{"id":19797,"date":"2020-07-23T16:53:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T14:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/?p=19797"},"modified":"2021-12-21T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T09:46:13","slug":"swisscovid-app-digital-fight-against-the-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/en\/blog\/swisscovid-app-digital-fight-against-the-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"SwissCovid app: Digital fight against the coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Table of contents<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#1\">1. Digital products that make an impact<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#2\">1.1 High level of technical experts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#3\">1.2 <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swiss product innovations for the whole world<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#4\">2. Switzerland&#8217;s official contact tracing app<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#5\">2.1 <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the first brainstorming to the first product<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#6\">2.2 Swiss team work for a Swiss product<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#7\">2.3 System support by Apple and Google<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.4 Privacy and security by design<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#9\">3. Simplify technology to push usage<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#10\">3.1 A target group difficult to reach<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#11\">3.2 On-site testing despite Corona<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#12\">3.3 Terms of the test<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#13\">4. Dedication and commitment of all involved<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"1\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Digital products that make an impact <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2010, when Ubique was founded, the topic &#8220;mobile applications&#8221; was still quite new. In the same year, the American Dialect Society even listed the term &#8220;app&#8221; as word of the year. The &#8220;new territory&#8221; didn\u2019t stop the young company from focusing exclusively on the development of mobile applications. On the contrary, they saw the great potential early on. From day one, the goal was to develop cool products that were interesting and relevant for its end users. With the products developed by them, Ubique wants to improve the digital everyday life of mobile end users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"2\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.1 High level of technical experts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Ubique has almost 40 highly skilled and motivated employees. Despite the large number of employees, they have kept their agile spirit. Quality and efficiency are embedded into the companies ethos and are incorporated into the companies daily activities. With their in-depth know-how, they now support various companies in major projects with new technologies. Their technical competence, their user-centred approach and their great interest in modern technologies make them the ideal partner for innovation projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"3\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.2 Swiss product innovations for the whole world<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ubique is based in Zurich, but operates worldwide. All of the company\u2019s products are internationally scalable. For project management, they rely on a hybrid solution between sequential and iterative approaches, which has proven itself time and again. The focus lies on testing the products to ensure a good user experience. Functionalities are tested internally as well as externally by means of usability tests.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19809\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ubique_workflow-1.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19809\" class=\"wp-image-19809 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ubique_workflow-1.svg\" alt=\"Ubique workflow\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The development process of Ubique (source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubique.ch\/en\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.ubique.ch\/en\/services<\/span><\/a>).<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"4\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Switzerland&#8217;s official contact tracing app<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SwissCovid App, which is available free of charge in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ch\/app\/swisscovid\/id1509275381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple Store<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ch.admin.bag.dp3t&amp;hlen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Play Store<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, supports the prevention of virus spreading with contact tracing. Contact tracing is used to find close contacts of people infected with the coronavirus. The more people that use the app, the more effective it is. However, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TbhZ9tYMgcs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this short video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explains exactly how the app works.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"5\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1 From the first brainstorming to the first product<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea for today&#8217;s SwissCovid app came to Ubique at the end of March. They discussed the question of what role Ubique as an innovative software company plays in this coronavirus situation. And above all, how digital products can be used to overcome such crises. In the process, they quickly came across <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.salathe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marcel Salath\u00e9<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and his &#8220;One Step Ahead&#8221; concept &#8211; although only on Twitter for the time being.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this whole journey they were, of course, inspired by already existing and widely discussed solutions from the Asian region. However, Ubique wanted to show that these solutions can also be implemented &#8220;better&#8221; or with respect for privacy. In the course of the hackathon #CodeVsCOVID19 they spent day and night working on the realisation of their idea. Within a short, but extremely intensive time, their first own version was ready: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/next-step.io\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Next Step app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"6\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2 Swiss team work for a Swiss product<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epfl.ch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPFL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ETH Zurich<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were working on a similar concept with the same objectives. Thanks to the great media interest in Ubique&#8217;s first solution, the cooperation with the two technical universities was quickly established. Both sides were developing a technically related solution. After the merger, all parties were able to focus on their strengths. This cooperation led to the &#8220;DP-3T&#8221; project. At the end of April, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bag.admin.ch\/bag\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finally announced that it would develop an app based on this project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An order from the Swiss Government came a short time later for the official Swiss app &#8211; today known as SwissCovid App. Ubique was able to contribute its experience in the field of security\/cryptology and the implementation of communication via Bluetooth. They were also mainly responsible for the user experience and the UI design based on the experience of the Next Step app. During the peak development phase of the contact tracing app, up to 80% of the entire Ubique team was involved in the project. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"7\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.3 System support by Apple and Google<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspired by the worldwide commitment to the fight against the coronavirus, the international players Apple and Google also joined forces. Like the SwissCovid team, they are pursuing the goal of providing the best possible protection for people with digital solutions and accelerating their return to everyday life. They enable the use of bluetooth technology to help governments and health authorities to contain the spread of the virus. As part of this partnership, the two giants have published draft documentation for an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/covid19\/contacttracing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exposure reporting system<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that allows contacts to be traced while maintaining privacy. In addition, their support helped to solve challenges such as rapid battery consumption, as the app is always running in the background. Before the system support of the two companies, this couldn\u2019t be solved in an optimal way for the end user.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"8\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.4 Privacy and security by design<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The protection of the users&#8217; privacy has always had the highest priority in the development of the SwissCovid app. The media response to the app&#8217;s data protection is huge. However, this doesn&#8217;t surprise Ubique, as there are unfortunately many solutions that don\u2019t sufficiently protect the data of the users. For this reason, however, they have chosen an architecture that does not allow the misuse of data. Those who have already installed the app already know: No personal data is collected. Notification is automated and anonymous, because only an encrypted code is exchanged when an encounter occurs. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"9\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Simplify technology to push usage<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the testing of the demo app, many test users were surprised how fast the installation was done. And most of all, they were surprised that really no personal data, such as name or telephone number, had to be entered. The users successfully installed the app in just a few steps. Ubique has once again succeeded in simplifying complex technologies in such a way that nothing stands in the way of uncomplicated usage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the user-friendly handling and design didn\u2019t pose the greatest challenges for them. To explain the content or the purpose of this app as simply as possible during the onboarding process wasn\u2019t so easy at the beginning. But thanks to many testings and valuable user feedback they were able to solve this problem and optimise the onboarding.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19764\" style=\"width: 1822px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19764\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App_Screenshots.png\" alt=\"SwissCovid App\" width=\"1812\" height=\"2002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App_Screenshots.png 1812w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App_Screenshots-297x328.png 297w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App_Screenshots-118x130.png 118w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App_Screenshots-1390x1536.png 1390w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App_Screenshots-768x849.png 768w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App_Screenshots-1024x1131.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App_Screenshots-480x530.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1812px) 100vw, 1812px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The onboarding process when installing the SwissCovid app.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><a id=\"10\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.1 A target group difficult to reach<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the development of the SwissCovid app it was tested again and again by all parties involved. Among them were students of the EPFL, the ETH Z\u00fcrich and also employees and friends of Ubique. However, Ubique was aware that before the big launch of the SwissCovid app, a final testing with an older target group had to be done. The desired profiles couldn\u2019t be found in their own environment so soon before the launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were looking for people aged 70+ and they were supposed to be smartphone users. TestingTime had already made itself available at an earlier stage and offered Ubique support in usability testing. It was extremely important to the UX team of Ubique to not miss a specific need of this user group and thus jeopardise the success of the app with older generations. Therefore, they decided to use the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/en\/service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">services of TestingTime<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for testing this specific target group. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19774\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19774\" class=\"wp-image-19774 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"TestingTime Testperson\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-1-328x219.jpg 328w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-1-195x130.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A TestingTime test user testing the SwissCovid app.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><a id=\"11\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.2 On-site testing despite Corona<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ubique conducted the tests in Zurich, at their office. The reason for the decision to test on site, despite the pandemic, is quite simple. It was tested with a demo app that wasn\u2019t yet available to the public. Since the first easings of regulations had already taken place and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/en\/blog\/corona-protection-measures-for-on-site-user-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coronavirus protection concept<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was followed, there was no reason not to carry out the tests. The test users were well instructed beforehand. After their arrival they found a table with disinfectant for their hands in the entrance area. A minimum distance of 2 metres was maintained at all times during the entire test. In addition, a plexiglas wall separated the test users from the person responsible for the test. After each test user, the person in charge disinfected the equipment and tables and ventilated the rooms accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19777\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19777\" class=\"wp-image-19777 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"TestingTime Testperson 70+\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-2-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-2-328x219.jpg 328w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-2-195x130.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-2-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The safety of the test users was ensured in accordance with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/en\/blog\/corona-protection-measures-for-on-site-user-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coronavirus protection concept<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As there was a plexiglas partition wall, the test users didn&#8217;t have to wear face masks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><a id=\"12\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.3 Terms of the test<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ubique provided the test users with a smartphone for the test. For each test user they chose a phone that was as close to their own personal mobile as possible for ease of use. It then meant that test users didn\u2019t need to bring in anything with them to the user test and it mitigated a potential coronavirus related issue too. To be able to evaluate the tests and draw conclusions, Ubique recorded the conversations and actions with audio-visual means. Of course, they have obtained the permission (signature) of the test users in advance for the video recordings. In total, the interview with the users lasted 60 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19780\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19780\" class=\"wp-image-19780 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"TestingTime Testperson m\u00e4nnnlich\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-328x219.jpg 328w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-195x130.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testperson-3-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The test users were proud to have supported the Ubique team with their feedback.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"13\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Dedication and commitment of all involved<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What has impressed Ubique most about this project is the dedication and commitment of all the people involved. TestingTime&#8217;s test users were also able to make their contribution. They were all very interested in giving feedback in as much detail as possible in order to tackle the problem together. Thanks to the feedback, the last uncertainties of the development team, before the official rollout, could be removed. No further testing of the SwissCovid app is planned as Ubique regularly receives feedback from the many active users of the app. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19784\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19784\" class=\"wp-image-19784 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SwissCovid App Testpersonen Feedback\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-328x219.jpg 328w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-195x130.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingtime.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SwissCovid-App-Testpersonen-Feedback-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relevant feedback from the last test with the desired user group.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>About Ubique Innovations AG<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ubique is a young, well educated and motivated team. They love to deal with new technologies and have broad interests and skills in the areas of computer science, project management, user experience, design and user psychology. Thus, they bridge the gap between technology and people and are therefore well equipped to meet challenges from a wide range of industries. Curious? Find out more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubique.ch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of contents 1. Digital products that make an impact 1.1 High level of technical experts 1.2 Swiss product innovations for the whole world 2. 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