Disinformation negatively impacts public health, democracy, and national security. Policy—especially open government policy—has a role to play not only in nurturing a healthy information environment, but also in ensuring that “fake news laws” are not co-opted into a weapon to silence voices critical of the powerful. Information integrity is also essential to ensure that lines of communication between governments and members of the public are trustworthy and accurate. Open government approaches can help promote high-quality information, rather than taking a punitive approach to disinformation.
A multi-stakeholder approach to counter disinformation is necessary to ensure that solutions are feasible, protect rights, and take positive steps to promote information integrity. Collaboration between governments, civil society, journalists, and the private sector (especially big tech) is needed to effectively counter misinformation and disinformation. Other actors, such as political parties and parliamentarians, can also play an essential role in ensuring the integrity of the information space.
The Open Gov Guide is the go-to resource for open government reformers. The guide provides concrete recommendations for policy makers, civil society representatives, and more on how to apply open government principles to real-world challenges. Readers can also use the guide to learn more about how governments at the national and local level are putting these values into practice through OGP action plans and beyond.
Learn more about this policy area in the “Disinformation and Information Integrity” chapter of the Open Gov Guide.
As part of the Open Gov Challenge, the OGP Support Unit would like to recognize some of the most inspiring commitments made by participants to date. Read more about these exciting reforms on this topic below.
For a full list of Challenge commitments submitted by members, visit our Open Gov Challenge Commitment Tracker.
Combat Misinformation and Disinformation
The government will collaborate with civil society to conduct a human rights assessment of existing legislation on misinformation and disinformation while protecting free speech, alongside fact-checking, media literacy, and public education initiatives.
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The following list reflects commitments submitted through national or local action plans. For more details, visit OGP’s Data Dashboard.
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| Country/Locality | Year | Commitment Title | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 2024 | Expediente Único de Salud | + |
| Dominican Republic | 2024 | #SoyYoRD – Mi Carpeta Ciudadana | + |
| Dominican Republic | 2024 | National Municipal Service Platform | + |
| Dominican Republic | 2024 | AI tool for access to information | + |
| Pastaza, Ecuador | 2024 | Conecta Pastaza: Developing portal for road monitoring and transparency system |
This table shows all commitments that match the filters selected at the top of the page. At least one filter must be selected to populate this table. Use the tags above the table to further filter by commitment quality (e.g. ambitious, complete). Click on commitment titles to learn more about each commitment. Click on “Featured” icons to access stories, where available.
This table enables finding existing commitments in specific policy areas, regions, and years, as well as top-performing commitments by using the built-in table filters.
The commitment performance metrics (e.g. ambitious, complete) are derived directly from IRM reports. See the terms below for details. The Year field shows the year in which the commitment was first submitted. Icons in the Featured field indicate that a story is available on the OGP website.
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