Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps. Held on February 28-29, 2012.

摘要

Following an earlier workshop organized by a separate National Research Council (NRC) committee that explored the public response to alerts and warnings delivered to mobile devices,1 the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHSs) Science and Technology Directorate asked the NRCs Computer Science and Telecommunications Board to convene a workshop on the role of social media in disaster response. Held February 28 and 29, 2012, the workshop was organized by the Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps. The resulting report points to potential topics for future research and possible areas for future research investment by DHS and others and describes challenges facing disaster managers seeking to incorporate social media into regular practice.