Calls are mounting for the government to ensure data collected from Covid-19 apps is shared among state agencies as an effective way to combat the pandemic.
As the pandemic rages on, a slew of technologies ranging from cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT) to digital health passes and telemedicine are being adopted to deal with the crisis and ensure continuity of business operations, making them likely to gain ground in the years to come.
Although the use of new technologies is ramping up, some people have concerns about the effective use of collected data, particularly by state agencies, which still lack cooperation on information sharing to combat the contagion.
A woman scans a QR code with the Thai Chana app. The platform has been criticised for its lack of data integration in tracking infected…
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