Hybrid mail service presented to users

Stakeholders delved on the advantages of the service during a two-day workshop in Limbe.

In an era of innovative developments in technology, companies and even individuals are leaving no stone unturned to ensure low cost, safe, secure and reliable mail delivery services to customers.

Within this context of stepping up efficiency, officials of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications with the technical expertise of the Central African Backbone (CAB) project, the World Bank and the other stakeholders; opened a two-day workshop in Limbe (September 18-19) aimed at presenting studies carried out for the putting in place of the hybrid mail service to users in Cameroon.

Apart from the presentation of studies carried out for the putting in place of the hybrid mail service, the over 30 participants mostly from the telecommunications, banking and insurance sectors were also drilled on the benefits of the hybrid mail service to Campost, examples from other African countries, management and training; among others.

Hybrid mail, Jacob Johnson, a consultant said, is mail that is delivered using a combination of electronic and physical delivery. It involves digital data being transported into physical letter items at distributed at print centres located as close as possible to final delivery addresses.

It enables customers to reduce the amount of time, effort and money it takes to mail any volume of letters or documents for little or no capital outlay.

Representing the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Nana Yomba Lucien, assistant General Manager of Campost focused on the benefits of keeping mail electronically closer to the point of destination and the strides made by Cameroon in an era where the role of paper in modern transactions is fast dwindling.

Reine Essobmadje, an expert in the sector, sounded upbeat with the hybrid mail service.

“There will be a lot of innovations. Companies will get their correspondence in the hands of their customers as quickly as possible. Newspapers can be digitally printed and delivered easily in each region,” he said.