About the TED toolkit

A Team Europe Democracy guide for the European Commission, EU Delegations and EU members states how they can support to independent journalism and information integrity. And the reasons they should.

Introduction

The principles, published in March 2024, include a non-exhaustive, indicative list of practical, concrete ways to operationalise each principle.

The toolkit supplements this guidance by providing more detailed and practical user-focused guidance to help EU institutions, EU Member States and other actors to operationalise the OECD DAC Principles across a range of policy and programming contexts.

How to use the toolkit | OECD Principles Resource Centreoecd-media-support-principles.gfmd.info

Content and structure

The toolkit included:

• 5–10 operational recommendations, linked to each OECD Principle, with examples of how they can be implemented across different institutional settings.

• Case studies and country examples highlighting diverse contexts and innovative practices.

• Contextual guidance for applying the toolkit in varying political and media environments.

• Tools, checklists, and indicators to support programme design, donor coordination, and evaluation.

• Cross-cutting guidance on intersectional themes, including gender equality, climate, digital rights, and conflict sensitivity.

It is designed as a modular and evolving resource, adaptable to policy shifts and user feedback, and aligned with existing EU policy tools and external action frameworks.

Objectives of the toolkit

Bridge the gap between high-level commitments and the realities of implementation in the field—especially for non-specialist staff working on development, governance, digital policy, and external action.

Enable more strategic, coordinated, and sustained support to independent media and information ecosystems, including through EU Delegations, embassies, and cooperation agencies.

Embed media and information integrity concerns across sectors—from digital development to peace building, human rights, environmental policy, and crisis response.

Offer flexible tools to adapt support to different political contexts, including fragile, authoritarian, and transitional environments.

Improve donor coordination through shared language, principles, and programming models, aligning with both the OECD Principles and the evolving Team Europe Democracy strategy.