TraceTogether | 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.

Pioneering Bluetooth contact tracing solution rolled out nationally on 20 March, accompanied by mass adoption strategies and integration with the public health contact tracing system. Underlying protocol and source code open-sourced on 9 April.

Country

Singapore

Institution

Ministry of Health & Government Technology Agency