Kyiv transport app is transformed into life-saving war information tool.

Before the war, it was the official city app to buy tickets for transport and pay for parking or utility bills in the Ukrainian capital.
Now Kyiv Digital has been transformed into a life-saving tool that warns of air raids, and directs people to the nearest bomb shelter or garage with petrol supplies.
With the help of the country’s chief digital transformation officer (CDTO) – the Kyiv deputy mayor Petro Olenych – the app’s focus was changed in just 24 hours as Russia invaded. It has already issued thousands of warnings and alerts, shared maps of bomb shelters, disseminated information on how to support the army and provided links to official sources of information.
According to a spokesperson for CDTO the app now has 1.5 million users and is one of the top free applications in the Ukrainian app store.
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