Delhi Corona app happened through efforts Health/IT/Revenue Department, DeGS, NIC at GNCTD with volunteer independent freelancers, programmers, software engineers, GIS experts, and graphic designers, delivering tech for social good. A thread on the hands building for Delhi. /1
Delhi Corona is the official platform of the Government of NCT of Delhi providing citizens with comprehensive resources to combat COVID as per mandate in F. No. SS-1/HFW/COVID-19/2020/04/20-28.
Android app is on the Playstore at play.google.com/store/apps/det…
iOS version is next! /2
Android app is on the Playstore at play.google.com/store/apps/det…
iOS version is next! /2
Global pandemics, by definition, cannot be restricted within the confines of state borders and boundaries. The medium of our response needs to be equally ubiquitous. Tech revolution witnessed in 21st century has brought a smartphone to almost every pocket around us. /3
Delhi Corona plans to make the most of this by providing a single avenue to cater to all the needs and issues - clinical health, public health, lockdown services, critical information and actionable insight- of the Delhi populace during these tough times. /4
It aims to leverage technology to help fight against the specter of Coronavirus. This platform will ensure a seamless experience for the user while complying with citizen-friendly privacy and security norms, built as a stack and continue to be updated over time. /5
Some phenomenal and taxing hours have been put in by the following to make it happen: Priyanka Syal (Microsoft IDC), @adityadipankar at FOLO, Chirag Jain (IIIT Delhi), Harsh Bandhey (IIIT Delhi) and Navin Selva (Architect/Urban Designer). Delhi is indebted to them and so am I! /6
Barkha, a freelance developer and Vaibhav Singhal, an engineering manager at Grofers brought the development home and to conclusion. Megha Arora at Palantir and Kapil Waswani at Microsoft Research were gracious with their sagely advice on security, privacy and identity. /7
Akanksha Gupta, Raj Bhagat Palanichamy, Arunima Girotra and Garima Jain at @WRIIndia @WRIRossCities helped with great GIS mapping and graphics/design support leading to an aesthetic and information-rich application. They continue to work as I do this tweetstorm! /8
The app has info/status of CTCs, CCCs, CHCs, CDHs, beds, ventilators, tests and cases in Delhi (from Health), information/maps on containment zones (from Revenue) and access to lockdown services, government updates and multi-modal helplines, and a message desk from the CM. /9
Food distribution, shelter and hunger relief mapping was done by Hrid Bijoy and Parushya at Georgetown/Harvard GSE with several CM fellows and DARC fellows in the Delhi Government utilizing them on ground with the departments helping provide relief to lakhs of citizens. /10
The silent unsung tech/IT heroes are Vijay Chandra Vupputuri and Gopal Mohan at DDC and the CM office who've rapidly built, designed, deployed and delivered relief and response services assisting lakhs of citizens in this time of crisis truly leveraging tech for governance. /11
An iOS app and supporting website/blog with health information lies ahead with great hands working on it!
If you're an Android/iOS/React developer/content writer/graphic designer, who can volunteer with us, write in at delhicovidtech@gmail.com.
A fulfilling canvas awaits! /FIN
If you're an Android/iOS/React developer/content writer/graphic designer, who can volunteer with us, write in at delhicovidtech@gmail.com.
A fulfilling canvas awaits! /FIN
