International SOS efficiently pilots digital well being certificates app at Singapore’s Changi Airport

Health and safety providers supplier International SOS and ICC AOKpass introduced in late December 2020 the profitable pilot of the ICC AOKpass cellular app at Changi Airport in Singapore. The app will assist to facilitate the secure and environment friendly resumption of worldwide journey in the course of the world pandemic.

ICC AOKpass is a cellular app launched by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International SOS, SGS Group and co-developed with Singapore-based start-up AOKpass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

On 21 December 2020, a Singapore citizen coming back from Japan efficiently used the ICC AOKpass to digitally authenticate destructive COVID-19 polymerase chain response (PCR) check outcomes, for arrival verification at Changi Airport’s immigration counters.


 


This was the primary time {that a} returning Singaporean has used a digitally verifiable well being certificates that was verified by Affinidi’s Universal Verifier at Changi Airport. Following the profitable pilot program, all vacationers from Malaysia and Indonesia will now be capable to use ICC AOKpass to digitally authenticate their COVID-19 check outcomes, in addition to every other vital well being credentials throughout immigration at Changi Airport.

From 23 December, vacationers from Malaysia and Indonesia can have devoted immigration lanes at Changi Airport, to digitally confirm their well being credentials utilizing the ICC AOKpass app. Before departure to Singapore, passengers might want to examine the Singapore SafeTravel web site for journey necessities, then e book a pre-departure COVID-19 PCR check at healthcare suppliers that problem digital well being credentials via safe cellular apps just like the ICC AOKpass.

These vacationers will every obtain their check outcome with a novel QR code of their ICC AOKpass app, which authenticates and securely shops their destructive COVID-19 check outcomes.

WHY IT MATTERS

Upon arrival at Changi Airport, these vacationers can use the devoted immigration counters to swiftly confirm their well being credentials by scanning the given QR code of their ICC AOKpass app. This facilitates quicker immigration checkpoint clearance for vacationers, allows extra hassle-free journey, and reduces dangers of crowds on the airport. At the identical time, authorities will be capable to fight incidents of COVID-19 check fraud and implement a worldwide customary for travelling, which can additional improve efforts to make sure the secure resumption of world journey.

In the approaching months, the pilot program will likely be progressively rolled out to different worldwide vacationers, permitting for a faster, hassle-free entry into Singapore.

THE LARGER TREND

British cyber expertise firm VST Enterprises (VSTE) launched a public ‘fit to fly’ well being passport designed for air journey, MobiHealthInformation reported.

The cross-border platform referred to as V-Health Passport might be downloaded and used alongside any type of COVID-19 testing and vaccination that doesn’t use unsecure bar codes and QR code expertise. It goals to validate a passenger’s identification and authenticate their COVID-19 check outcome and vaccination particulars in a single app.

ON THE RECORD

“The new pilot program is yet another important milestone in the resumption of global travel during the COVID-19 outbreak. We began pilot tests of the ICC AOKpass for Singapore-based employees of International SOS in May 2020. With the adoption of ICC AOKpass at Changi Airport, alongside a growing number of partner healthcare clinics and laboratories around the world, we are hopeful that this secure technology will be instrumental in establishing a trusted and standardized global system to facilitate the return to work and travel across all industries, with Singapore at the forefront of these efforts,” mentioned Juliana Gim, Managing Director of International SOS Singapore.

Dr Chester Drum, Co-founder of AOKpass, mentioned, “As we look towards the revival of widespread international travel and trade, there is an urgent need for a common framework in certifying, authenticating and securing the results of a COVID-19 test for air transport stakeholders and local health authorities. In addition, users must trust that their data privacy is managed well, with no risk of personal data leaks. This new pilot program is a critical step in combating the challenges of forged tests and medical records, while enabling quick and secure verification of COVID-19 test results for travelers to have peace of mind throughout their journey.”