Ghana Post to go high tech

The management of Ghana Post is to begin a counter computerization programme to make the company more competitive.

This is part of a programme by the management to reposition the company to respond to the demands for efficient postal services and to provide customers with what they want.

The plan was contained in a statement issued in Accra by the company to mark the Pan African Post Day which fell on January 18.

The Day was set aside by the Pan African Postal Union to create awareness in the minds of the public on the important role the Post plays in the development of countries.

This year’s theme was: “The Post at the heart of competition”.

The statement said when the counter computerization had been done, Ghana Post would integrate internet cafes into its core business nationwide.

“There will also be other new services which we will introduce taking advantage of the opportunities that ICT will create for us. These include bill payments for utilities and money transfer services,” it said.

The statement said in Africa and more especially Ghana, where liberalization had been total, public postal operations ought to show tenacity and initiative to be able to face the competitive environment to remain in business.

This meant that public postal operations had to adopt strategic re-orientation of activities for survival and prosperity for their companies.

The postal market in Ghana had seen a progressive competition and the statement acknowledged there was competition from all angles, the statement said.