The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) is taking part in the seminar organised by The Réseau des compétences électorales francophones (RECEF) in Cotonou from 22 to 24 October, with a 4-person delegation led by its founder and Executive Director, Fabio Bargiacchi.
The seminar is being held under the theme of "Information manipulation at the heart of the electoral process in the era of digital media and social networks", with the aim of sharing experiences in the fight against disinformation and identifying strategies and actions to be taken to combat this phenomenon, which threatens the integrity of electoral processes.
ECES will be making a presentation on best practices to enable the EMB to become the benchmark institution for information on the electoral process and to combat misinformation.
On the final day, ECES experts will hold a training session on drawing up an EMB action plan to combat misinformation, with a view to equipping EMBs to deal with the context of misinformation in the electoral cycle, and to better define their role in the media ecosystem and reflect on an action plan identifying the actions to be taken to prevent and react to misinformation, in line with their responsibilities and missions.
The Réseau des compétences électorales francophones (RECEF) is an international grouping of election administrators from the French-speaking world that promotes the regular holding of free, reliable and transparent elections. Its mission is to support its members, contribute to their professionalisation and development, and assist them in setting up permanent, neutral, autonomous and independent electoral institutions; foster professionalism through the exchange of experience and good practice; and promote the full participation of citizens in elections.
