Goal 9: Industry, innovation & infrastructure


Thanks to its unparalleled reach to everyone, everywhere in the world, the Post is an essential partner in bridging the digital divide to support UN Sustainable Development Goal 9 on building resilient infrastructure, promoting sustainable industrialization, and fostering innovation.

With the majority of Posts now offering a wide range of digital services, people and small businesses around the world are now able to access a variety of e-commerce, e-government, e-logistics and e-payments services through their local post office. This access fosters their digital, financial, trade and social inclusion.

The UPU supports innovation on digital services across the postal network through global research, capacity building, and innovative technological solutions. 

News & media

UPU seeks to connect every post office to the Internet by 2030

UPU seeks to connect every post office to the Internet by 2030

12.01.2023 — The new multistakeholder initiative led by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) aims to bridge digital and physical divides and foster the socio-economic development of the communities served by Posts.
Ethiopost and UPU’s .POST – Together towards digital future

Ethiopost and UPU’s .POST – Together towards digital future

16.12.2022 — On the margins of the 17th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) – a multistakeholder forum held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between 28 November and 2 December 2022 – the UPU’s .POST project team engaged with the host country’s postal operator and new .POST Group member, the Ethiopian Postal Service (Ethiopost).
UPU Innovation Forum calls for collaboration and risk-taking

UPU Innovation Forum calls for collaboration and risk-taking

27.10.2022 — The first Postal Innovation Forum was held during the UPU’s Postal Operations Council sessions, bringing representatives from the postal industry together to talk about innovation as a cross-cutting issue that is driving the growth of the sector.

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