Postal services urged to adopt new skill
World Post Day will be observed on October 9 as the Universal Postal Union member-countries decide at the ongoing 25th Universal Postal Congress in Doha how the global postal sector should adapt to today’s technological, consumer and economic trends.
In his annual message, UPU Director General Edouard Dayan said yesterday that postal services are not standing idly on the sidelines as they evolve and play their role in an era of new information and communication technologies, mobile telephones and Internet.
“Posts are an integral part of the increasingly digital world,” he stated while urging posts to continue to innovate, develop efficient and accessible postal services, adopt common standards and exploit new technologies to diversify and improve services.
Adopting the right strategies to adapt to a new world is a central theme at the Doha Congress, where more than 2,200 delegates have gathered to discuss the future of the postal sector, adopt the organisation’s work programme for the next four years and refine the rules for international mail exchanges among the UPU’s 192 member-countries.
Dayan also urged governments to step up to the mark and ensure their essential support for the postal sector. “With it, Posts across the globe will fulfil their potential as motors of national economies,” he stated.
The UPU will hammer this message home to governments at next week’s ministerial conference, one of the highlights of this year’s congress.
More than 50 ministers responsible for the postal sector and dozens of captains of the postal industry, including heavyweights such as France’s Jean-Paul Bailly, the United States Postal Service’s Patrick Donahoe, and Poste Italiane’s Massimo Sarmi, are expected for the conference, where they will share their insight on how the postal sector should face the future.
The 25th Congress has already approved major proposals on the UPU’s future activities, especially in the areas of trade facilitation, financial services and financial inclusion, and postal e-services.
The latest 2011 UPU statistics point to a continuation of clear trends in the global postal sector, including a decline of letter-post volumes, the growth of parcels as e-commerce evolves and Posts progressively enter the logistics industry, and the continuing growth of postal financial services, which increasingly generate a greater share of postal revenues.
Letter-post still accounts for 48% of global postal revenues of $304bn, but in some countries postal financial services account for more than 50% of the
revenues.
While postal e-services still contribute modestly to revenues, Posts are making strides in adapting to new realities or intend to progressively develop postal e-services, while maintaining the efficiency of their traditional services.
Congress decided the UPU should continue its work on developing the .post project, which rests on the sponsored top-level domain given to the organisation in 2009 to be managed on behalf of the international postal community.
In his annual message, UPU Director General Edouard Dayan said yesterday that postal services are not standing idly on the sidelines as they evolve and play their role in an era of new information and communication technologies, mobile telephones and Internet.
“Posts are an integral part of the increasingly digital world,” he stated while urging posts to continue to innovate, develop efficient and accessible postal services, adopt common standards and exploit new technologies to diversify and improve services.
Adopting the right strategies to adapt to a new world is a central theme at the Doha Congress, where more than 2,200 delegates have gathered to discuss the future of the postal sector, adopt the organisation’s work programme for the next four years and refine the rules for international mail exchanges among the UPU’s 192 member-countries.
Dayan also urged governments to step up to the mark and ensure their essential support for the postal sector. “With it, Posts across the globe will fulfil their potential as motors of national economies,” he stated.
The UPU will hammer this message home to governments at next week’s ministerial conference, one of the highlights of this year’s congress.
More than 50 ministers responsible for the postal sector and dozens of captains of the postal industry, including heavyweights such as France’s Jean-Paul Bailly, the United States Postal Service’s Patrick Donahoe, and Poste Italiane’s Massimo Sarmi, are expected for the conference, where they will share their insight on how the postal sector should face the future.
The 25th Congress has already approved major proposals on the UPU’s future activities, especially in the areas of trade facilitation, financial services and financial inclusion, and postal e-services.
The latest 2011 UPU statistics point to a continuation of clear trends in the global postal sector, including a decline of letter-post volumes, the growth of parcels as e-commerce evolves and Posts progressively enter the logistics industry, and the continuing growth of postal financial services, which increasingly generate a greater share of postal revenues.
Letter-post still accounts for 48% of global postal revenues of $304bn, but in some countries postal financial services account for more than 50% of the
revenues.
While postal e-services still contribute modestly to revenues, Posts are making strides in adapting to new realities or intend to progressively develop postal e-services, while maintaining the efficiency of their traditional services.
Congress decided the UPU should continue its work on developing the .post project, which rests on the sponsored top-level domain given to the organisation in 2009 to be managed on behalf of the international postal community.
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