Technology solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic

Bapon Fakhruddin discusses why the COVID-19 pandemic requires thinking and decision making supported by a data ecosystem which looks much further into the future than previous short-term approaches.

This brief distils best data practice recommendations through consideration of key issues involved in the use of technology for surveillance, fact-checking and coordinated control during crisis or emergency response in resource-constrained urban contexts

As face-to-face resilience building activities are unavailable during the pandemic, the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance uses digital methodologies and tools to help communities strengthen their resilience.

Even in fully democratic countries there are concerns that the contact-tracing application could be used as a surveillance tool

Despite disappointing download numbers and almost zero success in tracing COVID-19 infections, Australia is persisting with the COVIDSafe app instead of Gapple.

Risk awareness is the best way to prevent and slow down the transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic and is achieved through the communication of risk assessment.

University of Notre Dame has developed an online portal that forecasts how hospital services and resources may be impacted during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Data visualization and mapping are valuable tools in the fight against COVID-19. Geoscientists can help healthcare workers and shape public policy.

The rapid pace of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) presents challenges to the robust collection of population-scale data to address this global health crisis. The COronavirus Pandemic Epidemiology (COPE) consortium was

Bluetooth makes it possible for you to get alerts on your phone when you've been exposed to COVID-19. Adding the right cryptography scheme keeps those alerts private.