According to a report by Fortune Business Insights in 2020, the market size of agritourism, a key component of rural tourism, was USD69.24 billion in 2019 and was projected to reach USD117.37 billion by 2027. The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed this projected growth, but the global tourism industry is anticipated to rebound through various new […]
This international conference is a commemoration of the APO’s Diamond Jubilee to showcase the productivity improvement journey in the Asia-Pacific region, specifically efforts to enhance GP. The APO’s 60th Anniversary celebrations started in 2021 but the associated commemorative events were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. GP was launched in 1994 in line with the […]
This P-Innovator highlights the thinnest solar panel available, Solar Paper, which has been adapted to help underprivileged children in Africa under the Solar Cow Project. In this project, children can bring Solar Cow batteries for recharging in Cow Chargers installed in schoolyards and study while the batteries are recharging. This sustainable power source creates an […]
Public-sector organizations have had to transform in response to rapid changes and uncertainties. As a result of complex new challenges, management of public services requires greater skills to guide the future course of public-sector organizations. These skills, in essence, are strategic management. They comprise deploying organizational capacity efficiently and managing performance to achieve the desired […]
Tourism provides abundant opportunities for employment, investment, infrastructure, and cultural exchanges. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism accounted for 7% of global trade and more than USD1.4 trillion of expenditure that created jobs and momentum for socioeconomic development. However, tourism often comes at the cost of environmental pollution, commercialization of local cultural activities, biased and insecure […]
