Post-Corona Society Japanese Youth "Strengthening the Digital Environment" Desired Voice October 25, 6:14
A global simultaneous questionnaire was conducted to explore the consciousness of young people as to what kind of society they would aim for after corona, and in Japan, more than 40% of the respondents said that the "digital environment" should be strengthened.
The global simultaneous questionnaire "Future Plan Q" using the Internet is conducted by public broadcasters and NGOs in each country to think together about the challenges facing the world after corona through 130 multiple-choice questions about the new coronavirus and environmental problems. It is a project.
Since the start of May, 390,000 people from 50 countries and regions, mainly France and Germany, have responded, and 74% of the total are young people in their 30s or younger.
Of these, 42% answered "digital environment" and 40% answered "regional industry" and "sustainable industry" in response to the question asked in multiple answers, "What should be strengthened in the post-corona era?" The most common answer is to improve the digital environment.
On the other hand, in the overall response, "regional industry" was the most common at 71%, followed by "sustainable industry" at 63% and "education / research" at 39%.
When asked "What did the outbreak of the new coronavirus bring to society?", 30% of the respondents answered "solidarity", exceeding 24% of "division", but in Japan, "division" was 46%. , "Solidarity" is 20%, and many people feel that the new corona has advanced the division of society. By country, "Division" is 74% and "Solidarity" is 9% in the United States. There is a difference.
When asked, "What is most worrisome in the post-corona era?", In Japan, "No one learns lessons" was the most common at 42%, followed by "Mass unemployment" at 28%, and the new virus. We can see that we can make use of the lessons learned from the measures and feel uneasy about the economy.
The most common response was "no one learns lessons" (62%), followed by "forgetting climate change" (15%) and "sustaining a surveillance society" (10%).
Regarding this result, Professor Hiroaki Miyata of Keio University, who specializes in data analysis, said, "Social issues have become apparent through international comparisons. In Japan, in addition to delays in benefits related to the new corona, distance education However, it does not progress as compared to developing countries, and young people strongly feel that the future cannot be opened unless they change. The question is how our society will change as the world changes. " is.
The "Future Plan Q" questionnaire is available on the following website until mid-December.
You can also see the aggregated results by country and age.
https://www.time-to-question.com/en * Questionnaires are voluntarily conducted on the Internet, and the number of respondents, age, gender, etc. vary from country to country.
* The data in the article has been compiled as of October 18 from the "Future Plan Q" site, which aggregates the answers.