PHILIPPINES
Established: 1967 (as part of the National Economic Council – later reorganized as the National Economic and Development Authority), 1973 (became a government corporation by virtue of a presidential order)
DAP Bldg., San Miguel Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City
(P.O. Box 12788, Ortigas Center, Pasig City) Metro Manila, Philippines
- Phone:
- (63-2) 631-2126/2129/2143
- Fax:
- (63-2) 631-2126
- e-Mail:
- apolu@dap.edu.ph, apolugrantees@yahoo.com.ph
- URL:
- http://www.dap.edu.ph/
ORGANIZATION
The DAP is a government corporation established in 1973 with the original charter created by Presidential Decree (PD) 205, amended by PD 1061, and further amended by Executive Order (EO) 288.
Mandate
The DAP is mandated to assist the country's development efforts as a change catalyst and capacity builder. For more than three decades, it has supported the shaping of new policies, crafting of innovative programs, and modernizing the management of government agencies and private enterprises in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific Region.
The DAP as the NPO promotes productivity principles, techniques, and best practices across all sectors of the Philippine economy, helps effect actual improvements in productivity, and develops institutional infrastructure vital to sustained productivity enhancement.
Vision
The DAP envisions itself as a world-class national development and productivity organization.
Mission
- To build capacities and partnerships among the key sectors of Philippine society;
- To generate innovative, value-adding, and synergistic solutions to national and local concerns; and
- To join hands with the international community in promoting sustainable human development and global competitiveness.
Legal Character and Governance
The governance and policy directions of the DAP are vested in a Board of Trustees composed of the heads of the following agencies: Civil Service Commission, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Agriculture, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Education, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Finance, Department of Health, National Economic and Development Authority, and the Office of the President of the Philippines.
Operating Groups
The DAP’s mandate is carried out by the Programs, Regional Operations, and Graduate School groups:
- Programs GroupCenter for Governance (CfG), Center for Quality and Competitiveness (CQC), Center for Knowledge Management (CKM, Center for Sustainable Human Development (CSHD)
- Regional Operations GroupDAP sa Visayas (DsV), DAP sa Mindanao (DsM)
- Graduate School of Public and Development Management (GSPDM)Institute of Public Management (IPM), Institute of Productivity and Quality (IPQ), Learning Resource Center (LRC)
Clients
Government (national line agencies, local government units, government corporations), private-sector companies, international donor agencies, NGOs, and academia.
ACTIVITIES
Training, policy- and action-oriented research, technical assistance/consultancy services, and publication in the areas of:
- Good governance (public-sector reform, corruption prevention, integrity development, electoral reform, transparency and accountability in governance, fiscal accountability, citizens' charter)
- Productivity and quality (SME productivity and development, value chain productivity management, ISO-aligned QMS, Green Productivity, agricultural productivity, productivity and quality improvement/management)
- Knowledge management (organizational development, human capital development, knowledge sharing of best practices, knowledge audit, knowledge mapping, knowledge solutions)
- Sustainable human development (social equity advancement through rural development, community development, environmental management, e-community development)
Education through the Graduate School Degree Programs:
- Master's in Public Management
- Master's in Productivity and Quality Management
- Master's in Organizational Development
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