How Corona virus could affect Smart Cities
In the past month, several apps such as the CovApp have surfaced on the internet.
Their main goal is to target infected individuals and retrace their whereabouts to help identify potentially infected people.
But why and how could this affect Smart Cities ?
Well, the answer is simple. Data management is one of the key activities of Smart Cities.
By controlling traffic flux in heavily frequented areas such as public buildings, parks, train stations and airports, Smart City data centers could easily target and identify virus carriers.
The information could then be passed on to local Healthcare centers which will contact the aforementioned individuals and invite them to a medical check-up.
The Covid-19 crisis has shown the world the importance of traceability, transparency and a country’s capacity to take immediate action.
In this regard, could Smart Cities be part of such a solution ?