f)
Review status of Nairobi and other county maps with a view to upgrading for the purpose of
the addressing system;
g) Review of the existing Geographic Information System( GIS )status for the pilot and other
priority areas;
h) Assessing the need for upgrading the GIS capacity at Survey of Kenya, Ministry of Lands;
i) Development of the IT Databank;
j) Sensitization and public awareness;
k) Training requirements for groups managing the project including relevant benchmarking;
l) Development of project monitoring and evaluation system.
9.7
Public Postal Service (by PCK)
Globally the traditional postal service sector is undergoing reform, fuelled in the main by the advent
of the digital economy. The proliferation of electronic mail as well as other communication mediums,
poses challenges for growth in the postal services market. The critical issue for postal service
operators is how to respond to these new technological challenges.
Electronic substitution of traditional mail is accelerating as both consumers and businesses adopt
electronic processes across multiple domains. Mail users are shifting from traditional hard copy
distribution models to a variety of new ways to digitally communicate, advertise, or transact. The
emergence of digital methods of communication has, however, not diminished the role and
importance of postal services. The advent of modern networks, and broadband internet in particular,
have provided new opportunities for the traditional postal services sector.
The digital revolution presents an opportunity as a disruptive innovation to the traditional business of
postal services, and as such there is room for out of the box thinking to build new business models,
which leverage off a thorough understanding of the evolving needs of citizens. A postal system can
help to provide logistical solutions to integrate data flows, physical flows and financial flows.
Considering the services rendered today by the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK), the Government is
supportive of PCK’s continued mandate in terms of ensuring universal service.
The Corporation will be encouraged to modernise and utilise its extensive network and presence to
support the delivery of government services, including e-government and Internet services to
especially far flung rural communities and use them as service enablers rather than impediments.
9.8
Objective and Strategies
The policy focus is aimed at creating an environment that attracts increased investments in the postal
and couriers services sector and allows the development of postal infrastructure and services that
support national development goals. The postal market will be divided into the exclusive and nonexclusive market segments. The policy objective is for the Public Postal Service provider to focus more
on logistics or provision of services through the following strategies;
(a) Leveraging PCK infrastructure for government services such as tax filing, small business
support, and Internet cafe services ;
(b) Providing Internet services, delivering books and medicine ;
(c) Providing basic internet services through wireless media ;
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