The Esports Integrity Commission, also referred to as ESIC, and the International Olympic Committee, also referred to as the IOC, have revealed that the two of them will be joining forces in a bid to help to bolster integrity in esports. This collaborative aims at sharing the relevant data and the successful experience in fighting against corruption and other unlawful actions in the field of esports. (ESIC and IOC esports integrity collaboration)
The IOCM PMC will thus be responsible for defining and implementing strategies, measures and actions in relation to principles for establishing and promoting integrity in Esports events. The ESIC which is a non-profit organisation established in 2016 and handles matters concerning integrity including match-fixing will involve in advisory to the IOC as well as the OM Unit PMC in provision of advice and consultation.
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ESIC and IOC esports integrity collaboration
This research will represent an important collaboration at a time when the IOC is accelerating in the esports segment. The IOC makes a dedicated commission involved in esports as in the previous year, members of which are representatives of the main personalities of esport teams, including G2 Esports, Ubisoft, and Konami. Also, there is an upcoming Olympic Esports Games in future since the International Olympic Committee has conceived the Olympic Esports Series, which incorporates competitions in different games such as Gran Turismo, Zwift, and Just Dance.
Friedrich Martens, Head of the OM Unit PMC at the IOC, emphasized the importance of this collaboration: Since there are many IFs that are involved in organizing the esports competitions and the IOC is also intending to include the relevant esports competitions, we really need to update the all the related information and intelligence to protect against the manipulations or other related breaches of the esports competitions that are going to be held in the future. ” He also emphasized on the need of the support from ESIC to maintain the integrity of the esports competitions within Olympic Movement.
It is hoped that this collaboration will be highly effective in identifying the numerous issues and vices related to esports and subsequently coming up with relevant measures that will make the new booming industry to be ethical in practice.
