Traditional postal services face a looming challenge from the rapid advancement of digital technologies. To remain relevant in today's context, postal operators are undertaking efforts to modernize their services. To ensure the success of these modernization endeavors, they not only require effective methodologies but also need to enhance the skills of their workforce.
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) will establish a regional training school in Egypt, according to an agreement signed with the Egyptian Post in Berne (Switzerland) last Thursday. The training school will provide professional training to civil servants and postal staff from Africa and Arab countries.
"The agreement supports the UPU's technical cooperation activities aimed at developing human resources in its member countries. It will lead to the organization of professional training for civil servants and postal staff," noted the UPU.
The professionals trained by the center will help the two regions meet the challenges faced by the postal sector, notably the digitalization of postal services. Indeed, with the rapid adoption of digital technologies, postal operators need to adapt to survive. Egypt is one of the African pioneers of digital postal service. It launched the digitalization of its postal sector in September 2019.
The school adds to the network of training institutions established by the UPU to advance the modernization of postal services. According to the UN agency, these regional training centers are educational platforms, which equip postal professionals with upgraded skills to master procurement product development, e-commerce, postal security, and international compensation techniques among others.
Vanessa Ngono Atangana
Mediterrania Capital bought Australian Amcor's Moroccan packaging unit Enko Capital took ov...
Enko Capital acquires Servair’s fast-food unit in Côte d’Ivoire, including the Burger King franchi...
Central bank to release $1 billion in cash to curb black market demand Move aims to ease inf...
From eastern Chad, where measles and meningitis are spreading through overcrowded refugee camps, to ...
Standard Chartered arranges $2.33 billion for Tanzania railway project Funding support...
Project targets up to 1 million tons of output using solar and wind Initial investment estimated at $5 billion, with expansion potential Plan...
Ghana rolls out Publican AI at Tema Port, with early revenue rising from GH₵2.4bn to GH₵3.6bn after deployment System flags undervaluation and fraud...
Rice is deeply rooted in diets but demand now far outpaces local supply Production has increased across the region, yet value chains remain...
First RMBS listing on BRVM backed by NSIA Banque Côte d’Ivoire CFA10 billion securitization aims to expand housing finance Move seeks to deepen...
UK museum to return 45 Botswana artifacts after 150 years Items collected in 1890s; restitution follows Botswana request Return tied to...
The history of Kerma stretches back several millennia. Located in what is now northern Sudan, the site was inhabited as early as prehistoric times....