COVID-19 Innovative Response Tracker

Our project provides a framework that uses strategies from behavioral science and social norms to motivate millennials and Gen-Z in the United States to stay home for the common public good to minimize the spread of coronavirus. We diagnose the motivations for such behaviors using social norm theory, and then utilize behavioral insights and refer to experimental research to propose interventions that target these motivations. We also come up with ways to accurately measure the behavior pre-and…

Sebaran Covid19 is a tool developed by tech-savvy Indonesian volunteers to show citizens about the number of cases near them. The tool, available in the city of Yogyakarta, uses a citizen’s location to inform them of the number of Covid-19 cases near them. It shows three key pieces of data: how many have tested positive; how many people are at risk; and how many have displayed symptoms. It uses the device’s GPS to look at the number of cases in a 3km, 5km and 7km radius from their current…

The province of West Java wants to avoid healthcare facilities from getting overwhelmed by people without symptoms trying to get tested, and so have developed a new Open Source 'Pikobar' app that uses QR technology and a self-assessment algorithm. Users first conduct a preliminary self-diagnosis through the app to find out if they should get tested. They can check their symptoms against those of Covid-19, as well as other similar illnesses like flu and cough. If they have symptoms, they are…

Malaysia will start holding court trials through video conferencing while the country is under lockdown. In-person court hearings have been put on hold, as citizens are currently barred from leaving their homes, except to buy essential items like groceries and medicine. They will still be expected to show up for court proceedings, however. Involved parties must submit requests to hold hearings through a video conference three days in advance, the documents show. The announcement also advised all…

Small business lender Kabbage launched a platform that allows consumers to buy gift certificates to support local small businesses during the coronavirus crisis. The gift certificates, which range in value from $15 to $500, can be redeemed at any time; small businesses receive the revenue within one business day of purchase.

Indie Wellington is an online resource sharing details of cafes, shops, salons and other businesses which sell online or provide gift cards. The idea is for locals to show their support financially by purchasing a gift card from the business, which they can use in future once the crisis settles down. Local, independent businesses in Wellington can be listed on the website for free, and Bolton, the hotel who set up the site, isn't taking any commission from the sales. Some of the shops already…

Slovenians can now pay for future services through a dedicated website, enabling them to support local businesses and entrepreneurs who can no longer operate. The offer is divided into several categories, customers can choose from products and services food and drink, tourism, beauty and health, retail stores and other craftsmen. For now, more than 270 bidders can buy securities. Providers introduced themselves briefly on the website, their entire offer and references, and a voucher can be…

The Ministry of Industry and Trade created a funding program for SMEs where companies can apply with their innovative solutions regarding the current crisis. It includes not only innovations that aim at solving the current crisis but also such innovations which can help companies to transform their processes so that they would be able to better protect the health of their employees and the stability of their business in the future (e.g. innovations regarding automatization, digitization, remote…

Smesvami.sk is a digital platform that will enable Slovakian small business owners and entrepreneurs to offer their future services through a simple online form, which generates their own webpage that they can share with customers. As well as generating a unique page and URL that they can share with potential customers, it also allows people to search the database of potential offers for people based on their different professions.

Since March 16, Czech Television has been running a unique program called UčíTelka . Every day, students of the first grade of elementary schools wait for TV lessons on CT2. Every weekday from 9 am, classes start. Each class will last thirty minutes and will be designed for one year of the first stage with a short break in the form of educational programs produced by Déčka. Broadcasting will be regular to allow parents to adjust their daily schedule accordingly. One teacher will always…