Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) announced that it will implement the blockchain application in Istanbul. According to the press release served by the municipality, Istanbul residents will be able to keep all the data they receive from IMM securely in a digital wallet without being lost.
This project will be the first public application in Turkey. The “Blockchain Project” also received the first prize from International Data Corporation (IDC), one of the world’s most important technology authorities.
Digital Wallet Service Will Be Offered
Within the scope of the project, a digital wallet service will be offered to Istanbul residents by the municipality. In this way, citizens will have the opportunity to quickly and easily access all the data in the units they receive service from. Thanks to the BlokZincir Project, it will also be easier to obtain documents and documents. The following statements were used in the statement made by the municipality:
“The project will be implemented in İSKİ, İGDAŞ and İSMEK in the first stage. .Citizens will be able to protect their documents safely by keeping their course certificates at İSMEKs in their digital wallets. At the same time, they will have the opportunity to make natural gas and water subscriptions through this technology. These online services of IMM will be offered to citizens in accordance with the KVKK (Personal Data Protection Law). Thanks to BlokZincir, the same documents will not have to be given over and over, and both the process, printed documents and time will be saved. ”
Technology Award Given
BlokZincir, also known as the Smartus project, had won first place in the IDC Turkey Digital Transformation 2021 awards organized by the International Data Corporation (IDC). With this application, İBB won the first prize in the Future of Work category, leaving its competitors behind.
