Indonesian SMEs are scrambling to get halal certification in line with the 2019 law (Novi Purwono / Shutterstock)

Indonesian university in Malaysian tech collaboration to ease halal certification


IsDB hopes success of new digital certification system will encourage global uptake.

 

The university where the concept of halal certification originated in Indonesia will be used as a test-bed for a scheme to develop a digital halal certification for small businesses in the country through an Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)-led project.

It is hoped that the “reverse transfer” initiative, lasting up to two years, will be adopted by other members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation if it is successful.

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