The Centre for Social Media, Tech and Democracy has been established as part of the Media Agreement 2023-2026. The Centre contributes knowledge about users' mental well-being, about the importance and consequences of tech giants for Danish media, and about the impact the spread of misinformation and disinformation on digital platforms has on the democratic conversation. As part of this, the centre prepares analyses of current topics and trends that can help to qualify the public debate, and the centre is also responsible for an annual, impartial report on the influence of the tech giants on democracy, well-being and cohesion.
In addition, the centre is tasked with establishing research collaborations with independent researchers with a view partly to utilizing and gathering existing knowledge, and partly to securing new knowledge.
The centre also contributes to the Ministry of Culture's policy development in the tech area, i.e. by exploring the possibilities for regulation nationally as well as internationally.
Finally, the centre must also contribute to strengthening Denmark's interests in the EU in the media and tech area, with a focus on democratic dialogue and digital child protection.
(Source: Website)
Entities responsible for implementation: Centre for Social Media, Tech and Democracy / Center for sociale medier, tech og demokrati.
The Centre for Social Media, Tech and Democracy has been established as part of the Media Agreement 2023-2026. The Centre contributes knowledge about users' mental well-being, about the importance and consequences of tech giants for Danish media, and about the impact the spread of misinformation and disinformation on digital platforms has on the democratic conversation. As part of this, the centre prepares analyses of current topics and trends that can help to qualify the public debate, and the centre is also responsible for an annual, impartial report on the influence of the tech giants on democracy, well-being and cohesion.
In addition, the centre is tasked with establishing research collaborations with independent researchers with a view partly to utilizing and gathering existing knowledge, and partly to securing new knowledge.
The centre also contributes to the Ministry of Culture's policy development in the tech area, i.e. by exploring the possibilities for regulation nationally as well as internationally.
Finally, the centre must also contribute to strengthening Denmark's interests in the EU in the media and tech area, with a focus on democratic dialogue and digital child protection.
(Source: Website)
Entities responsible for implementation: Centre for Social Media, Tech and Democracy / Center for sociale medier, tech og demokrati.
