Uganda’s postal system is the poorest in world
Feb 19, 2008
UGANDA’S postal technology is among the least developed and most static in the world, a report has showed. “Unlike in the telecommunications sub-sector where new technologies have been introduced and followed by drastic changes in the Uganda market, the labour- intensive nature of postal service
By David Muwanga
UGANDA’S postal technology is among the least developed and most static in the world, a report has showed. “Unlike in the telecommunications sub-sector where new technologies have been introduced and followed by drastic changes in the Uganda market, the labour- intensive nature of postal services remains unchanged in Uganda since it was established in the 1970s,†explained the report.
The baseline study report on postal services in Uganda was presented by a team of consultants to the stakeholders at a workshop at Hotel Africana, Kampala last week. The study assessed the demand of the postal services and the areas for improvement.
The report said the postal sub-sector had been eroded by the development of internet, electronic mail and cellular telephone technologies.
“While other sectors have evolved to adapt to the changing market environment and to the development of competing services like internet service providers, the mix of the Uganda postal products and services have remained static,†the report said.
UGANDA’S postal technology is among the least developed and most static in the world, a report has showed. “Unlike in the telecommunications sub-sector where new technologies have been introduced and followed by drastic changes in the Uganda market, the labour- intensive nature of postal services remains unchanged in Uganda since it was established in the 1970s,†explained the report.
The baseline study report on postal services in Uganda was presented by a team of consultants to the stakeholders at a workshop at Hotel Africana, Kampala last week. The study assessed the demand of the postal services and the areas for improvement.
The report said the postal sub-sector had been eroded by the development of internet, electronic mail and cellular telephone technologies.
“While other sectors have evolved to adapt to the changing market environment and to the development of competing services like internet service providers, the mix of the Uganda postal products and services have remained static,†the report said.