Digital Contact Tracing and COVID-19: Design, Deployment, and Current Use in Italy

The technological innovation of digital contact tracing (DCT) has certainly characterized the COVID-19 pandemic, as compared to the previous ones. Based on the first studies, considerable support was expected from smartphone applications (“apps”) for DCT. This commentary focuses on digital contact t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Scrivano, Noemi, Gulino, Rosario Alfio, Giansanti, Daniele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35052231
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010067
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Sumario:The technological innovation of digital contact tracing (DCT) has certainly characterized the COVID-19 pandemic, as compared to the previous ones. Based on the first studies, considerable support was expected from smartphone applications (“apps”) for DCT. This commentary focuses on digital contact tracing. Its contributions are threefold: (a) Recall the initial expectations of these technologies and the state of diffusion. (b) Deal with the introduction of the app “Immuni” in Italy, while also highlighting the initiatives undertaken at the government level. (c) Report the state of diffusion and use of this App. The commentary ends by proposing some reflections on the continuation of this investigation in Italy.

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