Understanding the youth's user needs for inclusive eParticipation

Iikka Pietilä; Niina Meriläinen; Jari Varsaluoma; Kaisa Väänänen

doi:10.1145/3452853.3452873

Understanding the youth's user needs for inclusive eParticipation

Iikka Pietilä, Niina Meriläinen, Jari Varsaluoma, Kaisa Väänänen

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Abstract

It's important for the sustainability of society that everyone can participate in societal discussions. Although a plethora of services exist for digital participation, they have not proven to entice a broad range of youths to contribute. The aim of this research is to investigate how digital tools can offer inclusive ways for youth to take part in societal processes. We present a study of young people's needs for a digital service enabling societal participation. Altogether 74 young people aged 16-27 with varying backgrounds participated in six workshops. Scenarios were used as stimulus materials for eliciting participants' feedback on digital participation. The findings bring up youth's needs for such service. Needs such as having a safe environment for discussions and making the effect of participation visible were found. Finally, the findings are presented and discussed, and their significance in advancing inclusive digital societal participation are elaborated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ECCE 2021 - Proceedings of the 32nd European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics
Subtitle of host publication	Designing Virtual and Physical Interactive Systems
Publisher	ACM
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-8757-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3452853.3452873
Publication status	Published - 2021
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics - Virtual, Online, Italy Duration: 26 Apr 2021 → 29 Apr 2021

Conference

Conference	European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Virtual, Online
Period	26/04/21 → 29/04/21

Keywords

Digital civics
Digital participation
eParticipation

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Publication forum level 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Software

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Pietilä, I, Meriläinen, N , Varsaluoma, J & Väänänen, K 2021, Understanding the youth's user needs for inclusive eParticipation. in ECCE 2021 - Proceedings of the 32nd European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Designing Virtual and Physical Interactive Systems., 3452873, ACM, European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, Virtual, Online, Italy, 26/04/21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3452853.3452873

Understanding the youth's user needs for inclusive eParticipation. / Pietilä, Iikka; Meriläinen, Niina ; Varsaluoma, Jari et al.

ECCE 2021 - Proceedings of the 32nd European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Designing Virtual and Physical Interactive Systems. ACM, 2021. 3452873.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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