The Hindu Business Line : ‘Postal network should use tech for new services’

New Delhi, Nov 28 India’s postal network can use new technologies for providing microfinance services, set up e-knowledge centres and extend banking facilities in rural areas, according to the Communications and IT Minister, Mr A. Raja.

The Minister — who was speaking at the executive council meeting of Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) — said the transformation process in postal services was vital to enable them to respond to changes in the new era of globalisation.

He emphasised the need for managers to learn, search and scan environment to read changes and develop strategies to adapt the post to the changed situation.

“The postal workforce will need to become skilled and well informed. Human resource development will become the key to the success of Post and managers will need to innovate, encourage participation and lead change,” he said.

India Post is hosting the 30th Asian Pacific Postal Union, Executive Council (APPU-EC) meeting from November 27 to December 1, with an aim to exchange views and discuss matters of mutual interest, with a view to strengthen co-operation amongst postal administrations and postal service providers in the Asia-Pacific region.

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