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Dnata elige a IBM para un proyecto piloto de blockchain en carga aérea

El proveedor de servicios aéreos Dnata, IBM y otros han completado una prueba de concepto que examina el potencial de blockchain en la industria de carga aérea.

Updated Dec 10, 2022, 9:21 p.m. Published Nov 24, 2017, 11:15 a.m.
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Dnata, proveedor de servicios aéreos y de viajes en Oriente Medio, ha anunciado la finalización de una prueba de concepto que examina el potencial de blockchain en la industria de carga aérea de Dubái.

El piloto contó con la participación de los socios del proyecto IBM, Emirates Innovation Lab y Flydubai Cargo, y analizó el potencial de blockchain para abordar cuestiones en varios aspectos del transporte aéreo, incluidos la seguridad y las operaciones, así como los aspectos legales, indica un comunicado de prensahttps://www.dnata.com/media-centre/dnata-cargo-successfully-tests-the-use-of-blockchain-technology-with-its-programme-partners.

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La prueba "exitosa" se llevó a cabo en una plataforma logística desarrollada conjuntamente, que utiliza blockchain para las transacciones de la cadena de suministro y lleva una orden de compra desde el origen hasta el destino final.

Al afirmar que la Tecnología blockchain y su potencial no son fáciles de entender ni apreciar, Neetan Chopra, vicepresidente sénior de servicios estratégicos de TI en Emirates Group, dijo:

Es fundamental llevar a cabo este tipo de experimentos y pruebas empresariales para que los participantes puedan experimentar los beneficios de las tecnologías innovadoras en un entorno real.

El movimiento sigue elliberar del informe técnico de la empresa de TI de transporte aéreo SITA, que detalla el uso de contratos inteligentes en la industria del transporte aéreo. Mientras tanto, Air France tambiénpruebas Tecnología blockchain para el seguimiento de la cadena de suministro.

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