CargoLedger member of RESULD, working on Supply Chain & Logistics Due Diligence
RSM and Docklab receive TKI Dinalog grant for RESULD – REsponsible SUpply chains and Logistics Due dilligence
A consortium led by the Rotterdam School of Management and Docklab has been awarded almost half a million euros in funding for end-to-end digitization of fruit and vegetable chains between Kenya and the Netherlands, Kenya and the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The emphasis is on regulated and self-imposed measures within these chains aimed at product quality and ESG. Both have only recently begun to transform into digitized processes and thus offer opportunities for accelerating digitization.
One of the unique aspects of the project is its end-to-end character, which is made possible by collaboration between the consortium members and the TLIP digital infrastructure built on IOTA’s distributed ledger technology in collaboration with TradeMark Africa. A consortium led by the British Institute of Export and International Trade has previously trailed TLIP for global trade data sharing in the Ecosystem of Trust pilots organized by the UK government. Consortium members CargoLedger, with its eCMR solution, and Annona, a deep-tier impact finance fund active in West Africa.
The project builds on the results of previous TKI-Dinalog projects focused on digitalization; namely GEDAC, aimed at digitizing the phytosanitary certificate and Spark! LivingLab, which, among other things, worked on digital transfer of ownership of the bill of lading and a digital supply chain twin solution. In addition, practical applications from other Dutch and European research projects, such as AGF-Chain and QuayConnect, will also be integrated within the project. Finally, four new use cases will be identified during the project that will accelerate the transformation to digitalized processes.
The University of Wageningen and Windesheim University of Applied Science contribute their specific knowledge in the field of digitization of fruit and vegetable chains and the modeling of complex chains. The Port of Rotterdam Authority supports the project based on its vision of global Green & Digital corridors. GroentenFruit Huis ensures dissemination and coordination with the digital agenda within the fruit and vegetable sector.
TKI Dinalog is the Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics where companies, knowledge institutions, and government collaborate on the innovation program of the Logistics Top Sector. Since 2009, TKI Dinalog has been fostering the development of applicable knowledge for innovations in logistics and international logistics chains.
