Walter Trezek, Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee “Digitalization facilitates partnerships. Even the largest companies and Posts cannot do it by themselves. The new UPU Consultative Committee structure is about direct communication and dialogue, but also about interconnectivity and integration of private partners and their solutions into the existing global IT backbone of the UPU.
It is about shaping the digital future of the sector together.”
HIGHLIGHTS (February/March) – SAPOA annual meeting (28 February–1 March 2024) and SIDS Postal Forum (5–7 March 2024)
CC member logistics-natives signing a MoU with SAPOA
The CC Secretary, Alexander Thern-Svanberg, had the opportunity to introduce the postal prosperity zones model on day 2 (Strategy Day), and to network with several stakeholders, including private companies (such as Software Group and Africawide) that are particularly active in the Southern African region.
The month of March was busy for the Consultative Committee, as it attended two important postal sector events. It first attended the Southern African Postal Operators Association (SAPOA) annual meeting in Gaborone, Botswana, from 28 February to 1 March 2024. The event was a success for the CC, with two of the members attending – logistics-natives and MyDutyCollect – signing memoranda of understanding with SAPOA. Escher Group and Ship2myId were also present.
right to left: Raymond Chiimba, CEO of AfricaWide, CC Secretary Alexander Thern-Svanberg, Mokgathi Magapa (BTC Board Chair), and Musa Dube, DG of Eswatini Post
It then participated in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Postal Forum in Seychelles from 5 to 7 March 2024, during which Ship2MyID concluded an agreement with Seychelles Postal Services (SPS). An article featuring Ship2MyID’s future partnership was published in the newspaper “TODAY in Seychelles” and can be found here.
New Members
Zenith Carex
27.02.2024 —
GOLD MEMBER
Zenith Carex International Limited is an indigenous one-stop-shop logistics service provider with international affiliations, offering the following services: courier, logistics, sea and air clearing/export, cold chain expert, haulage and transportation, warehousing and distribution.
In line with its company vision, Zenith Carex has cut a niche in the provision of third-party logistics services, ensuring the swift distribution of various commodities, including nationwide cold chain delivery.
GN TEQ Limited
22.02.2024 —
SILVER MEMBER
GN TEQ was founded with the aim to revolutionize and simplify commercial cross-border e‑commerce logistics. Its founders and their carefully selected team bring an unrivalled mix of “been there/done that” solutions, proven expertise in the postal and e-commerce world, and entrepreneurial thinking.
GN TEQ provides an enterprise-level operating system, GN LIS, which offers Posts a complete white-labelled system to operate a commercial e-commerce shipping company, just like an integrator. GN LIS can handle shipping services and routeing, produces final-mile carrier labels, and creates parcel manifests for export, line haul and import clearance – all the way to final delivery.
FEPE
20.02.2024 —
NGO MEMBER
The Federation for Envelopes and for Light and E-Commerce Packaging in Europe (FEPE), founded in 1957, champions direct mail as an effective medium in a digital-centric world, utilizing innovative printing technologies for impactful communications.
NGO MEMBER
FEPE advocates for the right to choose, emphasizing the citizen's right to select how they receive important documents, such as tax forms and bills, without facing disadvantages in comparison with digital formats. This stance reflects FEPE's commitment to the sustainable use of paper and mail, championing accessibility and choice in information delivery in today's digital landscape.
SF Express
18.01.2024 —
GOLD MEMBER
SF Express is the largest integrated logistics service provider in China and Asia, and the fourth largest in the world, offering domestic and international end-to-end one-stop supply chain services..jpg)
Relying on leading scientific and technological research and development capabilities, SF Express is committed to building the digital supply chain ecology and becoming a leader in the global intelligent supply chain.
Cainiao
18.01.2024 —
GOLD MEMBER
Cainiao was founded by the Alibaba Group and a number of other partners in 2013. It is a global leader in e-commerce logistics, one of the world’s largest providers of international cross-border e-commerce logistics services and a key player in logistics services throughout China..jpg)
Cainiao’s leading technology capabilities and deep e-commerce insights set it apart, enabling it to become a leader in each of its business segments.
Upcoming Events
CC members can also sponsor events organized in various countries throughout the year by the designated operators, ministries in charge of posts, and regulators of UPU member countries. More details on sponsorship can be found here.
NEXT 2024 EVENTS
Annual Caribbean Postal Union Conference (3 to 5 June 2024) and the 20th Caribbean Council of Ministers for Postal Affairs (6 and 7 June 2024), Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
03.06.2024 —
The 26th Annual Caribbean Postal Union (CPU) Conference and the 20th Caribbean Council of Ministers for Postal Affairs (CCPMA) meeting will be held from 3 to 7 June 2024 in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Latest News
Consultative Committee webinar – "Automated cyber risk management to achieve digital age resilience” (27.02.2024)
22.03.2024 — On 27 February, the UPU Consultative Committee held its first webinar of 2024, on the theme "Automated cyber risk management to achieve digital age resilience”.
Ship2MyID to conclude deal with Seychelles Postal Services
11.03.2024 — UPU Consultative Committee member Ship2MyID successfully concluded an agreement with the Seychelles Postal Services following its participation in the Small Island Developing States Postal Forum in the Seychelles (5–7 March 2024).
Zenith Carex
27.02.2024 —
GOLD MEMBER
Zenith Carex International Limited is an indigenous one-stop-shop logistics service provider with international affiliations, offering the following services: courier, logistics, sea and air clearing/export, cold chain expert, haulage and transportation, warehousing and distribution.
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