar första delen av Observatory on Information and democracy´s forskningsprojekt om information och demokrati. Som värd står Forum on Information and Democracy med stöd av Svenska Postkodlotteriet och Reportrar utan gränser Sverige. Seminariet samlar forskare, civilsamhällesledare, beslutsfattare och journalister i en dialog om framtidens informationsmiljöer.
From Research to Action : The wrap-up event of a global roadshow on information and democracy
This High-Level seminar is the wrap-up event of the Observatory on Information and Democracy’s first research cycle, which culminated in the report titled Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy: A Global Synthesis of the State of Knowledge on News Media, AI and Data Governance, released in January 2025.
The concluding dialogue will be convened by the Forum on I&D on September 16, 2025, in Stockholm, Sweden. The venue for the dialogue will be the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Dramaten/Marmorfoajén.
The event will be an international seminar with leading academics, NGO representatives, and other high-level leaders. Several members of the Swedish Parliament, including Erik Ottoson from the Moderate Party and Ulrika Westerlund from the Green Party, will also be participating in the event.
About the Observatory
The International Observatory on Information and Democracy (OID) is an initiative of the Forum on Information and Democracy, the implementing organization of an intergovernmental Partnership endorsed by 56 countries globally.
Inspired by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it provides periodic meta-analyses of the information space, its structure and how it impacts the public debate and democracy around the world with the following objectives:
– Enabling a dynamic science/policy interface
– Synthesizing diverse research into actionable insights
– Holding tech corporations accountable through transparent ratings
Led by a high-level steering committee, the first research cycle was launched in October 2023. It notably focuses on:
– Artificial Intelligence, Information Integrity and Democracy
– News Media, Information Integrity and the Public Sphere
– Datafication, Power and Data Governance
– Awareness of Mis- and Disinformation and the Literacy Challenge
Quotes from select experts and contributors
”Platforms curate the public square and profit from it. OID’s report calls for an auditable duty of care that safeguards elections, reduces systemic risk, and enables external oversight. Rights-respecting governance is a strategy for durable trust and value for users, advertisers, and society, not a burden.”
Camille Grenier, Executive Director, Forum on I&D
”OID’s ambition was to produce a global IPCC-style report on changing information ecosystems on democracy. A standout result was the urgent need to mobilise collective action to tackle the power of big tech and to ensure that governance regimes uphold human rights, with much greater attention given to how information ecosystems are developing in the Global Majority World.”
Robin Mansell, OID First Cycle Scientific Director Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics and Political Science.
”Healthy information ecosystems are public infrastructure. OID’s report ties this principle to practice by showing how we can move beyond louder moderation towards better incentives, auditable data access, and clear, rights-based duties of care. These are changes people can see, test, and appeal, restoring trust where it matters most.”
Gyan Prakash Tripathi, Strategic Advisor, OID Rapporteur, Data RAP, OID First Cycle
”The OID’s work that was carried out by a diverse stakeholder group, delivers a nuanced, evidence-based roadmap for strengthening democratic resilience in the face of digital transformation. It also provides actionable recommendations for decision-makers, technology sector leaders, and the global research community.”
Poncelet Ileleji, CEO – Jokkolabs Banjul, The Gambia
”Information integrity is one of the most urgent challenges of our time. The OID report provides a unique, comprehensive, and evidence-based snapshot of the current state of play, guiding stakeholders to take impactful actions — whether in policy, practice, or research.”
Minna Aslama Horowitz, Senior Researcher, University of Helsinki The Nordic Observatory for Digital Media and Information Disorder (NORDIS)
Please feel free to reach out to Lou Terzian, Communications Officer, Forum on I&D,
for any details or additional information at lterzian@informationdemocracy.org.
+33 06 67 71 77 45