As countries prepare to meet in Dubai to decide the future of the postal sector, digitization of the postal network and its services will be at the forefront of discussions. The UPU’s Postal Technology Centre stands ready to help secure the sector as it moves ever more online.
As the postal network evolves to meet the demands of e-commerce, its reliance on digital tools and processes has grown significantly. This has led to a paradigm shift in the way international postal items move across borders.
Where data once followed a postal item, now data determines how and when it moves. This transformation has strengthened the physical security of the network, enabling customs and supply chain partners to access more detailed information about postal contents than ever before. (....)