AN Australian-developed software platform called goPassport is set to form the foundation of a new “Managed Travel” strategy promoted by the Australian Tourism Export Council to allow the resumption of some parts of the travel industry.
Dubbed goPassport, the system is described as a “world leading digital health passport” which provides a comprehensive real-time COVID-19 alert system for inbound international travellers.
The platform monitors and audits multi-level government policy on a range of pre-travel and in-country testing, quarantine and health measures for each individual visitor.
It’s being developed by a consortium including Cairns-based digital tourism media company Didgigo alongside analytics consultancy AlphaZetta, based in Singapore, and Knowesis, which specialises in large real-time analytics environments, with major Australian customers including Telstra.
Initially the platform is targeting the resumption of international student arrivals, with the technology initiative flagged last week by Jacqui Walshe from The Walshe Group in her role as a member of the Tourism Restart Taskforce (TD 30 Jul).
“By using the goPassport platform, countries can establish a reputation as a safe destination and be a preferred global destination for international students, tourists and other travellers without increasing the risk to their local population,” according to a blurb on the consortium’s website.
“goPassport mitigates the potential risk posed by international travel and builds on existing border controls, health management capabilities, existing and new technologies.”
The real-time COVID-19 alert system incorporates a real-time engine which manages each traveller’s pathway to safe entry into a country, with a continuous risk score highlighting any risks or non-compliance.
An associated app for travellers guides them safely, prior to departure and during their journey, while travel managers can have live visibility of the status, location and risks of every traveller, with the platform currently undergoing initial testing – more at alphazetta.ai.
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