Saudi Arabia’s Alkhobar becomes international role model for business continuity

Saudi Arabia’s Alkhobar becomes international role model for business continuity

JEDDAH: Alkhobar municipality, along with Europe's largest industrial manufacturing company Siemens, has been hailed as a role model for management excellence and business continuity.The municipality has been awarded international certification for its excellence in managing crises and risks under difficult circumstances, in recognition of its administrative achievements during the COVID-19 pandemic.Quality Austria (QA) awarded Alkhobar Municipality and Siemens with ISO 22301 and ISO 9001 certificates, which are concerned with business continuity management, especially during the pandemic. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an independent and nongovernmental body. Its standards are internationally agreed by experts and are seen as the best way of doing something.Alkhobar has pushed for a paperless municipality and emphasized the introduction of online services for residents. Its mayor, Sultan bin Hamid Al-Zaidi, said that the municipality's ISO