Project Objectives

· To enhance strategic engagement of local private sector stakeholders in efforts that combat disinformation.

· To facilitate cross-regional learning and thought leadership on the private sector’s role in combatting disinformation.

The Project started on September 1, 2021, and ended on June 30, 2022.

More information about the training:

• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 1st part
• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 2nd part
• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 3rd part

Videos of the training:

• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 1st day
• “Empowering the Private Sector to Combat Disinformation”: 2nd day 

Information cards:

“Beneficial Ownership Transparncy” – English

“Beneficial Ownership Transparency” – Armeninan

Research:

 “Mapping the Armenian media environment in the context of combating misinformation” research

BO Q&A Brochure:

“14 Questions and Answers about Beneficial Ownership Transparency and Declaration Procedure” brochure in English and Armenian

The set ov TV Interviews:

• Open Governance #1- Eng – Anonymous companies appear in 70% of cases of revealing large-scale corruption cases 
• Open Governance #1 Arm– Anonymous companies appear in 70% of cases of revealing large-scale corruption cases: Shushan Doydoyan
• Open Governance #2 Arm– If a politician does business, law enforcement will see it in the declarations of the real beneficiaries: Tatev Mkrtchyan
• Open Governance #3 Arm– The government alone cannot identify the beneficial owners, it needs the help of CSOs and journalists: Liliya Afrikyan
• Open Governance #4 Arm-The most heated issue was the discovery of shares in the mines: Lusine Tovmasyan
• Open Governance #5 Arm– What is 30-100 thousand for a metal mine? They will pay the fine and hide the real beneficiaries? Nazeli Vardanyan
• Open Governance #6 Arm– What is 30-100 thousand for a metal mine? They will pay the fine and hide the real beneficiaries? Mkrtich Karapetyan
• Open Governance #7 Arm– Law enforcement can detect offshore schemes and it’s a lesson for those who submit false information: Hovhannes Harutyunyan
• Open Governance #8 Arm-Many were unaware that they had to represent the real beneficiaries, proceedings and warnings there are: Hripsime Iskandaryan
• Open Governance #9 Arm-If there is no obstacle, the official’s business participates in the procurement of that sphere, it becomes transparent corruption: Sona Ayvazyan
• Open Governance #10 Arm-Large shareholders in Armenia are present in all spheres of business: it’s a loss for business: Narine Melikyan