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“Safe bus sharing” company wins tenders to transport students

19 Oct 2020

The buses from Zeelo are fitted with air-filtration systems, a wet fogging system which claims to clean 99 per cent of air particles, and provide a social-distancing and contact-tracing app.

Tech companies form alliance for Covid-19 related applications

31 Jul 2020

Microshare and Rackspace Technology want to help governments and organisations reopen safely by offering a suite of applications including contact-tracing and occupancy-monitoring.

Cities coalition seeks to safeguard privacy and human rights in the Covid-19 era

04 Jun 2020

The Cities Coalition for Digital Rights has issued recommendations for the responsible use of digital technologies such as contact-tracing and surveillance tools in response to the pandemic.

HypeLabs launches white-label contact-tracing solution

20 Apr 2020

The system is available free-of-charge and uses a mobile mesh network and a unique device ID so no one will see a user’s private information, claims the developer.

Citizen journey platform aims to help governments better manage Covid-19 response

16 Apr 2020

Identigy’s pandemic response tool seeks to help governments securely recognise and verify individuals according to their quarantine status, location, and movement permissions.