This P-Talk provides insights into how SMEs can achieve productivity improvement and business transformation through the adoption of business analytics, the process of using quantitative methods to derive meaning from data to make informed business decisions. Dr. Hamed Fazlollahtabar, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Damghan University, I.R. Iran, explains and highlights the roles of […]
This P-Talk underlines the challenges and opportunities for traditional agrifood-sector enterprises to enhance food security. The interactive networking model in agribusiness highlights an approach different from the linear approach. Dr. Coskun Serefoglu, Agri-Environmental Economist, Ankara Development Agency, shares insights from the TAGTECH program in Turkiye which brings together experts, decisionmakers, and innovators across the entire […]
This P-Talk highlights the challenges and opportunities for inclusive rural development and how it could be enhanced. Dr. Chang-gil Kim discusses the importance of the integrated rural development approach with economic, social, and political dimensions and shares good practices in the ROK. Inclusive rural development involves changes in socioeconomic aspects in the quality of life […]
This P-Talk highlights the key insights from the APO Productivity Databook 2022. This hallmark annual publication is part of ongoing efforts to support APO member economies in coping with current challenges, including postpandemic revival, and contribute to their socioeconomic development through enhancing productivity. Dr. Vu Minh Khuong, Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public […]
This P-Talk examines the geographic disparities in demographic trends and patterns in the Asian region, including differentials in population growth rates; levels of urbanization, migration, and fertility; and changing population structures and their overall implications for the productivity of national economies. Dr. Grace Cruz, Director of the Population Institute of the University of the Philippines, […]
