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“Support of Psychotherapist” application example of excellent cooperation of state, IT community

Belgrade, 13 April 2020

Minister without portfolio responsible innovation and technological development Nenad Popovic said today that the application "Support of Psychotherapists" is an example of how technologies help people and solve their problems in times of crisis.

Popovic pointed out that the said application has been developed as part of the "You Can be a Hero Too” initiative, launched by the government, and represents a great model of cooperation between the state and the IT community.

He recalled that his office called on the IT community to deliver innovative solutions that could improve the system in the fight against coronaviruses.

In just seven days, as he noted, more than 100 innovative proposals from the IT community have arrived, and most of these initiatives are ready to be implemented by the IT community for free, which shows how solid and responsible they are at this difficult time for our country.

The developer of the application, innovator and assistant at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad Igor Graic pointed out that through this web application the user can reach the first freelance psychotherapist working on a volunteer basis in just three clicks, noting that in the future the procedure will be somewhat more complex.

He explained that the application allows users to schedule more than 300 available time-slots, and expressed his expectation that there will also be mobile versions of the app in the next 7 to 10 days.

In particular, special care was taken to ensure that the most experienced therapists are provided to healthcare professionals who need help, as they are currently under biggest stress.