Wie smarte Städte Pandemien bekämpfen können

Guenduez, Ali Asker; Schedler, Kuno

doi:10.1007/s35114-020-0272-6

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“…A notable collaboration between the private and public sectors is the emergence of "smart governance". Guenduez et al (2020) [18] reported that many historical measures used in previous pandemics are again being relied upon but have been improved through the use of intelligent technologies. For example, artificial intelligence is being used to better understand human behavior, enable rapid and effective contact tracing, demonstrate the effectiveness of interventions, track the evolution of the pandemic, and identify sites that are conducive to spread.…”

Section: Contact Tracing: the Swisscovid Appmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The project, led by Marcel Salathé and Carmela Troncoso at EPFL and ETH, demonstrates the possibilities of reconciling democratic principles with decentralized applications for tracking COVID-19 cases while respecting the constitutional right to privacy. While centralized states use smart technologies to control the population via top-down instructions, democratic systems rely more on decentralized solutions with citizen ownership [18]. The Swiss app COVID-19 is also an example of ideas developed by the public sector in Switzerland and then designed and produced by the private sector, illustrating the success of this fruitful collaboration.…”

Section: Contact Tracing: the Swisscovid Appmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Future Strategic Priorities of the Swiss Decentralized Healthcare System: A COVID-19 Case Study

Burger

Large²,

Liu³

et al. 2022

Epidemiologia

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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a multitude of vulnerabilities in Switzerland’s decentralized healthcare system and highlighted the urgent need to strengthen Switzerland’s capacity to respond to health crises and disease outbreaks. In this article, we draw on three distinct areas of analysis of the current functioning of the Swiss healthcare system to examine its strengths and weaknesses, which can serve as a basis for future considerations and strategic priorities. First, we analyze the different levels of nine non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), as defined by the ETH KOF Stringency Index and implemented in the Swiss cantons of Zurich, Vaud, and Ticino, compared with the rate of positive COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. We find that there was no strong correlation between the severity of the nine non-pharmaceutical interventions implemented and lower rates of positive COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Second, we examine the challenges of Switzerland’s decentralized healthcare system through a literature review and with empirical data obtained from semi-structured interviews with health professionals in Switzerland. We conclude our analysis with the role of central authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results demonstrate that during a national emergency in Switzerland, taking into account other factors that influence the success of a pandemic strategy, there is an opportunity for a more unified, centralized response to reduce the social and economic toll of the pandemic without necessarily risking greater health damage. We recommend that the Swiss federal government use a combination of decentralized and centralized public health and policy approaches and promote greater private–public collaboration with direct communication channels among policymakers, public health stakeholders, and the public to improve pandemic preparedness and response.

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Section: Contact Tracing: the Swisscovid Appmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Contact Tracing: the Swisscovid Appmentioning

confidence: 99%