{"id":12623,"date":"2025-07-25T08:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arts.sun.ac.za\/?p=12623"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:30:15","slug":"first-of-its-kind-summit-hosted-by-sus-centre-for-information-integrity-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arts.sun.ac.za\/af\/2025\/07\/25\/first-of-its-kind-summit-hosted-by-sus-centre-for-information-integrity-in-africa","title":{"rendered":"Eerste beraad van sy soort aangebied deur die US se Sentrum vir Inligtingsintegriteit in Afrika"},"content":{"rendered":"

A first-of-its-kind Summit on Information Integrity featuring leading researchers, policy activists, industry roleplayers and media practitioners was hosted this week by the\u00a0Sentrum vir Inligtingsintegriteit in Afrika (CINIA)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>aangebied om die dwingende vraagstukke waarvoor die integriteit van die inligtingsekostelsel tans te staan kom, aan te pak.<\/p>\n

Die beraad was die eerste groot geleentheid wat deur die onlangs gevestigde Sentrum, in die Universiteit Stellenbosch se Departement Joernalistiek, gere\u00ebl is. Die CINIA is \u0149 medewerkende navorsingsentrum aan die voorpunt van die stryd teen die proliferasie van waninligting en skadelike inhoud op digitale platforms.<\/p>\n

The summit was hosted at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS), from 23 to 24 July. Featuring over 40 participants, it brought together fact-checkers, researchers, journalists, policy advocates and other key industry figures. Present were representatives from organisations such as Meta, the Independent Electoral Commission, Media Monitoring Africa, the South African National Editors’ Forum, and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.<\/p>\n

Die direkteur van die CINIA en voorsitter van die Departement Joernalistiek, prof Herman Wasserman, het die behoefte aan \u0149 beraad van hierdie aard beklemtoon en ges\u00ea: \u201cDie CINIA wil help<\/p>\n

combat threats to information integrity through innovative research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and public engagement. We want to do this by working with a wide range of stakeholders to join forces towards safeguarding democratic values and societal trust across the continent.”<\/p>\n

Drie vrae is gestel om die paneelbesprekings tydens die beraad te rig: die huidige navorsing wat gedoen word; die gapings in die bestaande navorsing; en die uitken van geleenthede vir moontlike medewerking.<\/p>\n

Day one of the summit began with an introductory session by the members of CINIA, to provide an overview of the Centre’s work. This was followed by discussions on cyber security, artificial intelligence, and dealing within information integrity in an international regulatory and political context.<\/p>\n

Die besprekings op die tweede dag het gehandel oor digitale geletterdheid, teenmaatre\u00ebls teen misleidende inligting, ondersoekende joernalistiek en aanlyn haat- en gendergebaseerde geweld.<\/p>\n

\u0149 Nuwe boek onder redaksie van prof Sahana Udupa van die Ludwig Maximilian Universiteit van M\u00fcnchen en prof Wasserman, getiteld\u00a0WhatsApp in the World<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>, is ook aan die einde van die tweede dag bekend gestel. Die boek bevat veldgebaseerde en multidissiplin\u00eare navorsing wat uitlig hoe kerneienskappe van die platform die versterking van disinformasie en vrye spraak moontlik gemaak het.<\/p>\n

Prof Udupa said, \u201cOur book presents a global view of this hugely important communication form. Through different global case studies, we understand that encrypted messaging is full of contradictions, and a grounded perspective will help us see how to address extreme speech on the platform.”<\/p>\n