EETT participated in the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) Strategy Conference in Nairobi in September 2010, which focused on the shaping of the future strategy of the postal sector in a rapidly changing global environment.

The Conference included discussion and analysis of issues such as the following:

• UPU’s effectiveness in the midst of the global financial crisis.
• The impact of Postal Services on the environment and the actions to be taken for a more “green” environment.
• The regional implementation of the “Nairobi Postal Strategy”.
• New technologies and the change of consumer behavior in the Postal Services.
• Differentiation through the expansion of the Postal Services.
• Financial services through the post office and their added value for consumers.

Also, EETT took part in the UPU Forum in Bern, in November 2010, on “The Role of Regulation in an age of electronic substitution and liberalization”. The Forum included discussion and analysis of several critical issues for Postal Services relevant to:

• The US in the liberalized postal markets.
• Developing the postal market while reducing the environmental damage.
• The cooperation between the US Providers and the Courier Providers in a fully liberalized postal market.