The PUMed Postal Innovation Award is a yearly contest made to acknowledge the innovation efforts of its members and reward the most innovative proposal presented whereby the member countries evaluate all the proposals at a first step and then a Jury panel composed of 5 postal experts and consultants do the final evaluation of 3 shortlisted proposals. In 2019 contest, the following 8 member countries participated based on the ranking of the members’ voting, having the first 3 proposals shortlisted for the jury voting phase:

1. Spain: Commercial sampling solution, Direct marketing tool based on subscription, involving digital and physical networks
2. Lebanon: Biometric solutions used for the distribution tackling mainly the national security in the delivery efforts
3. Algeria: Mobile Post offices (25 +), remote regions, solar panels for energy saving
4. Cyprus: Pro-active Track and Trace solution, notification of events based on subscription
5. France: Contactless payment device for small payment, targeting mainly children, secure and controlled by parents
6. Jordan: Mobile application, virtual PO box with notification of tracking events, payment of customs duties
7. Portugal: Same day pick and delivery solution, route optimization
8. Turkey: Regional marketplaces in all turkish regions, involving digital and physical networks, CSR

1. Mr. Dung Pham Tram: Chairman, Caybo Consulting
2. Mr. Derek Osborn: Business coach, Management trainer and International facilitator
3. Mr. Elmar Toime: Chairman, Postea Group Inc.
4. Mr. Bernhard Bukovc: Chairman, Postal Innovation Platform
5. Mr. Mattia Crespi: Research Affiliate, Institute for the Future