Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-based airport ground handling services company Saudi Ground Services has said it plans to implement a blockchain-based document solution that will allow it to “issue more than 10,000 digital documents annually, including licenses “. According to the company’s Ayman Alghamdi, using this solution enables SGS to not only easily verify documents and licenses, but also to improve the experience for customers.
Overcoming the challenge of document verification
Saudi airports ground handling services company Saudi Ground Services (SGS) recently said that it plans to implement a blockchain document solution at 28 airports in Saudi Arabia. in a statement Jointly issued with IR4LAB, a Saudi Arabia-based innovation-driven company, SGS said the solution known as Doc Certs blockchain management solution will enable it to “issue more than 10,000 digital documents annually, including licences.”
Commenting on the ground handling services company’s plans to use a solution to meet the global challenge of verifying documents, Ayman Alghamdi, vice president of human resources at SGS, characterized the announcement of the deal as a historic moment for the company. aviation industry.
“We are very happy to announce this innovative solution at LEAP 2023. This is a historic moment and is the first initiative of its kind in the aviation industry. SGS serves more than 88 million passengers on 690,000 flights a year,” Alghamdi said.
Alghamdi added that the use of the blockchain solution at Saudi airports will allow SGS to not only easily verify documents and licenses, but also improve the customer experience.
Collaboration between blockchain startups and established companies
For his part, Majd Jamal Alafifi, co-founder and CEO of IR4LAB, characterized the deal with SGS as an example of what he called a “fruitful collaboration” between blockchain startups and established local companies “in adopting new technologies like blockchain.” .”
The CEO said he is hopeful that IR4LAB, which is described as Saudi oil giant Aramco’s “first blockchain investment in Saudi Arabia,” will strike similar deals with other local companies.
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