To Study the Factors of Adoption of the Contact Tracing Application by South Asian Countries during Covid19

Mitali Rozia

Research Scholar, GLS School of Doctoral Research and Innovation

GLS University, Ahmedabad, Gujrat

Abstract

The outbreak of pandemics has been witnessed in various parts of the world at various intervals for ages. The FluPhone app from the Cambridge University developed in 2011 is one among the initial example. However, the contact tracing application has changed the game show this time during the outbreak of COVID19. This application essentially works using either Bluetooth technology or General Positioning System to log more than one users in its proximity for a certain period. If a person is diagnosed with COVID-19, those close to that person can then be notified. As per World Health Organization (WHO), the globe has been divided into the global north and global south where the major population has been found in the south and especially the Asian region. This paper studies the impact of the adoption of the contact tracing application of Covid19 by South Asian countries i.e India, Singapore, Hongkong, and South Korea. As the number of cases was on the rise, European states despite the advance in technology and education were struggling while the Asian countries got the contact tracing right. Thus, this paper highlights some significant factors that make the adoption & usage of the application irrespective of its capabilities in technology.

Keywords: Covid19, South Asian Countries, Contact Tracing Applications, ITC, Arogya Setu App, Governance.

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