About the Project
"Creating Societal Cognitive Resilience Against Information Disorders - RESAID"
Project Institution: Istanbul Bilgi University
Project Financial Support: European Commission Jean Monnet Centers of Excellence Program
Project Team: Emre Erdoğan (Project Coordinator), Pınar Uyan-Semerci (Senior Expert), Mehmet Ali Tuğtan (Senior Expert), Utku Başar (Senior Expert), Tuğçe Erçetin -Sabuncu (Researcher), Şaban Çaytaş (Researcher), Gökçe Uysal-Gündoğdu (Researcher), Gizem Külekçioğlu (Administrative Coordinator)
Project Duration: 36 months
Subject of the Project:
In times of multiple overlapping crises around pandemics, climate change, migration, war, economic recession, political instability and international conflicts, the reproduction of misinformation creates chaos, damage to reliable information sources and threats to human security. However, actors and organizations that threaten the digital environment and the cybersecurity space continue to develop new methods and technologies to damage vulnerabilities. Therefore, cybersecurity and content in the digital space, the discovery and mitigation of misinformation and the production of accurate information becomes a collective responsibility and requires horizontal cooperation between individuals, organizations and governments. At a time when crises are on the rise and complex problems negatively surround states and citizens, efforts to combat information disorders are crucial. In this context, our Creating Societal Cognitive Resilience Against Information Disorders (RESAID) project seeks to raise awareness about information disorders and contribute to the resilience of individuals through activities at different levels. Our project is about developing and disseminating methods to combat information disorders in times of crises and uncertainties.
Main Objectives:
Detecting information disorders and manipulations: Our project aims to support institutions and organizations in the EU, partner countries and NATO to detect, analyze and mitigate foreign information manipulations and interference (FIMI) operations.
Mitigating information disorders: We aim to describe the spread of false information narratives and work to reduce information disorders.
Producing content on information disorders: Providing content for EU policies and measures on information disorders and raising awareness at different levels by involving experts, international academics, policy makers working on information disorders.
For these purposes, our project focuses on building cognitive resilience through short videos, online games, open access courses, workshops, trainings and publications.