WHO Public Health Research Agenda for Managing Infodemics
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) (2021), xii, 53 pp.
ISBN 978-92-4-001950-8 (ebook); 78-92-4-001951-5 (print)
"The five research streams are listed below. For each stream, three top research questions were identified, resulting in a list of 15 top priority research questions for the public health research agenda for infodemic management. Further, we listed for each subcategory a second tier of important research questions, totalling 50 questions [...] Research stream 1: Measure and monitor the impact of infodemics during health emergencies [...] Research stream 2: Detect and understand the spread and impact of infodemics [...] Research stream 3: Respond and deploy interventions that protect against the infodemic and mitigate its harmful effects [...] Research stream 4: Evaluate infodemic interventions and strengthen the resilience of individuals and communities to infodemics [...] Research stream 5: Promote the development, adaptation and application of tools for managing infodemics ..." (Annex 1, page 19 ff.)
Problem statement, 2
Approach to research agenda development, 5
Preconference, 5
Scientific conference and topic sprints, 5
Post-conference public webinar to report the outcomes, 8
Gathering and prioritizing research questions, 8
A new approach to virtual meetings, 9
Discussion themes feeding into the research agenda formation, 10
Conference outcome: a public health research agenda for infodemic management, 13
Next steps, 18
Annex 1: Public health research agenda for infodemic management, 19
Annex 2: Summary of discussions in working groups, 30
Annex 3: Conference programme, 37
Annex 4: list of participants in the scientific conference, 41
Annex 5: Summary of the review of declarations of interest by participants, 52
Approach to research agenda development, 5
Preconference, 5
Scientific conference and topic sprints, 5
Post-conference public webinar to report the outcomes, 8
Gathering and prioritizing research questions, 8
A new approach to virtual meetings, 9
Discussion themes feeding into the research agenda formation, 10
Conference outcome: a public health research agenda for infodemic management, 13
Next steps, 18
Annex 1: Public health research agenda for infodemic management, 19
Annex 2: Summary of discussions in working groups, 30
Annex 3: Conference programme, 37
Annex 4: list of participants in the scientific conference, 41
Annex 5: Summary of the review of declarations of interest by participants, 52
