Digital Citizen Science for Responding to COVID-19 Crisis: Experiences from Iran

Vahidi, Hossein; Taleai, Mohammad; Yan, Wanglin; Shaw, Rajib

doi:10.3390/ijerph18189666

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“…Moreover, this is the first study to fully integrate PMT, the extended TAM, and the SUS. The significant and substantial findings can be used as a theoretical foundation, particularly in designing a new mobile application for disease-control tracking worldwide [ 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 ].…”

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Factors Affecting the Perceived Usability of the COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Application “Thai Chana” during the Early COVID-19 Omicron Period

Chuenyindee

Ong

Prasetyo

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Thai Chana is one of the mobile applications for COVID-19 disease-control tracking, especially among the Thais. The purpose of this study was to determine factors affecting the perceived usability of Thai Chana by integrating protection motivation theory, the extended technology acceptance model, and the system usability scale. In all, 800 Thais participated and filled an online questionnaire with 56 questions during the early COVID-19 omicron period (15 December 2021 to 14 January 2022). Structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that the understanding of COVID-19 has significant effects on perceived severity and perceived vulnerability, which subsequently leads to perceived usefulness. In addition, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use have significant direct effects on attitude, which subsequently leads to the intention to use, actual use, and perceived usability. This study is one of the first studies that have analyzed the mobile application for COVID-19 disease-control tracking. The significant and substantial findings can be used for a theoretical foundation, particularly in designing a new mobile application for disease-control tracking worldwide. Finally, protection motivation theory, the extended technology acceptance model, and the system usability scale can be used for evaluating other disease-control tracking mobile applications worldwide.

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Factors Affecting the Perceived Usability of the COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Application “Thai Chana” during the Early COVID-19 Omicron Period

Chuenyindee

Ong

Prasetyo

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IJERPH

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“…Existing studies on OCS cover the drivers of participation [6,7], effects on learning and scientific literacy [3,5], and drivers of data quality and quantity [8]. Furthermore, there have been studies on conceptual frameworks and design considerations for developing online projects [9,10], recommendations for developing mobile citizen science applications [11], and case studies on individual projects [12,13]. The parameters considered in the aforementioned studies are mostly of an applied nature and are related to various aspects of the citizen science process.…”

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The state of online citizen science in Mongolia and its potential for environmental challenges

Batsaikhan,

Jung,

Hachinger

2023

PLoS ONE

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Mongolia is a sparsely populated Asian country covered by vast steppes, deserts, and forests. Few studies have been conducted on Online Citizen Science (OCS) activities in Mongolia. This study aims to analyze the state of OCS in Mongolia and, in a further step, to place it in an international context by comparing it with Germany and Japan, where OCS is already well established. Mongolia faces several environmental challenges, including climate change, land-use change, and intensive urbanization. OCS can help address these environmental challenges. Quantitative, qualitative, and literature-based analyses were conducted in this study. OCS has become more relevant in Mongolia since 2013, where projects have been introduced internationally rather than locally. A comparison with Germany and Japan showed that the use of web technologies and the degree of citizen participation in OCS projects are similar in these countries; however, the link to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) may differ. To better respond to citizen needs and environmental challenges, additional local projects must be developed. Mongolia has the potential to enhance environmental monitoring and the networking of various actors using web technologies in citizen science.

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“…Likewise, while the status of digital countermeasures of CoV19 by citizens in the Middle East region in terms of GIScience is largely unclear, Vahidi et al [ 69 ] provided a detailed status report on the relationship between CoV19 and citizen science projects using Iran as a case study. According to them, there are ‘five significant domestic online projects with citizen science characteristics, including the “Ministry of Health and Medical Education” (MOHME) of Iran’s project for COVID-19 self-assessment and self-reporting (hereinafter referred to as the CSASR project), the AC19 project, the Mask project, Gharbalgar the COVID-19 project, and the project of “China-Iran Cooperation Group against COVID-19 Disease”’ (p. 7).…”

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A North–South Problem in Civic-Tech and Volunteered Geographic Information as Countermeasures of COVID-19: A Brief Overview

Suzuki

2022

SN COMPUT. SCI.

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The aim of this paper is to archive the situation we are witnessing regarding the application of geographic information by civic tech and volunteers, who spontaneously organised themselves to fight this newly emerging disease. Moreover, the regional bias and clarify the existence of a kind of North–South problem in the characteristics of the mapping process is aimed to be pointed out. Specific keywords were searcher after which research was performed using citations and keywords in the papers. In repositories such as GitHub, the search was performed using the country name to ensure that there were no omissions. In response to CoV19, which suddenly engulfed the world, simultaneous anti-CoV19 dashboards created by citizens with computer skills were published within a month or two of the outbreak’s beginning. North–South problem of our world extends to the availability and accessibility of information. Information and economic disparities also tend to cast a shadow on the response phase of society.

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Digital Citizen Science for Responding to COVID-19 Crisis: Experiences from Iran

Cited by 12 publications

References 134 publications

Factors Affecting the Perceived Usability of the COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Application “Thai Chana” during the Early COVID-19 Omicron Period

Factors Affecting the Perceived Usability of the COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Application “Thai Chana” during the Early COVID-19 Omicron Period

The state of online citizen science in Mongolia and its potential for environmental challenges

A North–South Problem in Civic-Tech and Volunteered Geographic Information as Countermeasures of COVID-19: A Brief Overview

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