Accountability Report 2.0
Our Accountability Report 2.0 is available here. It presents the findings and analysis of the Internet Commission’s second reporting cycle, looking at how organisational cultures, systems and processes shape online experiences, and how they contribute to ethical business practice. Our Evaluation Framework, originally published in 2019, has evolved based on learnings from the first reporting cycle, important policy developments and feedback from experts.
We are here to give digitalisation a new direction.
INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS need the digital transformation of society - digitalisation - to be a positive and trustworthy process.
Yet today there is a GLOBAL INFORMATION CRISIS characterised by confusion, cynicism, fragmentation, irresponsibility and apathy. That’s why the Internet Commission is collaborating with business, policymakers and civil society to support a new direction.
What do we offer?
For INTERNET COMPANIES we develop TOOLS to demonstrate leadership, responsibility, and to build trust.
For INVESTORS we devise INSIGHTS to support stewardship and digital responsibility risk management.
For POLICYMAKERS we conceive MECHANISMS to inform public policy and smart regulation in Europe and beyond.
For SOCIETY we catalyse ACTION against online harms such as illegal content, hate speech, cyberbullying and fake news.
Evaluation Framework
Our EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY enables procedural accountability. It looks at how organisational cultures, systems and processes align to support corporate digital responsibility. It has a particular focus on internet safety, freedom of speech and the ways in which decisions are made in relation to content, contact, conduct online.
The revised second edition (January 2022) IDENTIFIES 124 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS of how commercial, safety, and freedom of expression issues are balanced. Based on significant industrial and academic insight and expertise, and reflecting learning from its Accountability Report 1.0 and Accountability Report 2.0, it takes a European and international perspective and is independent of both government and industry.
