SGS to Implement Blockchain Solution at 28 Airports in KSA
Saudi
Ground Services (SGS), the airport ground handling services firm in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia, has said it plans to implement a blockchain document solution
"to issue over 10,000 digital documents annually, including
licenses." Ayman Alghamdi, vice president of human resources at SGS, said
using the blockchain solution will not only verify documents and licenses but
improve customers’ experiences as well.
Blockchain Solution to Issue 10K Digital Documents Annually
The
airport ground handling services firm, Saudi Ground Services (SGS), has
announced plans to implement a blockchain document solution across 28 airports
in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In a joint statement issued with
IR4LAB, a Saudi innovation-driven company, SGS said the solution known as Doc
Certs Blockchain Management Solution will allow it "to issue over 10,000
digital documents annually, including licenses."
Ayman
Alghamdi, the vice president of human resources at SGS, described the announcement of the agreement as a
historical moment for the aviation industry while commenting on the ground
handling services firm’s plans to implement the solution to overcome the global
challenge of verifying documents.
"We
are very pleased to be announcing this groundbreaking solution at LEAP 2023.
This is a historical moment, and it is the first initiative of its kind in the
aviation industry. SGS delivers services to over 88 million passengers on
690,000 flights a year," said Alghamdi.
Alghamdi
added that the use of the blockchain solution at Saudi airports will allow SGS
to not only verify documents and licenses but to improve customers’
experiences as well.
Fruitful Collaboration of Blockchain Startups
Majd
Jamal Alafifi, the co-founder and CEO at IR4LAB, described the agreement with
SGS as an example of what he called a "fruitful collaboration"
between blockchain startups and established local firms "in the adoption
of new technologies such as blockchain."
The
CEO said he is hopeful IR4LAB, the Saudi oil giant Aramco’s "first
blockchain technology investment in Saudi Arabia," will secure similar
agreements with other local companies.
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