West Blue Delivers COVID-19 Response Portal in Ekiti State as part of GIS Efforts in the state

Source: This Day

An ICT firm, West Blue Consulting, has unveiled an Epidemic Response Hub on behalf of the Ekiti State government.

The company in a statement said the hub is a public health surveillance tool that monitors disease outbreaks and disseminates geospatial information to both policymakers and the general public, with the aim of curbing the spread of diseases.

Sponsored by the Government of Ekiti State to combat the spread of the pandemic, the platform enables real-time capture, storage, and analysis of public health data such as the location and current occupancy rates of medical facilities, interactive maps showing exactly where outbreaks have occurred, as well as real-time contact tracing.

The hub was launched by the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, at the height of the outbreak and has since enabled public health officials in the state to successfully monitor and manage the spread of the virus in the state and its environs, while enabling the citizens and residents to access critical healthcare information.

Image: West Blue

Gov. Fayemi commissioned a Geospatial Data Centre in Ado Ekiti

Source: Governor's Facebook Page

Last year, we commenced the construction of a Geospatial Data Centre in Ado-Ekiti to interlink the people and strengthen data collection and generation, land administration, infrastructure, and workforce in Ekiti State. I am delighted to announce that we have completed and commissioned this critical project.

This Centre has a technical workstation center, electronic file treatment center, capturing room, GIS office, a data transmitter section, and a GIS digital laboratory. One of its major priority areas would be the development of geospatial data, processing, storage, and dissemination of data on land.

We have also trained and equipped the internal staff, including civil servants, to manage the GIS infrastructure, computer system, GIS productivity, and analysis tools, amongst others.

Our administration remains committed to leaving a lasting legacy and fulfilling our promises along the lines of our 5-point developmental agenda.