EMERGENCY CALL: Digital Solutions to support the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.​ - 15/04/2020
MINISTRY OF ICT AND NATIONAL GUIDANCE - UGANDA
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Uganda
Ministry of ICT and National Guidance through the National ICT Initiatives Support Programme (NIISP) has initiated and invited the public to submit proposals for Digital Solutions to support the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic under the following thematic areas: A. Health Systems: 1. Disease testing, treatment and management. 2. Public Health Surveillance and contact tracing. 3. Relief and aid receipt and distribution solutions B. Public Service Delivery:1. Digital Education platforms and solutions. 2. Security and Monitoring systems / Guideline enforcement solutions. 3. Collaborative tools for online engagement and meetings. 4. Other Public service delivery systems in Finance, Trade, Transport, etc.This call is intended to catalyse and encourage the ICT ecosystem to invoke their creative ideas and come up with much needed and timely innovation proposals that will showcase the strong pillar that ICTs are in supporting the global community through not only the COVID 19 crisis but other future global and national emergency situations.