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# 5 - Coordinate

## Coordination

> Improve co-ordination of support to the media and information environment, both\
> among donor agencies and between development and diplomatic efforts to support\
> media freedom, especially in contexts of crisis.

This may include:

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Building on good practices to improve donor co-ordination at the national and global level, including opportunities for joint, locally led diagnostics and data sharing.
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Ensuring co-ordination efforts in individual countries meaningfully involve local partners and foster accountability towards them.
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Ensuring multistakeholder co-ordination with tech companies, tech developers, content creators and young people, as appropriate.
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Consider including funding for co-ordination and collaboration between actors in public interest media and the information environment.
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Streamlining administrative requirements for support to lower transaction costs for actors and\
providers and incorporating adaptive and flexible processes into results management of funding.
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Ensuring that diplomatic efforts to protect media freedom also recognise the importance of supporting the media and information environment through ODA.
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Broadening co-ordination efforts to initiate dialogue with non-DAC development co-operation providers, philanthropic organisations and other development co-operation providers to the media sector.
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