Response Tag: Digital Transformation

A set of measures is now in place to facilitate the remote participation of MEPs in committees, enabling them to view and listen to proceedings, ask for the floor and speak in meetings. Arrangements to allow MEPs to express themselves in the language of their choice ensures respect of the linguistic regime. On 20 March, the Parliament’s Bureau decided to supplement its earlier decision on voting methods, to allow, upon a decision by the President, a derogation in the context of the current…

The UK Houses of Parliament have agreed various new procedural measures to enable it to function through a combination of socially distanced in-person activity and remote digital activity. Select Committees are able to meet remotely and participate in official proceedings through conference calls and digital conferences. The Speaker of the House of Commons also will publish in advance the order of speaking in debates, never done before, thus enabling Members to know when they are needed in the…

The COVID-19 Mobility Data Network is a network of infectious disease epidemiologists at universities around the world working with technology companies to use aggregated mobility data to support the COVID-19 response. Their goal is to provide daily updates to decision-makers at the state and local levels on how well social distancing interventions are working, using anonymized, aggregated data sets from mobile devices, along with analytic support for interpretation. The site provides a platform…

China has launched an app that allows people to check whether they have been at risk of catching the coronavirus.

he home quarantined coronavirus suspects and patients will have to send their selfies on the Quarantine Watch, a mobile application developed by Karnataka government's revenue department to keep a track of the isolated persons. The government warned the home quarantined people that they will be sent to mass quarantine centres if they violate the rule. In a press release, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar directed all home quarantined persons to enroll themselves and send their…

The close contacts under self-quarantine are linked to their one-on-one assigned government staff through an innovative ‘safety protection app,’ which allows the staff to monitor their symptoms twice a day, and be alerted when self-quarantine orders are broken. This tracking of the phone’s GPS location is done only with the consent of the close contacts. Those under self-isolation are banned from leaving the country regardless of whether or not they develop symptoms. Those violating…

The National Association of City Transportation Officials has created a COVID-19 Transportation Response Center. City governments and transit agencies are on the front lines of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and are rapidly developing policies and projects for this emergency. NACTO will continually update this webpage with guidance and tools, including: Rapid response tools for cities, with implementation strategies City transportation action updates from around the world Webinars,…

Australia have created a voluntary contact tracing app called COVIDsafe. The COVIDSafe smartphone app uses a Bluetooth wireless signal to exchange a "digital handshake" with another user when they come within 1.5m. The app then logs this contact and encrypts it. Users will be notified if they have had more than 15 minutes of close contact with another user who tests positive. Amid privacy concerns about who will have access to the app's stored data, the government said only state health…

The Astana Civil Service Hub, on the basis of its mission, aiming to support the governments of the participating countries, has created this platform where they can exchange of knowledge and best practices in applying innovations to respond to COVID-19. The platform includes countries’ reports with statistical indicators, recommendations and other facts that might be useful in the fight against the pandemic. The main objectives of the platform are: - аccumulation of analytical data and…

The EU has created the Digital Response to Covid-19, giving users access to a large resource database including open source software, websites, and platforms that are useful for public administrations, businesses, and citizens dealing with the ongoing crisis: Open source solutions – A growing list of open source software solutions available to help medical staff, public administrations, businesses, and citizens in their daily activities. Open data – Open databases and datasets to analyse the…