While the world is recovering from COVID-19, 2022 is a cautiously optimistic year. As new variants emerge periodically, challenges and uncertainty are likely to endure. Nonetheless, the world must move forward for rebound and regrowth. In this curtain-raiser of 2022 P-Talk, Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, President Director, Antara News Agency, Indonesia, moderates an interactive discussion with Dr. […]
Talent management remains a relatively unexplored, underdeveloped concept for the public sector. Dr. Ora-orn Poocharoen, Director, School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, uses human resource-related frameworks to explain talent management in the public sector linked to better performance and productivity. She also highlights the need for policymakers to be fully aware of the […]
The rural economy is sustained by the female workforce. But in reality, women often face obstacles to workforce entry and disadvantages compared with men. Empowering the female rural workforce is an important issue in promoting productivity and women’s participation in rural society. Executive Director Savitri Singh, National Centre for Cooperative Education, National Cooperative Union of […]
This P-Talk discusses how three university students initially set up a startup as a fishery data site and have grown the company into a leading integrated fisheries e-commerce platform in Indonesia. Fishers can sell their catch at a fair price using Aruna, which acts as a digital fish auction platform and marketplace for seafood products. […]
Innovations in agrifood must be accelerated for resilience against various challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic and for enhanced productivity to meet increasing food demand. Dr. Paul Teng, Managing Director and Dean of NIE International Pte. Ltd. and Adjunct Senior Fellow of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, gives an overview […]
