Delegation from University of Connecticut visits EDC to study

public-private sector partnerships

Dubai, Jun 1, 2010: An academic delegation from the University of Connecticut, led by Ms. Kathleen Dechant, Management Professor, visited Electronic Documents Centre (EDC), a subsidiary of Emirates Post Group, specialising in mail fulfilment and card personalisation.

The visit was part of the University’s initiative to study models of successful partnerships between public sector organisations and private companies. EDC is a joint venture between Emirates Post and Abba Electronics.

The delegation was welcomed by Mr. Abdullah Al Hammadi, Acting CEO of EDC, along with Mr. Obaid Al Qatami, Deputy CEO of EDC.

The delegation toured the premises of EDC and was briefed on its integrated services, such as printing of invoices and statements, enveloping and mailing, through sophisticated machines, for corporate clients from the sectors of telecommunications, health and services.

The delegation also toured the high-security card personalisation section that prints cards with microchip technology for banks, loyalty companies and other companies in a highly secure environment.

Members of the delegation praised EDC for the high quality of services and speed of completing the processes, and hailed it as a successful model of partnership between the public sector and a private company.

EDC, set up in 2002 with the partnership of Abba Electronics to handles multiple printing and mailing requirements of large companies. EDC has been developed as a hi-tech one-stop shop that automates the entire chain from printing to enveloping to mailing, in a secure environment, enabling its clients to devote themselves to their core business.