Bengaluru:<\/strong> Coming soon — a Covid tracker app<\/a> from the government in English and all major Indian languages. The government is likely to launch a smartphone application to help users check if they crossed paths with patients who tested positive for coronavirus<\/a>.

The contours of the app, government officials told ET, is currently being examined by a committee, after separate efforts by the ministry of electronics and information technology (
MeitY<\/a>) and the Niti Aayog, the government's policy think-tank. These officials spoke off record.

Both apps – the one developed by MeitY, and the other, by the Niti Aayog, officials said, were being beta-tested and examined in detail at a Wednesday meeting of the committee. “It was ultimately decided that both teams should take the best of both apps,” a MeitY official told ET on condition of anonymity. This app, the official added, is likely to be launched in “one or two days”. It is likely to be rolled out in all Indian languages.

Over the last few days, MeitY had been testing an Android-based app called ‘Corona Kavach’, which would help users check if they crossed paths with patients who tested positive for coronavirus. ET has reviewed a version of the app, currently available as an Android application package, or APK.

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The app, Meity officials added, will use the phone number of the user, along with the location data of the smartphone, and match his\/her movements with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data on the backend. The ICMR data already has the movements of patients who have tested positive for the virus. For nearby tracking, Kavach uses Bluetooth technology, according to the official, which is similar to the open-source, TraceTogether app developed by the Singapore government.

Feedback from Beta Testers<\/strong>
The Niti Aayog, on its part, has also been undertaking similar efforts.

In a widely circulated
WhatsApp<\/a> forward among technology professionals, the think-tank sought “support and feedback” from beta testers.

The message, which ET has accessed said, “Government of India has been working on effectively tracking the spread of
COVID-19<\/a> through technology. To achieve this, we have developed a mobile application that actively traces if you have crossed paths with someone, even unknowingly, who later tests COVID-19 positive.”

This unnamed app, according to sources, was beta tested by at least 10,000 users — both on Android and iOS. ET couldn’t confirm if this iteration of the Niti Aayog app is part of the co-development effort. When contacted by ET, Niti Aayog officials said it would be too early to say what form the app will take.

The soon-to-be-launched “official” app, sources say, is likely to address some key issues around user privacy and scalability. “The biggest challenge for us is scalability. We have to ensure that it should work as effectively when millions of users are using the app,” said the MeitY official.

“It might work very well in a lockdown because your location doesn’t change. But we have to test for all scenarios, especially a post-lockdown one,” the official added.
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政府可能推出Covid path-tracing应用

努力之后最近的举动MeitY和镍钛开发和测试类似的应用程序来跟踪Covid路径。

Venkat Ananth
  • 更新2020年3月26日09:34点坚持
班加罗尔:很快,Covid跟踪应用程序从政府在印度英语和所有主要语言。政府可能推出智能手机的应用程序来帮助用户检查是否与阳性的病人冠状病毒

应用的轮廓,政府官员告诉等,目前正在由一个委员会进行检查,后独立工作的电子和信息技术(MeitY)和镍钛Aayog,政府的政策智库。这些官员讲话记录。

两个应用程序——一个由MeitY,另一方面,镍钛Aayog,官员说,被试验,详细研究了委员会周三会议。“这是最终决定,两队应该两个应用程序,最好的“MeitY官员告诉ET在匿名的情况下。这个程序,这位官员补充说,可能是在“一两天”。它可能是在印度推出的语言。

广告
在过去的几天里,MeitY已经测试一个android应用程序称为“电晕Kavach”,这将帮助用户检查是否与患者冠状病毒阳性。等了一个版本的应用,目前作为一个Android应用程序包,或上年。


Meity官员补充说,应用程序将使用用户的电话号码,以及智能手机的位置数据,和与他/她的动作与印度医学研究理事会()后端数据。ICMR数据已经开展运动的患者病毒阳性。附近的跟踪,Kavach使用蓝牙技术,根据官方的,类似于开源,TraceTogether应用由新加坡政府。

测试用户的反馈
镍钛Aayog,它也一直在进行类似的努力。

在一个广为流传的WhatsApp专业技术人员中,智库寻求从beta测试者“支持和反馈”。

等的信息,访问说:“印度政府一直致力于有效地跟踪的传播COVID-19通过技术。为了达到这个目的,我们开发了一个移动应用程序,积极跟踪,如果你和某人已经有过交锋,甚至不知不觉地,后来测试COVID-19积极。”

这个无名应用,据消息人士透露,β测试是由至少10000用户——Android和iOS。等无法确认是否这个迭代的镍钛Aayog应用是共同发展努力的一部分。当联系等,镍钛Aayog官员表示,将为时过早说应用程序将采取什么形式。

广告
即将发射的“官方”应用,消息人士称,可能会解决一些关键问题在用户隐私和可伸缩性。“对我们来说,最大的挑战是可伸缩性。我们必须确保能有效地工作,当数以百万计的用户使用该应用程序,”MeitY官员说。

在封锁,因为“它可能工作很好你的位置不会改变。但我们必须测试所有场景,尤其是post-lockdown,”这位官员说。
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Bengaluru:<\/strong> Coming soon — a Covid tracker app<\/a> from the government in English and all major Indian languages. The government is likely to launch a smartphone application to help users check if they crossed paths with patients who tested positive for coronavirus<\/a>.

The contours of the app, government officials told ET, is currently being examined by a committee, after separate efforts by the ministry of electronics and information technology (
MeitY<\/a>) and the Niti Aayog, the government's policy think-tank. These officials spoke off record.

Both apps – the one developed by MeitY, and the other, by the Niti Aayog, officials said, were being beta-tested and examined in detail at a Wednesday meeting of the committee. “It was ultimately decided that both teams should take the best of both apps,” a MeitY official told ET on condition of anonymity. This app, the official added, is likely to be launched in “one or two days”. It is likely to be rolled out in all Indian languages.

Over the last few days, MeitY had been testing an Android-based app called ‘Corona Kavach’, which would help users check if they crossed paths with patients who tested positive for coronavirus. ET has reviewed a version of the app, currently available as an Android application package, or APK.

\n \n \n \n \n
\"\"
<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The app, Meity officials added, will use the phone number of the user, along with the location data of the smartphone, and match his\/her movements with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data on the backend. The ICMR data already has the movements of patients who have tested positive for the virus. For nearby tracking, Kavach uses Bluetooth technology, according to the official, which is similar to the open-source, TraceTogether app developed by the Singapore government.

Feedback from Beta Testers<\/strong>
The Niti Aayog, on its part, has also been undertaking similar efforts.

In a widely circulated
WhatsApp<\/a> forward among technology professionals, the think-tank sought “support and feedback” from beta testers.

The message, which ET has accessed said, “Government of India has been working on effectively tracking the spread of
COVID-19<\/a> through technology. To achieve this, we have developed a mobile application that actively traces if you have crossed paths with someone, even unknowingly, who later tests COVID-19 positive.”

This unnamed app, according to sources, was beta tested by at least 10,000 users — both on Android and iOS. ET couldn’t confirm if this iteration of the Niti Aayog app is part of the co-development effort. When contacted by ET, Niti Aayog officials said it would be too early to say what form the app will take.

The soon-to-be-launched “official” app, sources say, is likely to address some key issues around user privacy and scalability. “The biggest challenge for us is scalability. We have to ensure that it should work as effectively when millions of users are using the app,” said the MeitY official.

“It might work very well in a lockdown because your location doesn’t change. But we have to test for all scenarios, especially a post-lockdown one,” the official added.
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