SITA Partners Indicio to Accelerate Development
of Digital Travel Credentials
(28/07/23)
SITA has signed a co-innovation agreement
with Indicio, a leader in open-source verifiable data
technology and trusted digital ecosystems, to accelerate the
development and deployment of digital identities for travel.
The development of digital identities, or Digital
Travel Credentials (DTC), enables passengers to securely create a
digital version of their physical passport in line with the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.
The
DTC is stored as a verifiable credential in the passenger’s mobile
wallet. This means travelers keep control of their personal data
and consent to share it as needed with different entities as they
travel. Only required passenger data is shared before travel, so
passengers arrive at the airport ready to fly with all document
checks already completed.
“The adoption of digital identities will be the biggest technology
breakthrough in the travel industry in decades,” said Jeremy Springall,
SVP of SITA at Borders. “It will simplify
the identification process at every step of the journey and open
up opportunities for the air transport industry to fully embrace
the benefits of seamless travel and the digital economy. SITA,
together with Indicio, are proud to be leading the charge.”
The agreement between the two companies follows a successful collaboration
where this technology was trialed with the Government of Aruba.
Passengers arriving at Queen Beatrix International Airport applied
for their travel authorization using a simplified process that
eliminated the need to enter information from paper travel
documents manually.
Using a DTC, passengers could then consent to
share any of their relevant data directly from their digital
wallet on their mobile device to multiple entities, from the
government at the port of entry to other touchpoints such as
hotels or car rental companies.
“It is
difficult to understate just how significant SITA’s leadership has
been in the field of open-source verifiable credential technology
and decentralized identity. Over the past three years, we’ve
collaborated to push this technology forward with a shared vision
for what it can do. And we delivered,” said Heather Dahl, CEO of Indicio.
“The horizon has now
expanded, filled with a myriad of applications. With SITA’s DTC
using Indicio Proven technology, we will make all these
applications a reality for passengers, aircrew, airports, borders,
hotels, and governments. We are excited about what this
partnership can build and deliver.”
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