Can Urban Computing Be Leveraged To Prevent Another Pandemic?

Using technologies such as AI and IoT for smart healthcare can be instrumental in preventing another global health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many who rightly believe that the COVID-19 pandemic could have been prevented if all countries had prioritized public healthcare more. A collective lack of preparedness, coordination, and empathy has allowed the virus to run rampant and become the global monster we know today. While governments around the world can be held accountable for handling the contagion poorly, they can redeem themselves by ensuring that such a situation is not allowed to repeat in the future. The correct use of urban computing for healthcare data collection, sharing and analysis can prevent another global pandemic.