> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://oecd-media-support-principles.gfmd.info/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://oecd-media-support-principles.gfmd.info/toolkit/principle/3-adopt-a-whole-of-system-approach/checklist-adopt-a-whole-of-system-approach.md).

# Checklist: Adopt a whole-of-system approach

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Use this checklist to assess whether your approach aligns with **Principle 3: Take a whole-of-system approach** across programme design, implementation, and evaluation.

Apply it when designing interventions, coordinating across actors, and assessing how programmes interact with the broader media and information environment.
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☐ Have you analysed how the intervention interacts with the broader **media and information ecosystem**, including legal, market, and technological factors?

☐ Are funding, policy, and programme design decisions **aligned and mutually reinforcing**, rather than operating in isolation?

☐ Have you identified existing initiatives and actors to avoid **duplication, fragmentation, or competition for the same partners**?

☐ Are coordination mechanisms in place to ensure **information-sharing and alignment across donors and implementing actors**?

☐ Does the intervention take into account the roles of **media organisations, media development actors, regulators, platforms, and civil society**?

☐ Are system-level constraints - such as regulatory barriers, market conditions, or infrastructure gaps - reflected in programme design?

☐ Does the approach balance support for **individual organisations** with efforts to strengthen the **enabling environment**?

☐ Are data and evidence used to understand how different parts of the system **interact and evolve over time**?

☐ Are there mechanisms to adapt the intervention as **system dynamics change**, including political, technological, or market shifts?

☐ Is engagement with local actors structured in a way that reflects **how the ecosystem functions in practice**, not only formal institutional roles?

☐ Are potential system-level effects - including unintended consequences across markets or partnerships - **considered and monitored**?

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### Common risk flags

* Interventions designed in isolation without considering **system interactions**
* Duplication of **existing initiatives or competition** for the same partners
* Lack of coordination across donors leading to **fragmentation or gaps in support**
* Overemphasis on individual projects without addressing **structural constraints**
* Misalignment between **funding, policy, and regulatory approaches**
* Insufficient consideration of **how platform dynamics or market conditions affect media viability**
* Limited understanding of how **local ecosystems function in practice**
* Inability to adapt as system conditions change
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**Download and print the checklist from here:**

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