Brunei Attends Postal Service Conference
By Debbie Too

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam has sent a delegation to the three-day Universal Postal Union Strategy conference in Dubai in the hope that their participation will result in improved postal services for the country.

Communications Minister Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong led Brunei's delegation to the conference which will gather about 1,000 participants from more than 130 member countries from November 14 to16.

The team will discuss with their counterparts from the other countries the changing environment of the postal sector and explore ways of building a dynamic global infrastructure that is able to satisfy customer needs.

"The Postal Services Department needs to learn from the experience of developed and developing countries in the various strategies and new products available and also to learn how the existing products could be further improved to meet customer needs," the Ministry of Communications said in a statement. "These are among the few issues which will be deliberated during the three-day conference."

Other issues to be taken up in the conference include the role of postal services in the information society, types of postal networks, ensuring the sustainable development of the postal sector, and reform and transformation of the postal sector.

Brunei recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of its postal services, with the Sultanate's Postal Services Department vowing to continue to remain relevant despite the ongoing challenges posed by the private operators that make use of ICT.

Moreover, the ministry recently hosted a roundtable among Asean Post Chief Executive Officers in which a resolution was reached and will be tabled at the Dubai conference.

This year's Universal Postal Union Strategy conference marks a significant development as for the first time, the conference will be held away from its headquarters in Switzerland.

It is hosted by Dubai under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.

The conference will also offer a unique opportunity for members of the conference to meet and establish networks which could become useful in shaping the future of the postal sector.

Pg Hj Mohd Yakub Pg Haji Othman, the ministry's acting permanent secretary, Postmaster General Abdul Kadir Tengah and senior officials from the ministry and the Postal Service Department are accompanying the minister to the conference.  -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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