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{{short description|UK government-funded counter-disinformation network hub}}
The '''Open Information Partnership''' ('''OIP''') is a [[United Kingdom|UK]] government-funded initiative serving as the public-facing hub for the [[EXPOSE Network]], a counter-disinformation project operated under the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] (FCDO, formerly [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|FCO]]) [[Counter Disinformation and Media Development]] (CDMD) programme.<ref name="Davis1">{{cite web |url=https://iaindavis.com/expose-network-and-the-open-information-partnership-part-1/ |title=EXPOSE Network and the Open Information Partnership – Part 1 |author=Iain Davis |date=3 December 2019 |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref><ref name="MDI">{{cite web |url=https://www.media-diversity.org/projects/open-information-partnership/ |title=Open Information Partnership |publisher=Media Diversity Institute |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref>

== History ==
The OIP was established in 2018–2019 as part of a £10 million, three-year FCO contract (2018–2021) to counter "disinformation", primarily framed as [[Kremlin]]-linked influence operations.<ref name="Davis2">{{cite web |url=https://iaindavis.com/expose-network-and-the-open-information-partnership-part-2/ |title=EXPOSE Network and the Open Information Partnership – Part 2 |author=Iain Davis |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref> It emerged from the FCO CDMD scoping report ''Upskilling and Upscale: Unleashing the Capacity of Civil Society To Counter Disinformation'' (June 2018). The project was publicly referenced by UK Minister Alan Duncan in April 2019.<ref name="Davis3">{{cite web |url=https://iaindavis.com/expose-network-and-the-open-information-partnership-part-3/ |title=EXPOSE Network and the Open Information Partnership – Part 3 |author=Iain Davis |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref>

The OIP operates as the network hub in London, coordinating civil society organisations (CSOs), NGOs, fact-checkers, journalists, and think tanks across Europe, the Balkans, Caucasus, and beyond (with plans for expansion into Africa and the Middle East).<ref name="Davis4">{{cite web |url=https://iaindavis.com/expose-network-and-the-open-information-partnership-part-4/ |title=EXPOSE Network and the Open Information Partnership – Part 4 |author=Iain Davis |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref>

== Funding ==
The core funding is £10 million (later reported as £12.75 million) from the UK [[Conflict, Stability and Security Fund]] (CSSF) via the FCDO CDMD programme for the initial three-year period. Additional donor support has been sought from governments, NGOs, philanthropic foundations, and corporations.<ref name="Davis5">{{cite web |url=https://iaindavis.com/expose-network-and-the-open-information-partnership-part-5/ |title=EXPOSE Network and the Open Information Partnership – Part 5 |author=Iain Davis |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref><ref name="Davis6">{{cite web |url=https://iaindavis.com/expose-network-and-the-open-information-partnership-part-6/ |title=EXPOSE Network and the Open Information Partnership – Part 6 |author=Iain Davis |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref>

== Partners ==
* '''Network Facilitator''': [[Zinc Network]] (formerly [[Breakthrough Media]])<ref name="MDI"/>
* '''Resource Partners''': [[Bellingcat]], [[Atlantic Council]] [[Digital Forensic Research Lab]] (DFRLab), [[Media Diversity Institute]] (MDI)<ref name="MDI"/>
* Other consortium links include the [[Institute of Statecraft]], [[Toro Risk Solutions]], and [[Ecorys]] (grant management).<ref name="Davis4"/>

The OIP provides grants, training, and operational support to a network of European CSOs, fact-checkers, and media organisations.<ref name="Davis2"/>

== Activities ==
The OIP trains partners in investigative journalism, data journalism, debunking hate speech, content sharing, ethical reporting, and response campaigns. It conducts social media monitoring, network analysis, media literacy programmes, and rapid-response coordination against alleged disinformation.<ref name="MDI"/><ref name="Davis3"/> Activities align with the EU [[Action Plan Against Disinformation]] and include data reporting to the FCDO.<ref name="Davis6"/>

== Criticism ==
Critics, including investigative journalist Iain Davis, argue the OIP functions as a state-backed propaganda network that equates criticism of EU/NATO policies with "Kremlin disinformation". It is accused of enabling surveillance, psychological targeting of audiences, and suppression of dissent under the guise of counter-disinformation, with close ties to intelligence-linked entities and limited transparency.<ref name="Davis1"/><ref name="Davis6"/>

== References ==

[[Category:Counter-disinformation organisations]]
[[Category:Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]]
[[Category:United Kingdom intelligence agencies]]
[[Category:2019 establishments in the United Kingdom]]

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 == Criticism ==
 Critics, including investigative journalist Iain Davis, argue the OIP functions as a state-backed propaganda network that equates criticism of EU/NATO policies with "Kremlin disinformation". It is accused of enabling surveillance, psychological targeting of audiences, and suppression of dissent under the guise of counter-disinformation, with close ties to intelligence-linked entities and limited transparency.<ref name="Davis1"/><ref name="Davis6"/>
 == References ==

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