The latest round of offers from the tech community to support the public sector in responding to the coronavirus covers local authority, NHS and charity services.
Software provider OLM Systems has launched a solution named Eclipse Lite (pictured) specifically to coordinate the responses of community hubs to Covid-19 and made it available free of charge to local authorities until the end of September.
Supported by the company’s cloud partner Google, it acts as an online community whiteboard for coordinating the work of members of a hub, including all health and social care professionals. It works on any device, enabling staff and volunteers to view and update information on cases, and providing details of an individuals met and unmet needs.
It also indicates any Covid-19 test data to safeguard community hub teams.
Intelligent process automation specialist Convedo has made its Appian employee tracker app free of charge in its basic form to NHS organisations for six months. It can be used to show the location of staff and where they are meant to be, redeploy them to where they are most needed, prioritise actions, log their ability to work, help them find the most effective places to work and communicate details of urgent incidents.
If organisations require customisation there is a charge on what the company described as a “keep the lights on basis”.
Intranet access
Enterprise intranet and portal provider Invotra is offering free access to its GOV.Invotra intranet for the foreseeable future. It said this can help to support communications and knowledge sharing across the public sector in response to the pandemic, with new users given access to a private portal that is already used by some central government departments and local authorities.
The company said that communications, digital transformation and IT professionals are communicating in its groups, sharing snapshots of their intranets to show their approaches to keeping employees safe, informed and connected. This includes which resources are being shared and what designs are being used for knowledge hubs.
One of the consequences of the pandemic lockdown has been a rise in concerns about domestic violence. Software firm Objective is offering a free 12-month subscription to its Connect file sharing platform to any registered domestic violence charity in the UK. It is also providing public sector organisations with a 14-day trial.
The platform makes it possible to share documents with up to 300 people in a single workspace, with real time updates and audit reports.
Digital transformation company Atos has made its two IT4Innovations supercomputers in the Czech Republic available to researchers and businesses conducting research related to Covid-19. It has encouraged them to apply for access, saying the offer extends to the development of nanomaterials to support fight against the virus.
