As a Sri Lankan I would like to see the advantages of a hybrid mail system implemented in our country. This is a new system(service) that can be introduced to Sri Lanka's Department Of Post easily. I intend to address the problem of not having a proper way of sending urgent documents or other mails to rural or urban areas in which internet is hardly in access of the public. I'm referring to a system called the 'Hybrid Mail System'.
For instance if Jack wants to send a mail to Smith who does not have access to internet, Jack can use this system to send a soft copy via email to Smith's postal address which would reach the nearest post office to Smith, then that post office will print a hardcopy and will deliver it to Smith via post.
The concept of this system is quite simple. This is a combination of digital and physical mail systems. It involves transforming digital data into physical letter items at distribution centers located as close as possible to the final delivery location(physical address). Because this system requires a number of centers though out the country, the best place to introduce such a system is our Department of POST. For better service this system requires to have internet facility at all the post offices. However It is possible to start the system using only main offices. As per my knowledge the internet is already a requirement of this department for a better service and for an easy internal administration with new technologies. And I suppose introduction of this system will be a good improvement for the department's target of adopting the new technologies.
This new, fast and easy to use system will allow the Department of Post to provide a better service to the public. Most of the countries in which this system is used, it has been introduced and is currently run by the private sector. Although, in my opinion, it is best that the Department of Post itself introduces this system as the department has been the trusted way of communication between all Sri Lankans for more than 200 years.
Some countries might not need such a system because of their high percentage of internet users(see this). But in some cases they also might need this. When we come to Sri Lanka we have the requirement of such a system. not only because of our low internet user persantage (see this), but also to have a fast and easy service.
So now, do you think this is possible to be implemented in a country like Sri Lanka. How viable do u think it is.......?
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