The study discussed in this paper focuses on ICT use during disasters in Samoa and is a replicate of a study carried out in 2015. The study used a survey to explore how Samoan citizens use technology, act on different types of information, and how the information source or media affects decisions to act during a disaster. Findings revealed that traditional broadcasting were still the most prominent, most important, and still predominate in early warning and disaster response. However, there were now increasing usage of mobile and social media in disaster communications. Findings also revealed that people trust official reporters the most as source of information in times of crisis. The intent is that findings from this study can contribute to a people-centred approach to early warning and disaster providing empowerment to affected individuals to act in a timely and appropriate manner to ensure survival in times of disaster.
翻译:本文件所讨论研究的重点是萨摩亚灾害期间使用信通技术的情况,是2015年进行的一项研究的复制品,该研究利用一项调查,探讨萨摩亚公民如何使用技术,如何对不同类型的信息采取行动,以及信息来源或媒体如何影响灾害期间采取行动的决定,研究结果显示,传统广播仍然是最突出、最重要的,在预警和灾害应对方面仍然占主导地位;然而,目前在灾害通信中越来越多地使用移动媒体和社会媒体;研究结果还显示,人们最信任官方记者,这是危机时的信息来源;其意图是,这项研究的研究结果有助于采用以人为本的预警和灾害方法,使受影响的个人能够及时、适当地采取行动,确保在灾害发生时生存。