| UNDP and Government of Rwanda Deploy Smart Anti-Epidemic Robots to Fight Against COVID-19! - 19/05/2020 |
| UNDP and Ministry of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda |
| International and Regional Organizations | Africa | Rwanda (Republic of) |
| The UNDP Accelerator Lab partnered with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation to acquire and deploy five smart anti-epidemic robots for use in two COVID-19 treatment centers, and at the Kigali International Airport. The robots will support detection of COVID-19 cases including among returning citizens, test patients, and provide other services in the hospitals. The robots were acquired through ZoraBo (...) |
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| Measures by I.R. of Iran to Prevent and Mitigate the Outbreak of COVID-19 - 19/05/2020 |
| Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Asia & Pacific | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| In order to meet its responsibilities in dealing with the enormous socio-economic disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry has risen to the challenge by adopting policies, taking immediate steps and implementing effective measures to provide the people as well as public and private entities and institutions with ICT-centric tools, applications and services with a view to maintain safe (...) |
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| Kenya Leverages ICTs to Combat COVID-19 - 18/05/2020 |
| Communications Authority of Kenya |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Kenya |
| The Kenya Government has instituted a raft of measures geared towards containing the spread of Covid-19. The Ministry of Health runs a toll-free short code to provide public information on the Coronavirus. The local media are airing Public Service Announcements (PSAs) on the Coronavirus at no cost. The use of cashless transactions such as mobile money and credit cards is being encouraged to minimi (...) |
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| Measures by I.R. of Iran to Prevent and Mitigate the Outbreak of COVID-19 - 18/05/2020 |
| Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) of The I.R. of Iran |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Asia & Pacific | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| The government of I.R. of Iran has asked and encouraged people to do their daily errands, as far as possible, over the Internet and cyberspace facilities such as e-government services and e-banking system as this method will help to reduce more outbreak of COVID-19. Obviously, to take advantage of the mentioned services in extensive scale, it is important to maintain the stability and quality of c (...) |
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| Korean ICT services against COVID-19 pandemic - 18/05/2020 |
| National Information Society Agency |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Asia & Pacific | Korea (Rep. of) |
| National Information Society Agency (NIA) of Korea would like to share “Korean ICT services against COVID-19 pandemic” which consists of ICT utilizing cases coping with COVID-19 in each 4 stages as the follows. 1. Introduction 2. Case of Korea: COVID-19 Response by utilizing ICT 2-1) Screening and Diagnosis Stage 2-2) Epidemiological Investigation stage 2-3) Patient and Contact Managem (...) |
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| Telenor Sweden's supports customers during COVID-19 - 18/05/2020 |
| Telenor |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Europe | Sweden |
| To ensure that customers can stay connected and work from home during the crisis, Telenor has implemented special measures, including: • the possibility to book a digital meeting to get help from the store remotely; • reduced prices of sports packages due to canceled and postponed events; • release of international news channels for all customers. |
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