Developing the test-kit | Public Institutions

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

A COVID-19 diagnostic kit was developed by a Korean biotech company using ICT, AI and high-performance computingtechnology. It quickly became widely available and played a major role in eliminating uncertainties in the early stages of the viral spread.

Country

Republic of Korea

Institution

Ministry of Health and Welfare