SCUDO story

“Scudo”means shield in Italian. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in December 2019, we have lost hundreds of thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. This could have been easily avoided if we were prepared. People, businesses and governments, could have prepared. Many lessons learned - first being if we could have easily taken precautions ahead of time. We could have saved lives. We could have saved financial resources.

Natural disasters, infectious diseases, conflicts and all other problematic events are as old as humanity itself. Yet, current data solutions and capabilities have not been leveraged to the fullest so we minimize the effect of such events.

With the current world where global travel, urbanization, overpopulation and climate change are happening much faster than before. Yet, existing data solutions and technology tools have not kept up the same pace. There will be another pandemic. There will be another natural disaster. There will be another war, and there will be another situation where an event in one part of the world affects people in the other part, much faster than before, and much stronger than before.

Being serial entrepreneurs, COVID-19 was for us a catalyst to create Scudo. A project we long thought of building for a long time. We want to make something people want. People want to know about the next pandemic ahead of time, they need access to reliable timely data. Software developers, data engineers need a reliable collaboration platform to create and deliver their tech solutions while businesses and governments want a centralized ecosystem that is much more efficient with open sourced solutions.

This is where we come in. We built Scudo to harness the power of data to assist people in our communities by giving them access to relevant data and essential products they need ahead of time.

"Don’t just tell me that Ebola has spread in Congo last week, track its spread and show me how I can prevent it" - Marta, Scudo Member.

With Scudo project, we want to be able to:

- TRACK the situation quantitatively and qualitatively to understand its magnitude;

-RESPOND using strong and contextual variables;

-FORECAST problematic events, their impact and solutions using big data analytics and AI;

As the world prepares itself for the post COVID-19 era, We would like to remind you that technology is nothing but the cumulative innovation of our intelligence over time, and thus, in technology we have the tools necessary to help us prepare for the next crisis, survive it, protect ourselves when it happens.

We thank close to thousands of people who have joined our cause in a few days after we launched our initiative. This makes us even more honest, humble and ready to serve. Don't be afraid to talk to us about your ups and downs. Although we are running a for-profit business, we promise to serve you with humility and gratitude. We are, and will be, on the same boat.

Have empathy. Stay safe!

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