OTS - Istanbul with 16 million inhabitants has chosen KOBIL from Germany for the digital transformation (part 1)
2021. November 24. 16:18
Worms, 24 November, 2021 (APA/OTS) - For the 16 million inhabitants
of the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul, the German company KOBIL
from Worms has developed a super app to make the metropolis more
modern and more digital. The app allows all users to access all
municipal services easily and securely, an app that aims to
simplify the daily lives of Istanbul's citizens and also improve
communication with the city halls and all its municipal companies.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) installed Turkey's first
super app, which will be an example and inspiration for other major
cities around the world. Istanbul aims to contribute to the
fairness, creativity, and sustainability of a new vision of the
modern city and make the lives of its residents easier. Super apps
differ from ordinary apps in that they combine many different
functions in one app.
The new super app "Istanbul Senin" was launched on November 18,
2021, at the Istanbul Convention Center, attended by Istanbul
Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and the KOBIL Group's founder and
chairman Ismet Koyun. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu stressed in his opening
speech that it should inspire every leader of other metropolises to
follow suit. "Everyone who lives in this metropolis, regardless of
age, ethnicity, religion, or lifestyle, has the right to help shape
the city's destiny. Istanbul will be a city where values rise
because this city, rich in tradition, belongs to everyone."
"With pride, I can announce that with 'Istanbul Senin' -
translated as "Istanbul is Yours"- we are the first in the world to
go live with such a great vision. "With 'Istanbul is Yours', we are
creating a completely new ecosystem and digital, secure platform
where the highest user security is guaranteed, users can use their
digital identity, a digital wallet, and digital contracts."
The common platform, now offered with 16 million votes, allows
energy and potential to be increased, said Ekrem Immamoglu, adding
further "In this project, we have cooperated with one of the most
important and renowned companies in the world, the German-based IT
company KOBIL, for the installation, software, and technical
infrastructure. The Mayor said that Ismet Koyun, the founder of
KOBIL, is one of the most successful Turkish people in Germany,
along with Özlem Türeci and Ugur Sahin, who developed the world's
first and most effective vaccine in the fight against the pandemic.
"Ismet Koyun, who emigrated to Germany at a young age to study,
has returned to us today as the founder of a forward-looking
software company. He operates worldwide, has developed many
international digital security products, and has actively supported
us in realizing this vision from day one. Welcome home Mr. Koyun,
we are very thankful to you."
"Pandemic - Regionality gains importance"
"The pandemic has shown us the fragility in supply chains,
which is why regional production, cultivation, and consumption have
become more important," said the KOBIL founder, stressing that "in
modern urban administration, besides digitalization, cities have
many other tasks and duties, such as revitalizing the economy or
taking social responsibility."
"With a visionary approach, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
has not only united its own municipal businesses with residents but
also simultaneously supported the city's SMEs with a new ecosystem
and brought the participation philosophy to life under the KOBIL
SHIFT super app. The goal of 'Istanbul is Yours' is to unite all
businesses in Istanbul under one roof with the app concept."
Super app: The easiest way to build your own ecosystem
"Today, ego-systems are being replaced by ecosystems, and the
super app is the digital solution of the future," Koyun highlights.
"Unfortunately, the examples in the current digital world show that
this concept is not properly fulfilled by many. We, as KOBIL,
consider the super app to be more than an 'umbrella' application
with dozens of applications.
For us, the super app is a turnkey solution that offers
everything in one to meet the needs of all consumers. It is the
'super way' for businesses to establish their own ecosystem and
better realize their potential."
Koyun elaborated on his remarks on this topic as follows: "We
have an innovative technology that enables companies to establish
their own ecosystem, increase their interactions, get to know their
customers better, provide trusted and secure data storage, as well
as the agility and flexibility for future innovations.
It offers companies the ability to use multiple services
through a single application in addition to the ease of
installation without requiring deep expertise. Furthermore,
partners can be integrated into the existing ecosystem very easily
to expand their business.
"Istanbul is Yours," will make the difference for regional
administration
"Istanbul is Yours" will not only be a forerunner but also an
inspiration and an example for other regional administrations in
Turkey as well as other European and global metropolises and
megacities," says Koyun, adding, "by distributing services and
increasing democratic participation of the population, there will
be significant time and cost savings for citizens and businesses.
The solutions that ensure this will also be used in other cities
and countries. We as KOBIL with ?MM are full of pride to be the
forerunner and first in the world for such a project and to have
made it together. (continues)