EC2025-0529

That with respect to Revised Notice of Motion EC2025-0529, the following be adopted: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct administration to: Scope, develop and release a Request for Proposals seeking third-party consultant(s), by the end of Q4 2025 to: Develop a misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (MDM) review for the City of Calgary to be presented to Council by Q2 2026 that could include, but is not limited to: The role of Administration in relation to identifying and correcting MDM and in educating the public on media literacy; An assessment of the current Administration processes, procedures and structures in place to assess and respond to MDM key trends, and any opportunities for improvement; A summary of key trends in MDM e.g. the role of artificial intelligence (in both creating and identifying and/or addressing), the efficacy of current strategies and the resources required to see success given the global nature of MDM; Exploring the feasibility of a reporting framework to support future assessments of the state of MDM and associated impact on The City of Calgary; Conduct an analysis of a recent issue in retrospect, as an example that supports strategy development, that identifies the use of MDM by elected officials, Administration, members of the public, and other groups (e.g. Non-profit organizations, Community Associations, Think Tanks, media) in Council and committee meetings or when participating in public discourse or advocacy (on line or in person), and an analysis of the impact of this MDM on the democratic decision making process related to the issue. Authorize funding of a resource in Customer Service & Communications to complete the scope of a Request for Proposal and include required a funding request to complete the RFP as part of the 2026 budget.