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How to fairly incentivise digital contact tracing
1Institute of Biomedical Ethics and the History of Medicine and Digital Society Initiative, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland michele.loi@ibme.uzh.ch.
Journal of Medical Ethics
|July 11, 2020
Summary
This study proposes a free phone as an incentive for digital contact tracing apps. This approach balances ethical principles with practical implementation for wider adoption.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Public Health Technology
- Bioethics
Background:
- Digital contact tracing apps are gaining traction globally.
- Public discourse predominantly centers on privacy concerns, neglecting incentive structures.
- Effective and fair incentives are crucial for widespread adoption of digital contact tracing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the gap in research regarding effective and fair incentives for digital contact tracing.
- To propose a practical and ethically justified incentive mechanism.
- To explore the role of incentives in promoting public health technology adoption.
Main Methods:
- Ethical framework analysis (non-maleficence, beneficence, autonomy, justice).
- Proposal of a specific incentive: a free, optimized smartphone.
- Discussion of the incentive's practicality and workability.
Main Results:
- A free smartphone is presented as a viable incentive for digital contact tracing app usage.
- The proposed incentive aligns with core ethical principles.
- This approach offers a concrete solution to enhance user engagement.
Conclusions:
- Incentives are critical for the success of digital contact tracing initiatives.
- A free, optimized phone provides a practical and ethically sound incentive.
- Further consideration of incentives is needed to maximize the public health benefits of digital contact tracing technology.
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