Postal System Keep Pace with Rapid Developments, in the Kingdom

The Postal System proved to keep pace with rapid developments, the Kingdom experiencing, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Al-Sawahah emphasized.

It improved the customer experience with the postal logistics services sector, commenting on the occasion of the Cabinet’s approval of the postal system, indicating that this approval comes as an extension of the unlimited support and special care that the telecommunications, information technology and postal sectors enjoy from the wise leadership, with the aim of serving the country and achieving the welfare of the citizen, he pointed out.

The objectives of the postal system are to develop the postal logistics services sector, in a way that enhances and achieves the goals and objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, to enable a vibrant society, a prosperous economy and an ambitious and effective service, he stated.

And to create the legal and regulatory basis for the process of developing postal and logistical services, at the local levels and internationally, he stressed, adding that by taking advantage of global experiences, in regulating postal logistics services, he explained.

Ultimate goal is to enable the communications and information technology commission to exercise its regulatory and supervisory role and meet the needs of beneficiaries and service providers, and achieve the desired economic and social returns for the Kingdom, he elaborated.

The postal system covers the major changes that have occurred in the sector with the change and acceleration of the sector and technology, and the emergence of new solutions in the sector that did not exist previously, he added.

These steps encourage and support attracting investments and capital to the sector, he stressed that the system aims to improve the experience of customers with the postal sector in the Kingdom, preserving rights, raising the level of the postal sector’s contribution to the national product, and ensuring a healthy environment that raises the level of competition among postal companies, in the Kingdom.

Eng. Al-Sawaha stated that the system included 37 articles dealing with provisions related to licenses, competition, obligations and rights of service providers and beneficiaries, clearance of postal materials, responsibility and confidentiality.

In addition, the control and inspection, violations and penalties, as well as an explanation of the types of postal services and the nature of the role assigned to the Communications and Information Technology Commission, he highlighted.