Na zaproszenie portalu XYZ.pl opowiedzieliśmy o pomysłach i deklaracjach kandydatów na urząd Prezydenta RP dot. wyzwań związanych z procesem wyborczym w sieci czy sztuczną inteligencją. Po kryzysie wyborczym w Rumunii oraz zmianie władzy w Stanach Zjednoczonych europejscy liderzy ze wzmożoną siłą wrócili do tematu wpływu dużych platform internetowych na europejskie procesy demokratyczne. Szczególna uwaga skupia…

On January 31st, CEE Digital Democracy Watch had the pleasure to co-organize with Community of Democracies a closed-door session for diplomats on the People's Republic of China's tactics on disinformation. Our experts, Joanna Nawrotkiewicz  and Jakub Szymik, talked about strategies used by the PRC (e.g., fake news dissemination) to achieve geopolitical goals. Participants not only…

29 stycznia Fundacja Obserwatorium Demokracji Cyfrowej wraz z innymi organizacjami pozarządowymi oraz przedstawicielami NASK rozmawiała o zagrożeniach związanych z dezinformacją w sieci w siedzibie NASK. W trakcie spotkania podsumowano najważniejsze wydarzenia wyborcze z 2024 roku (m.in. wybory w Stanach Zjednoczonych i Rumunii), skupiając się na tym, jakie wyzwania czekają polską infosferę w związku ze zbliżającymi…

Our recent workshop in Bucharest on January 21st marked the culmination of our regional consultation series, bringing together key stakeholders from public institutions and civic organizations. The event provided a critical platform for in-depth discussions about digital challenges impacting democratic processes across Europe.  Huge thanks to all the participants. It was great to combine the…

As part of our ongoing commitment to responsible AI development and governance, we recently participated in providing feedback on the second draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice. This Code aims to implement and clarify the EU AI Act's requirements for general-purpose AI models. Our analysis of the second draft revealed several important considerations…

CEE Digital Democracy Watch became the co-signatory of EU Code of Practice on Disinformation. This is a first-of-its kind tool through which relevant players in the industry agreed on self-regulatory standards to fight disinformation. CEE Digital Democracy Watch’s main focus will be commitments regarding transparency of political advertising. Recognising the importance of political advertising in…

Już w maju czekają nas wybory prezydenckie, a kampanie wyborcze kandydatów właśnie nabierają rozpędu. W związku z tym Fundacja Obserwatorium Demokracji Cyfrowej ponownie przyjrzy się wydatkom na reklamy polityczne w Polsce. Co tydzień na naszym LinkedInie będziemy publikować podsumowanie 10 podmiotów, które w mijającym tygodniu wydały najwięcej na reklamy zawierające treści polityczne. Na przełomie roku…

CEE Digital Democracy Watch is proud to join the Global Democracy Coalition.  The Global Democracy Coalition (GDC) is an alliance of over 130 democracy organizations worldwide, established in October 2021 by International IDEA. It serves as a platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, experience-sharing, and advocacy around global democracy challenges.  GDC organized the Global Democracy Coalition…

Civic society in Central and Eastern Europe is being impacted by ongoing changes in the digital landscape – new foreign interference and disinformation tools, such as AI, content moderation challenges and unprecedented obstacles to political civic discourse. This was one of the key worries of 2024, the mega-election year that witnessed unprecedented levels of campaigning…

We are continuing our series of meetings with leading experts who are eager to strengthen the representation of Central and Eastern Europe in discussions on Europe’s digital policy.This week in Prague we held a meeting with civic society leaders to learn how the current shape of the digital sphere influences their work. The discussion concerned…

CEE Digital Democracy Watch along with other industry, civil society, academia, and independent experts, took part in the online Plenary to help develop the first Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models, under the AI Act. The Code of Practice aims to facilitate the proper application of the AI Act's rules for general-purpose AI models,…

On 27th of November in Warsaw we kicked off a series of workshops on Protecting Digital Civic Space in the EU. We connected the day-to-day of civic communications in digital space with the legal landscape around disinfo and election integrity. Those issues emerge as one of the European Commission's main priorities for the 2024-2029 term…