[3-F-4-03] Activity Report from the Social Dialogue Group: Focusing on Two Citizen Surveys
[Background and Objectives]
This presentation will present the progress of research and development conducted by the "Social Dialogue Group" within the overall R&D project.
[Summary of the surveys conducted]
Part 1. COVID-19 Infection Control App Functionality and Privacy Trade-off Survey: The level of acceptance of functions to be added to the current COCOA (automatic registration, location tracking, and reflection of infection prevention measures) was surveyed among adult residents. The results suggest that while acceptance of application use increases for features that are expected to reduce the number of infections by half, acceptance of application use does not increase even if there is a discount on cell phone usage fees.
2. Survey of citizen preferences for a combination of contact tracking application features during an infectious disease pandemic: Conjoint analysis: Focused on two different scenarios in which the government or a commercial entity controls the application, considering the relationship between privacy risks, health benefits, financial incentives, and the public interest. Focus. Citizens showed a relative emphasis on functions that enhance health benefits from a public health perspective. On the other hand, they expressed the opposite preference for functions that pose risks to the use or disclosure of personal information for other purposes.
[Discussion and future developments].
We believe that the survey results clearly demonstrate the complex trade-off between infectious disease control and privacy protection, and provide a useful empirical basis for social dialogue on the balance between health benefits and individual privacy risks on a population basis.
This presentation will present the progress of research and development conducted by the "Social Dialogue Group" within the overall R&D project.
[Summary of the surveys conducted]
Part 1. COVID-19 Infection Control App Functionality and Privacy Trade-off Survey: The level of acceptance of functions to be added to the current COCOA (automatic registration, location tracking, and reflection of infection prevention measures) was surveyed among adult residents. The results suggest that while acceptance of application use increases for features that are expected to reduce the number of infections by half, acceptance of application use does not increase even if there is a discount on cell phone usage fees.
2. Survey of citizen preferences for a combination of contact tracking application features during an infectious disease pandemic: Conjoint analysis: Focused on two different scenarios in which the government or a commercial entity controls the application, considering the relationship between privacy risks, health benefits, financial incentives, and the public interest. Focus. Citizens showed a relative emphasis on functions that enhance health benefits from a public health perspective. On the other hand, they expressed the opposite preference for functions that pose risks to the use or disclosure of personal information for other purposes.
[Discussion and future developments].
We believe that the survey results clearly demonstrate the complex trade-off between infectious disease control and privacy protection, and provide a useful empirical basis for social dialogue on the balance between health benefits and individual privacy risks on a population basis.