Title :
A method for expressing responsible opinions toward public decisions making
Author :
Yamamoto, Satoshi ; Ito, Kyoko ; Ohnishi, Satoshi ; Nishida, Shogo
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan
Abstract :
Public opinion is needed for making decisions in the public sector. However, the expression of opinion must be responsibly done. In this study, the focus is decision making for advanced and unfamiliar technologies, and a method using communication without explicit interaction to express opinions is proposed. Evaluation experiment was conducted to test the effectiveness of the proposed method, and participants were found to be able to express opinions with interest in the subject. The study shows that responsible opinions can be expressed.
Keywords :
decision making; public administration; explicit interaction; public decisions making; public sector; responsible public opinion; Cultural differences; Decision making; Indium tin oxide; Local government; Psychology; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 2010 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Osaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7298-7
DOI :
10.1109/INDIN.2010.5549410
