FG Disclosed UPU’s Operational Efficiency for E-commerce
TECHDIGEST- The Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) operational readiness for e-commerce has been made public by the Federal Government, which will help the postal industry in Africa run more smoothly.
On Tuesday in Abuja, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) announced its operational readiness for the e-commerce (ORE-3)- Startup Project workshop for the Africa area. The announcement was made by Prof. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications & Digital Economy.
Pantami, who was represented by Mr. Mainasara Abubakar of the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST), said the training was required because the conventional postal business is changing so quickly.
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“The advent of the digital economy and the navigation of consumers’ demand among multiple communication channels are key factors changing the way Postal business is conducted. These, therefore, make innovation a critically important option for business survival and prosperity,” he said.
According to him, digitization has given the postal service sector, a crucial component of infrastructure, a broader dimension. He contends that the post may make a considerable contribution to social and economic advancement, the creation of jobs, and the alleviation of poverty provided that postal reforms implemented by governments are founded on sound financial analysis.
The training was arranged, according to Rt Hon Adepoju Sunday, CEO of NIPOST and Postmaster General of the Federation, to ensure that the African postal administration can compete with other postal organisations around the world. Sunday also expressed appreciation for the help in hosting the training that NIPOST received from the UPU and Pan African Postal Union (PAPU).
According to him: “This workshop evaluates the operational readiness for e-commerce 3 and remuneration by African postal administrations. And to establish the need to take decisions and make policies that will accelerate positive reforms towards ital readiness for e-commerce.” He also said digitalization is changing supply chains and how customers buy online.
“These innovations are fostering considerable changes in posts’ strategic objectives by requiring them to reevaluate their predictability, transparency, security, and efficiency to meet new customer requirements,” he said.
The representative of the DG of UPU, Mr Amadou Amadou said the workshop was borne out of the successful implementation of past regional operational efficiency and e-commerce projects 1 and 2. He said the UPU will implement the operational efficiency and e-commerce project 3 during 2022 – 2025.
“The project aims to assist postal formations in modernizing their operational processes and using available IT standardized tools and last-mile delivery systems to implement functional solutions that meet regulatory and operational requirements.
“In this context, the UPU International Bureau has developed capacity building and technical assistance projects to coordinate and improve the digital capacity and capability of the post. The integrated approach of these projects aims to help postal administrations modernize digital tools and implement digital solutions, which meet e-commerce requirements,” he said.
According to him, successful implementation of the project will contribute to further growth of the e-commerce market by improving their last-mile delivery reliability and providing consumers with increased visibility. “This is achievable through message exchanges and more customer-oriented solutions. The focus of the project will be on improving efficiency and e-commerce development hence the title of the project “Operational Efficiency and E-commerce Development”,” he said.
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