LAHORE – Saudi Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)has launched its new “Smart Haj” initiative on Saudi electronic gate. Theinitiative includes digital services and a list of the most interactiveapps for Haj pilgrims.

The “Smart Haj” initiative has been designed to provide pilgrims with allthe necessary steps required for performing Haj, Saudi Gazette reported.

It also has the inventory of several government apps for pilgrims in Makkahand Madinah. The initiative comes as part of the Kingdom’s digitaltransformation under Vision 2030.

The initiative includes several digital services and interactive apps, themost important of which are: Destination: A system of electronic navigationinside the Holy Mosque to help visitors know their way to any destinationthey want.

Assist Me: Launched by the Saudi Red Crescent Society to help pilgrims incase of any medical emergency. Pilgrims will be able to alert the RedCrescent through the SMS service.

The Haj and Umrah Navigation: Launched by the Saudi Post with digital mapsof Makkah and Madinah, it helps to search the offices of Haj organizations,services and facilities, prayer timings and the weather condition.

Health: Users can talk to a large group of doctors in differentspecialities and consult them on the state of health.

Our Rituals: Contributes in identifying places of general interest, such asnearest mosques, restaurants, bathrooms, shopping malls, and the shortestroutes possible from the current location.