Singapore

Technology:

Technology in Singapore is definitely comparable to that of many developed nations in the world, as it accelerates along the fast pace of scientific progress in the Asian region. Every Singapore Post outlet is equipped with automated stamp-printing machines where the user simply slots in the required amount of coins and gets a computer-generated stamp sticker.

All postal services are aided by a main computer network where postal rates and tariffs to anywhere in the world are listed within seconds. The customer simply queues in at the counter and weighs his package on an electronic scale. The weight and destination information are keyed in and the required postage is calculated on the spot.

Singapore is currently overhauling the entire postal processing system with larger capacity mail-sorting machines and security inspection devices. The introduction of a 6-digit postal code was to complement the new postal code readers that were in full operational use in 1998.