Unified platform to Saudize transport and logistics sector

Unified platform to Saudize transport and logistics sector

RIYADH — The Public Transport Authority (PTA) is in the process of hiring an information technology company to implement a project aimed at developing a unified platform for the Saudization of the transport and logistics sector.

The authority has set 12 months as the contract implementation period, Al-Watan newspaper reported.

It is noteworthy that Minister of Transport and Chairman of the Board of Directors of PTA Saleh Al-Jasser announced in January 2022 that the ministry would launch an initiative, in cooperation with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and a number of relevant agencies, to Saudize 45,000 jobs in the transport and logistics sector.

While inaugurating a virtual job fair, he said that the ministry is working to identify four tracks during the next year, including a track for women’s participation; a track for the localization of modern transportation technologies; a track for self-employment, and a track related to the truck sector to provide suitable job opportunities.

The objectives of the National Strategy for Transport and Logistics include strengthening the links between sea, air, road and rail transport to improve freight services and embedding smart technologies such as automation across ports and logistics infrastructure.

The objectives aim to advance the Kingdom’s ranking on