Developing Countries' Postal Service Needs to be accommodated

Indonesia suggested that members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) accommodate the service that is applied in developing countries in order to simplify postal shipment among countries. The suggestion was conveyed during the postal regulator meeting conference, which is now ongoing in Switzerland.

Director General of Post and Telecommunication at the Information and Communication Department, Basuki Yusuf Iskandar, said that standard postal service among UPU country members is not equal. “This condition cause difficulties in postal shipment to the destination,” said Basuki in Jakarta last week.

The matter of shipment and standards must be made more comprehensive. Creating these standards became an important issue in the meeting. Acting as the UPU Administrative Council member, Indonesia conveyed the suggestion. “We hope that the conference listens to the voice of a developing country,” said Basuki.

Basuki explained, the standard comprises three types of shipments: physical dimensions (letter and goods shipment), electronic dimensions (shipment via e-mail), and financial dimension (money transfer by electronic transaction).

According to Post & Telecommunication Directorate General’s spokesperson, Gatot S. Dewa Broto, although there has not been any standard applied, the postal condition in Indonesia still has many things to repair. Post in Indonesia is still manual as it hasn’t postal equipment used in other countries.

In addition, shipment service in Indonesia still has many impediments. Thus, PT Pos Indonesia must be aggressive and innovative in their activities. “The impediment level is still high in the link or network between terminals. If we want to develop, we should be able to reduce the delay level,” said Gatot.