This publication is the work of the OECD Directorate for Public Governance (GOV), under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director. It was prepared by GOV’s Anti-Corruption and Integrity in Government Division, under the direction of Julio Bacio Terracino, Head of Division. The report was drafted by Craig Matasick, Nuria Villanova, and Liudas Zdanavicius, with contribution from Charles Baubion. The report benefitted from editorial assistance and was prepared for publication by Meral Gedik.
The draft report was sent to and benefited from comments from Members of the OECD Public Governance Committee (PGC), as well as the OECD Steering Group and the Expert Group on Public Governance Responses to Mis- and Disinformation. Colleagues from GOV’s Regulatory Policy; Innovative, Digital and Open Government; and Public Management and Budgeting Divisions provided feedback. OECD Directorates of Science, Technology and Innovation; Education and Skills; Development Co-operation; and Financial and Enterprise Affairs also provided comments.
The draft report received contributions from organisations, including the Forum on Information and Democracy, as well as experts including David Colon, Associate Professor and Researcher at the Department of History of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, and Paul-Joel Kamtchang, Executive Secretary of ADISI-Cameroon. It was also informed by the deliberations of representatives of governments, media and journalists, civil society, academia and the private sector who shared their insights during the public conference Tackling disinformation: Strengthening democracy through information integrity, held at OECD headquarters in November 2023 and on several other occasions.