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Asia Public Governance Forum

Managing the COVID-19 Crisis

Item 3 15:15~15:45

Communication : Government mes-

sages in a context of high uncertainty

Professor Rogers will share insights on how govern-

ments can effectively communicate to increase pub-

lic compliance with limits on personal movement (e.g.

stay at home orders, quarantine, social distancing). She

will explain her experience with the Behaviour Change

Wheel (BCW) framework to improve adherence to so-

cial distancing and shielding through education, per-

suasion, incentives, and coercion.

Speaker

Professor Brooke Rogers OBE,

Professor of Behavioural Science and Security, King’s

College London, UK

Respondent

Mr.Nuwan Dadawan Arachchi,

Assistant Director, Disaster Management Center, Sri

Lanka

Questions for discussion

• What risk perceptions by the public may be impede

behaviours needed for a sustainable recovery?

• What risk communication practices could be used

to overcome these perceptions?