The Indonesian Telematics Society (MASTEL) and BBC Media Action\nhosted an international learning showcase titled \u201cBuilding Healthy\nInformation Environments: Collaborative Responses to Disinformation in\nthe Digital Age\u201d in Jakarta on Thursday. The forum served as a platform\nto share lessons from the Public Interest Media and Healthy Information\nEnvironments (PIMHIE) programme, supported by the UK Government through\nthe Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).<\/p>\n
The event brought together participants from Indonesia and the ASEAN\nregion, including government representatives, media organisations,\njournalists, academics, civil society, international development\nagencies, and diplomatic missions to exchange perspectives on\nstrengthening information resilience in the digital era.<\/p>\n
MASTEL Chairman Sarwoto Atmosutarno opened the event, followed by\nremarks from Matthew Perrement, Deputy Head of the FCDO at the British\nEmbassy Jakarta, and Rachael McGuin, Country Director of BBC Media\nAction Indonesia and Pacific. A keynote address was delivered by Molly\nPrabawaty, Expert Staff to the Minister for Communication and Media at\nthe Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, representing Vice\nMinister Nezar Patria.<\/p>\n
In his opening remarks, Sarwoto Atmosutarno stressed that\ndisinformation is a challenge no single entity can solve alone. He\nargued that strengthening information resilience requires collaboration\nbetween government, media, digital platforms, academia, civil society,\nand the wider public. He also noted that the policy paper produced\nthrough the PIMHIE programme was the result of a collaborative process\ninvolving multiple stakeholders and is expected to contribute to efforts\nto bolster information resilience in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Matthew Perrement emphasised that disinformation has evolved into an\nincreasingly complex global challenge. He stated that efforts to counter\ndisinformation must go beyond merely addressing misleading narratives or\ncontent, requiring an understanding of the networks, actors, and\nmechanisms that systematically spread manipulative information. He\nunderscored the importance of leveraging technology, strengthening legal\ninstruments, promoting public education, and supporting quality\njournalism, while ensuring these measures are implemented\nproportionately to safeguard openness, freedom of expression, and\ndemocratic values.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/collaboration-needed-to-tackle-disinformation-challenges-1782057084", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }