Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2021 Nominee

Digital Solidarity Portal


Description

"The Office for Information Technologies and eGovernment launched the Digital Solidarity Portal, available at www.digitalnasolidarnost.gov.rs, intended to improve the quality of life to all those who are staying at home due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Www.digitalnasolidarnost.gov.rs is the first government-launched crowd-sourcing platform. It compiles information about free platforms for distance learning, working from home, as well as free books, courses, music, films and other educational and entertaining content during the COVID-19 pandemic. A call has been made to all companies and organisations that are ready to enable a free-of-charge use of their digital platforms, content and solutions to citizens, businesses and countries to apply and fill out a form.
The Office for Information Technologies and eGovernment publicly promoted those who applied and showed their willingness to participate in this joint venture so that citizens could use the free solutions of these companies as much as possible.
Up to mid-May 2020, there had been 100,000 visitors of the Digital Solidarity Portal, with citizens being most interested in work-from-home platforms, but also theater plays and virtual museum tours."

Project website

https://digitalnasolidarnost.gov.rs


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C7. E-government
  • AL C7. E-learning 2021
  • AL C7. E-employment
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 3: Good health and well-being
  • Goal 4: Quality education
  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
  • Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Coverage
  • Serbia

Status

Ongoing

Start date

March 2020

End date

Not set


Replicability

During the COVID-19 disease pandemic the importance of staying at home and keeping social distance in order to prevent the spread of the virus put most countries under the lockdown for some months. In those days it was of a great importance to provide people with access to the tools that can facilitate communication, collaboration and work-from-home, as well as help overcoming the loneliness, and prevent boredom and depression. The Digital Solidarity Portal, besides being highly replicable in the context of the global pandemic, is potentially very replicable and sustainable platform that we hope will continue to inspire and promote solidarity and corporate responsibility.


Sustainability

Solutions implemented during the first wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak remain active, and will certainly continue to serve Serbian citizens until the end of the pandemic. As for now, there is no vaccine to treat coronavirus disease, therefore we do not know for how long will we have to stay alert, will there be a second wave and for how long will we remain threatened by COVID-19. In any case, the Digital Solidarity Portal will remain active as long as there are companies and organizations willing to offer their solutions and content free of charge.


WSIS values promotion

Access to information and knowledge, ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government, ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning, ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment, Ethical dimensions of the Information Society, Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all, Reduce inequality within and among countries


Entity name

Office for Information Technologies and eGovernment of the Government of Serbia

Entity country—type

Serbia Government

Entity website

https://ite.gov.rs

Partners

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