About the project
The project explored the way in which risk communicators in different environments, such as authorities, news media and social media, interact with one another.
This risk communication was examined in relation to specific types of risk events that are of relevance for preparedness in Norway.
DIGICOM formulated a concrete end-user-oriented policy roadmap for risk communication in a digital age.
Objectives
Terrorism, natural disasters and cyber-attacks are characteristic risks of our time. However, distributing information about such risks is increasingly complex. This lies not only in the progressively complex nature of risks, but also in the way that risk communication has evolved.
The assurance of discrete and verifiable sources of information, a pillar of modern democratic governance, is confronted by new and increasingly varied sources of information.
The rise of participatory and social media allows for new modes of defining and exchanging information about risk, and offers platforms to various actors and communicators.
More information about the project can be found on DIGICOM's website.
Cooperation
The project was executed in collaboration with the following partners:
- UiO - University of Oslo
- NTNU - Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitetet
- VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- University of Montreal
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- The Engine Room Foundation
Financing
The project was funded by The Research Council of Norway.
Duration
2014–2018.