National Action Plan on Open Government Commitment

C02.1.08 - Democracy and Civic Space

Commitment:
Democracy and Civic Space
Milestone:
Take action to address the rising spread of disinformation in Canada and its consequences on the health of our democracy
Indicator:
C02.1.08 - Countries, private sector, and civil society organizations sign on to the Guiding Principles and commit to advance voluntary actions
Lead Organization:
Canadian Heritage
Deadline:
By March 2023
Summit for Democracy:
No

Updates

2023-09
Status:
Limited progress
Evidence:

Work is underway internally to identify the most effective next steps in supporting diversity of online content.

2023-03
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence of progress:

  • Finalizing an engagement strategy to gain support for the Guiding Principles on Diversity of Content Online.

  • Completed research and analysis of options for an International Framework for the Guiding Principles on Diversity of Online Content.

  • Initiated the development of a new web portal where stakeholders can indicate their support for the Guiding Principles.

Evidence:
  • Materials are still being drafted and not yet available publicly.
Challenges:

NIL

2022-12
Status:
Limited progress
Evidence of progress:
  • Started the development of an engagement strategy to acquire supporters of the Guiding Principles on diversity of content online.
Evidence:
  • Materials are still being finalized and not yet available publicly
Challenges:

NIL

2022-09
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence of progress:
  • Canada and Mexico co-led an international pre-MONDIACULT 2022 forum on the Guiding Principles on Diversity of Content Online mark their one-year anniversary and to discuss voluntary actions stakeholders are taking to address them.
Evidence:
  • Mondiacult report is drafted, not yet published online
Challenges:

NIL

2022-06
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence of progress:

  • Finalizing an engagement strategy to gain support for the Guiding Principles on Diversity of Content Online.

  • Completed research and analysis of options for an International Framework for the Guiding Principles on Diversity of Online Content.

  • Initiated the development of a new web portal where stakeholders can indicate their support for the Guiding Principles.

Evidence:
  • Materials are still being drafted and not yet available publicly
Challenges:

NIL