First-in-the-Nation Partnership with Leading Global Technology Companies
During the COVID-19 crisis, New York State launched technology driven products with leading global tech companies to accelerate and amplify our response to pandemic. We looked for impactful solutions and skilled tech employees to help. Individuals from leading global technology companies were deployed across high-impact and urgent COVID response activities.
Technology companies, universities, nonprofits, research labs, and other organizations with technology expertise were invited to submit an expression of interest.
We received about 5200 submissions representing about 7300 total volunteers. There was strong interest across the range of functions, including Web/Mobile Development, Data Science/Analytics, End User Support and Digital Content Strategy.
Read the SWAT Team Full Progress Report