Information Disorder: Elections
Date: Thursday 9th of May 2019
Start time: 6pm
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: James O’Sullivan Room, Education Centre, Law Society of Ireland
Title: Information Disorder: Elections - Law, Tech, Policy
Speakers:
Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, Lecturer in Law, WIT: Electoral Integrity in Ireland: Legislation and Reform - Law - The legal position re information and integrity of elections and the issues being addressed in reform processes
Ciarán O’Connor, Storyful: Lessons Learned From the 8th Ref: Misinfo, Memes, and Anonymous Accounts - Tech - Case study: How collaborative, coordinated reporting monitored information disorder in the 8th ref and provided valuable lessons for future elections
Liz Carolan, Founder of Transparent Referendum Initiative: The policy landscape - Policy – Making institutions work in the digital age.
Event and wine reception kindly sponsored by Hunter Savage - Professional Recruitment Consultants.