Technology and social media empower parliament committees to hold meetings
Committee hearings that would normally be open to the public are now livestreamed. Also, witnesses and submitters can participate by video conference or teleconference.
Collaboration between short film festivals
A cooperation between cancelled short film festival presents an online short film festival in support of those most affected by COVID-19.
Free accommodation for people in quarantine
A total of 53 individual accommodation spaces will be available for patients placed in Covid-19 quarantine at the Peleș Castle, one of the most beautiful castles in all of Europe.
Online education on children’s rights
An online course teaches children about children’s rights and their application in the current situation.
Medical video consulting service
Welsh doctors provide video appointments for patients to minimise the spread of the coronavirus.
Publisher makes medical literature available to download for free
To help a broad public gain knowledge regarding medical issues, a publisher offers free downloads of selected literature.
Activating the tech community to solve Covid-19-related challenges
Bringing together tech communities and doctors, nurses and all operators involved, an Italian initiative aims to collect a selection of resources, technologies, intelligent machines and robots to tackle the effects of Covid-19.
Free postcards for staying in touch
Ireland’s postal service delivers free postcards nationwide to help everyone stay in touch and keep spirits up.
Providing funds for remote learning in schools
The Italian social enterprise “Con i bambini”, an institution that manages resources to combat educational and child poverty, asks current projects to evaluate the possibility supporting distance learning and assistance systems in Italian schools.
Allocation of free university resources for Covid-19 testing
A platform helps to allocate free university resources to laboratories for corona testing.
Tech emergency aid for administration and social sector
An initiative provides support by volunteer tech talents so that health, logistics, and administration systems can continue their work.
Care Workers Fund
Covid-19 Care Workers Crisis Grants support health care professionals who need to self-isolate.
A volunteer-based government initiative to deal with long-term quarantine
A government-supported initiative is calling for volunteers to assist citizens by safely delivering essential goods and supplies.
Converting factories to produce hand-sanitizers
Addressing the global shortage of disinfectants, companies are switching their production lines to hand-sanitizers.
A fund to support the creation of new artistic work for the public benefit
Ireland’s Arts Council is introducing a special fund enables Irish-based artists to make the art they created during Covid-19 related lockdown accessible to the public.