The biggest glitch in the country’s inoculation programme continues to be its high dependency on technology. May 10, 2021 · 01:30 pm On April 28, India opened its vaccination programme for those aged between 18 years and 44 years. | Sajjad Hussain / AFP
India’s technological prowess has come to the fore at a time when the country’s government has struggled to make much of an impact.
Within days of the country opening up its vaccination drive for all adults, a host of techies and tech startups have stepped up to solve issues relating to CoWin, the government platform for booking vaccine appointments. From launching websites that generate emails when vaccine slots open up to sending notifications via instant messaging apps, Indian techies are working overtime to make the vaccination drive runs smoothly.
May 7, 2021
India’s technological prowess has come to the fore at a time when the country’s government has struggled to make much of an impact.
Within days of the country opening up its vaccination drive for all adults, a host of techies and tech startups have stepped up to solve issues relating to Cowin, the government platform for booking vaccine appointments. From launching websites that generate emails when vaccine slots open up to sending notifications via instant messaging apps, Indian techies are working overtime to make the vaccination drive runs smoothly.
These simple yet extremely important real-world solutions could go a long way in helping people get vaccinated in an efficient and orderly manner.