Zong, Pakistan’s leading Information Services and Technology Innovation Company, is set to launch the nation’s first-ever Blockchain-based Degree Attestation System in a landmark strategic partnership with the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
Leveraging the immense experience and technological expertise of its parent organization, China Mobile, Zong’s new system will replace legacy, paper-driven processes with a secure, transparent, and fully digital ecosystem.
The platform ensures that academic records are 100% tamper-proof using the core strengths of blockchain; immutability, transparency, and decentralized security. This enables instant verification for employers and institutions globally, especially benefitting overseas Pakistanis. It will also eliminate the need for physical visits or long waiting times due to administrative delays. The technology will make this process seamless for over 6 million students and alumni, with approximately 400,000 students being added to this number each year.
Speaking about the launch, Mr. Farooq Raza Khan, Executive Director & Country Head of Business Solutions at Zong, stated: “In collaboration with HEC, we are building a foundation of trust at scale. This is a first-of-its-kind project in the industry, and an apt demonstration of our capability to deliver complex, large-scale digital transformation. By utilizing blockchain, we provide a lifelong guarantee of authenticity, setting a new benchmark for digital public services that we intend to scale across the national landscape.”