The first stage in making COVID-19 contact tracing apps work across different European countries has been achieved. The Scottish contact tracing app, which was built using the Apple/Google API, now also works in both Northern Ireland and Jersey.
The shared code is what also enables interoperability between apps used in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware … The Scottish app should also work in England and Wales within the next few weeks, and then across Europe. This is all part of a wider European interoperability project intended to ensure that all contact tracing apps work across the continent. The app was developed by NearForm, which first created the Irish contact tracing app before rolling out versions for Scotland, Jersey, and the four US states. All the apps share the same core code.
Check It Out: Connecting COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Across Europe is Starting to Work
