A Digital Certificate System That Complies with International Standards: Taiwan Digital COVID-19 Certificate
The first reported infections from COVID-19 were in 2019 and, since then, an outbreak has spread rapidly to other parts of the world, resulting in many deaths. As a result, governments began to implement border restrictions and quarantine measures, bringing the travel industry to a halt and plunging...
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| author | Tzu-Chia Yu I-Ming Parng Jing-Sun Yeh Gang-Wei Cao Fu-Chung Wang |
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| description | The first reported infections from COVID-19 were in 2019 and, since then, an outbreak has spread rapidly to other parts of the world, resulting in many deaths. As a result, governments began to implement border restrictions and quarantine measures, bringing the travel industry to a halt and plunging the global economy into a severe contraction. Many regions chose to coexist with COVID-19 and gradually eased their border restrictions with certain conditions, such as using personal health status certificates, vaccination certificates, etc. Digital certificates are becoming a global trend, and Taiwan has invested in developing related tools. This paper presents a technical evaluation from the government’s point of view. Taiwan uses the European Union (EU) Digital COVID Certificate as a basis to build a digital certificate that can fully meet the residents’ current international business and tourism needs. The government hopes that this digital proof will promote the public’s return to normal life and overcome the inconveniences brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the post-pandemic era, finding a way to coexist with the virus while gradually relaxing border and community epidemic-prevention policies without impacting our Taiwan’s medical capacity is a significant challenge. Providing key technological solutions to assist in risk stratification is essential in addressing this issue. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69a3fc9d2df14c5ebb4575d761c7c4f12023-12-22T14:43:14ZengMDPI AGStandards2305-67032023-09-013434135510.3390/standards3040024A Digital Certificate System That Complies with International Standards: Taiwan Digital COVID-19 CertificateTzu-Chia Yu0I-Ming Parng1Jing-Sun Yeh2Gang-Wei Cao3Fu-Chung Wang4Department of Information Management, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei 115, TaiwanDepartment of Information Management, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei 115, TaiwanDepartment of Information Management, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei 115, TaiwanDepartment of Information Management, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei 115, TaiwanDepartment of Information Management, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei 115, TaiwanThe first reported infections from COVID-19 were in 2019 and, since then, an outbreak has spread rapidly to other parts of the world, resulting in many deaths. As a result, governments began to implement border restrictions and quarantine measures, bringing the travel industry to a halt and plunging the global economy into a severe contraction. Many regions chose to coexist with COVID-19 and gradually eased their border restrictions with certain conditions, such as using personal health status certificates, vaccination certificates, etc. Digital certificates are becoming a global trend, and Taiwan has invested in developing related tools. This paper presents a technical evaluation from the government’s point of view. Taiwan uses the European Union (EU) Digital COVID Certificate as a basis to build a digital certificate that can fully meet the residents’ current international business and tourism needs. The government hopes that this digital proof will promote the public’s return to normal life and overcome the inconveniences brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the post-pandemic era, finding a way to coexist with the virus while gradually relaxing border and community epidemic-prevention policies without impacting our Taiwan’s medical capacity is a significant challenge. Providing key technological solutions to assist in risk stratification is essential in addressing this issue.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6703/3/4/24international standard for medical informaticsdigital COVID-19 certificatehealth information exchangeFHIR |
| spellingShingle | Tzu-Chia Yu I-Ming Parng Jing-Sun Yeh Gang-Wei Cao Fu-Chung Wang A Digital Certificate System That Complies with International Standards: Taiwan Digital COVID-19 Certificate Standards international standard for medical informatics digital COVID-19 certificate health information exchange FHIR |
| title | A Digital Certificate System That Complies with International Standards: Taiwan Digital COVID-19 Certificate |
| title_full | A Digital Certificate System That Complies with International Standards: Taiwan Digital COVID-19 Certificate |
| title_fullStr | A Digital Certificate System That Complies with International Standards: Taiwan Digital COVID-19 Certificate |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Digital Certificate System That Complies with International Standards: Taiwan Digital COVID-19 Certificate |
| title_short | A Digital Certificate System That Complies with International Standards: Taiwan Digital COVID-19 Certificate |
| title_sort | digital certificate system that complies with international standards taiwan digital covid 19 certificate |
| topic | international standard for medical informatics digital COVID-19 certificate health information exchange FHIR |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6703/3/4/24 |
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