Freedom of Information Center of Armenia.

Project Objectives

• To enhance strategic engagement of local private sector stakeholders in efforts that combat disinformation.
• To facilitate cross-regional learning and thought leadership on the private sector’s role in combatting disinformation.  

The Project was supported by CIPE. The Project started on September 1, 2021 and ended on June 30, 2022.

Training curriculum:

“Fact Checking for Business" training curriculum - (Armenian)

More information about the training:

• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 1st part
• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 2nd part
• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 3rd part
• Trainings for Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation

Videos of the training:

• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 1st day
• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 2nd day 

 Information cards: 

• “Beneficial Ownership Transparency” - English
• “Beneficial Ownership Transparency” - Armeninan

Research:

•  "Mapping the Armenian media environment in the context of combating misinformation" research 

 BO Q&A Brochure: 

•  "14 Questions and Answers about Beneficial Ownership Transparency and Declaration Procedure" brochure in English and Armenian 

 The set ov TV Interviews: 

• Open Governance #1- Eng - Anonymous companies appear in 70% of cases of revealing large-scale corruption cases 
• Open Governance #1 Arm- Anonymous companies appear in 70% of cases of revealing large-scale corruption cases: Shushan Doydoyan
• Open Governance #2 Arm- If a politician does business, law enforcement will see it in the declarations of the real beneficiaries: Tatev Mkrtchyan
• Open Governance #3 Arm- The government alone cannot identify the beneficial owners, it needs the help of CSOs and journalists: Liliya Afrikyan
• Open Governance #4 Arm-The most heated issue was the discovery of shares in the mines: Lusine Tovmasyan
• Open Governance #5 Arm- What is 30-100 thousand for a metal mine? They will pay the fine and hide the real beneficiaries? Nazeli Vardanyan
• Open Governance #6 Arm- What is 30-100 thousand for a metal mine? They will pay the fine and hide the real beneficiaries? Mkrtich Karapetyan
• Open Governance #7 Arm- Law enforcement can detect offshore schemes and it's a lesson for those who submit false information: Hovhannes Harutyunyan
• Open Governance #8 Arm-Many were unaware that they had to represent the real beneficiaries, proceedings and warnings there are: Hripsime Iskandaryan
• Open Governance #9 Arm-If there is no obstacle, the official's business participates in the procurement of that sphere, it becomes transparent corruption: Sona Ayvazyan
• Open Governance #10 Arm-Large shareholders in Armenia are present in all spheres of business: it's a loss for business: Narine Melikyan

Declaration against disinformation։

"Combating disinformation with and for business” declaration and the list of business representatives who joined it.