New COVID-19 “readiness kit” released for cities

Thirteen solutions to assist cities respond to the COVID-19 pandemic have been made available online through the Marketplace.city portal.
The portal–a “smart" marketplace that helps break down procurement barriers, allowing technology solutions to be implemented faster and more efficiently–is listing solutions–to respond to the pandemic–that are being offered by companies for free, or at discounted rates with flexible opt in and out options.
“When the COVID-19 pandemic really raised its profile across the world we saw this as a major need for our cities," said Chris Foreman, CEO, Marketplace.city, who hosted a webinar with five of the companies. "We were getting a lot of feedback from citie...