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id: "coronavirus-smarter-crowdsourcing:strategies/Develop-partnerships-and-engage-in-strategic-contr"
type: "GovLab policy strategy"
title: "Develop partnerships and engage in strategic contracts with companies who have comparative advantages or…"
url: "https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/strategies/develop-partnerships-and-engage-in-strategic-contr"
summary: "Develop partnerships and engage in strategic contracts with companies who have comparative advantages or corners on specific markets like housing,transportation,diagnostic testing,and/or technology services."
source: "The GovLab (coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org)"
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# Develop partnerships and engage in strategic contracts with companies who have comparative advantages or…

Develop partnerships and engage in strategic contracts with companies who have comparative advantages or corners on specific markets like housing,transportation,diagnostic testing,and/or technology services.

- Timeframe: 3-6 Months (medium)
- Audience: Private Sector, Vulnerable Populations
- Type: Partnerships, Vulnerable Populations, Procurement/Logistics
- Recommendation: [Establish Public-Private Partnerships](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/recommendations/establish-public-private-partnerships)
- Part of: [Smarter Crowdsourcing in the Age of Coronavirus](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/)

## Actions governments should take

1. dentify key gaps in government capacity to support vulnerable populations that can be supported with private sector partnerships.
2. Conduct outreach to firms providing goods and services that fill identified gaps.
3. Coordinate with government legal advisors and procurement teams to understand the protocols and guidelines governing public-private partnerships.
4. Develop long-term retainer contracts to ensure consistent pricing consistently.
5. Ensure partnerships specifically address the needs of identified vulnerable populations and hold the contracts accountable to agreed upon measures of success.

## Examples from around the world

1. [Many state governments in Brazil have partnered with software developing company InLoco to monitor the rates of social distancing. Before the first case was confirmed in Brazil, InLoco started using mobile carrier data to track what percentage of the population is staying at home during the day, creating a social distancing index. Governments have partnered with InLoco to create solutions with this data and to analyze data at a finer spatial granularity than publicly available.](https://mapabrasileirodacovid.inloco.com.br/pt/)