The best wishes of the UPU Secretary-General on the occasion of World Post Day

New World New Strategy

We are in an era of new information and communication technologies, including mobile phones and the Internet. However, the post did not stand idly by: they were also part of an increasingly digital world. The postal industry is constantly changing and adjusting to face the changing market.

As a powerful driving force for economic development, the post must continue to innovate, develop efficient and convenient postal services, adopt common standards and develop new technologies to enrich and improve the business. Regardless of entity or virtual, the post office can not only satisfy the user's communication needs, but also enable them to perform official duties, pay bills, collect remittances, order goods or track letters or parcels throughout the delivery chain.

Although the traditional communications business still accounts for the bulk of the total postal revenue, the postal service also benefited from the globalization of mail interchange. The post should seize the opportunity provided by electronic commerce. In the face of the advent of E-commerce, many postal services have been wisely prepared for business, which has facilitated the increase in the volume of parcels, is the right approach. Industry watchers predict that E-commerce sales will surpass the trillion-euro mark by 2013. Many of the goods ordered online will be delivered to users as parcels, and who else is more capable of this role than post?

UPU will continue to help countries post better Internet access and facilitate mail interchange. UPU will also continue to provide expertise and technology to encourage the development of innovative products and businesses in the postal service to better meet user needs and promote the sustainable development of the postal industry.

Governments must also achieve this goal. Government support for the postal industry is vital. With the support of the Government, the post can play a global role in its potential to become the engine of the national economy.

Despite the changing world, the postal industry is still well assured of the integrity of the postal service and the free flow of mail in a postal field.

2012 World Post Day, send my best wishes.