Questions from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
Security and Online Harms - Understanding and reducing online Disinformation and Misinformation
What are the direct impacts of the harms of online mis/disinformation and what types of online mis/disinformation are most harmful? How do these impact individuals, wider society and the democratic process (whether physical, psychological health, civil unrest, UK security, elections)?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Security and Online Harms - Developing Media Literacy across the UK
What barriers, if any, impact the media literacy sector's delivery of effective and wide-reaching media literacy activities? What are the potential intervention opportunities for government in this space?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Security and Online Harms - Developing Media Literacy across the UK
What interventions are effective at building strong media literacy capabilities in UK citizens (including building resilience to harms such as misinformation and disinformation)? Are there examples of interventions from other countries that could inform the UK's approach?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Security and Online Harms - Measuring the prevalence of online harms and understanding the impact of the Online Safety Legislation
In terms of horizon scanning, how do we best develop approaches to identifying new types of harm online, or new and emergent platforms of technologies (e.g. virtual reality) where online harm can manifest?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Security and Online Harms - Measuring the prevalence of online harms and understanding the impact of the Online Safety Legislation
What novel research approaches can be deployed to help effectively measure the impact of online harm beyond typical quantitative survey methods? How could these be used to measure the wider impacts of Online Safety Legislation?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
International and Economic Security - Global digital standards and regulation
What are the risks to UK interests if the industry led, multi stakeholder nature of the global internet is weakened in favour of greater state- or multilateral control?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024