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# Community-Driven Contact Tracing Apps
TraceTogether is a Bluetooth Contact Tracing Solution App

By Kalin Ned | Published 2020-04-02 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tracetogether
References: [straitstimes](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-spore-government-to-make-its-contact-tracing-app-freely-available-to) & [bluetrace.io](https://bluetrace.io)

As the global COVID-19 pandemic develops, open-source tech becomes available as a solution to slow it down or put it to a halt--TraceTogether is one such application that can make a strong difference.

TraceTogether is a community-driven and [Bluetooth-powered contact tracing solution](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bluetooth-special-interest-group). The application is capable of identifying "people who have been within 2m of coronavirus patients for at least 30 minutes." If a user of the app becomes infected, health authorities will be able to efficiently track down everyone who has been in close contact with that individual.

TraceTogether is designed by the [Government Digital Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-workforce) team at the [Government Technology Agency of Singapore](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/government-of-pakistan) and at the end of March, it was announced that TraceTogether ill be available as open-sourced to help the spread of COVID-19.

Image Credit: Lianhe Zaobao/ StraitsTimes, TraceTogether

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 4.3/10
- Popularity: 54% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 9%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile)

## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Open-source Contact Tracing:** Businesses in the tech industry can take advantage of open-source technology to create similar contact tracing apps with community-driven features.
- **Bluetooth Contact Tracing:** Bluetooth-powered contact tracing solutions present disruptive innovation opportunities for technology companies to develop similar contact tracing apps.
- **Community-driven Solutions:** The success of community-driven contact tracing apps like TraceTogether presents opportunities for innovative business solutions that use community collaboration to solve complex problems.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Technology:** The technology industry can utilize open-source and Bluetooth-enabled technology to create contact tracing apps like TraceTogether.
- **Healthcare:** Healthcare providers can implement contact tracing technology like TraceTogether to improve their COVID-19 tracking and response efforts.
- **Government:** Governments and governmental agencies can explore the development and implementation of contact tracing apps to help control the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

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