The use of digital solutions with GEO/proximity tracking for COVID-19

The objective with this work-package is to monitor and understand how different digital solutions regarding GEO/proximity tracking can help address the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Read more about the back-ground in this blog

According to the Pepp-PT organization more than 40 countries are considering implementing a proximity app based on their concept. Both Italy and Germany are considering as significant measures to address the process of exiting the lock-down. There is another organisation DP3T, which has a more de-centralized solution to optimize data-privacy. Their solution is used / about to used in Austria and Switzerland. 

The initial models by the scientists and the user feedback would suggest that it may be a rather feasible alternative.

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Illusration from https://045.medsci.ox.ac.uk/mobile-app

This is specific information by country we have (continuously updated):

• Austria:
  
  • https://www.roteskreuz.at/site/faq-app-stopp-corona/
• France: The app "StopCovid" is considered for potential use.
  
  • Article in New York Times.
• Germany:
  
  • Article in the Spiegel
  • Article in the Handelsblatt
  • Article in the Merkur
  • Germany is reverting decision to go with centralized solution. 
• Iceland:
  
  • https://www.covid.is/tilkynningar
    (Started testing the week of 6^th of April)
• Italy
  
  • The first implementation is done by Ferrari. 
  • National implementation is coming as measure to manage the process out of the lock-down.
• Norway:
  
  • Recent coverage by BBC. 
• United Kingdom:
  
  • Fraser research group