South
Korean
delegation
visits Digital
Incubation
Centre
Hamad International
Airport and SITA enter
strategic partnership
S
eeking potential partnerships with
entrepreneurs and technology-based
start-ups in Qatar, a delegation from the
Korea Startups Association paid a visit to the
Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The delegation included CEOs and founders
of more than 10 South Korean start-ups,
some of which are already operating in the
South Korean market and abroad. Others are
still in the phase of building and developing
their ideas. The visit was conducted in
collaboration with the Qatar Business
Incubation Center (QBIC).
Among the visiting start-ups, which provide
smart solutions and applications for multiple
sectors in South Korea in areas such as
infrastructure, healthcare, customer service,
e-commerce, and business and contact
centres, were MINDs Lab, Monorama,
paybot, pyundoori and Happy Moonday.
Duha Al-Buhendi, Digital Incubation Center
(DIC) Manager, explained some of the smart
solutions and applications provided by the
start-ups incubated at the DIC.
She said: “This is a unique opportunity for
entrepreneurs and start-ups in Qatar to meet
with their peers from South Korea; to talk,
exchange expertise and benefit from shared
experiences, as well as learning about their
successes and challenges while exploring the
contribution start-ups make to boosting the
digital economy in both countries.”
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lobal IT provider SITA and
Hamad International Airport
(HIA) have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU).
This provides a framework for the two
partners to trial and enhance innovative
passenger processing solutions at Hamad
International Airport (HIA).
The MoU was signed jointly by Hamad
International Airport Chief Operating
Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al Meer
and Hani El-Assaad, SITA President, Middle
East, India and Africa, at an event held at
Qatar’s five-star airport. The predominant
focus of the MoU is to advance HIA’s
initiative to implement seamless identity
management across all key passenger
service points using biometrics.
Trials will also be held to evaluate the
effectiveness of robots for passenger
facilitation; blockchain technology for
rapid and secure sharing of data across
stakeholders; and the potential use
of augmented and virtual reality for
operational concepts.
It was also announced at the event
that SITA will be supplying and
commissioning 62 of its next-generation
common-use check-in kiosks, with bag
tag printing capability.
This will enhance passenger experience
for self-service check-in and enable
progressive deployment of self-service
bag-drop facilities.
SITA will also be supplying and
commissioning boarding pass verification
e-gates which will be located prior to
border control. These kiosks and e-gates
will have the ability to use biometrics to
identify passengers.
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