The APO Certification Body Development (CBD) Program aims to develop NPOs and their affiliated organizations to become APO-accredited CBs to operate certification schemes of productivity specialists. As a CB, one of the important components is to build a pool of qualified assessors who are familiar with certification schemes and assessment methods. APO-PS 101: Requirements for […]
This P-Talk highlights the current and emerging roles of innovation agencies for supporting innovation and entrepreneurship by considering the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow. By gathering evidence from using different futuristic scenarios, Alex Glennie, Senior Policy Manager, Innovation Growth Lab, Nesta, United Kingdom, explains the innovation policies required in national ecosystems and how they could […]
Performance management systems are tools to measure, control, and improve operations to achieve strategic goals. In the public sector, they are applied to set standards for improving the performance, productivity, and quality of public service delivery. Performance management has gained momentum in the public sector as a strategic approach to the management of public resources […]
In the Asia-Pacific region, the service sector plays a significant role in economic and labor productivity growth. According to the APO Productivity Databook 2021, in 2010–19 the service sector dominated GDP growth, and advances in ICT have led to increases in service-sector contributions to labor productivity growth in most Asian countries. The proliferation of new […]
Rural tourism has great potential in the Asia-Pacific region with its abundant natural and cultural resources. The APO has been supporting its members in promoting productive, sustainable, and inclusive rural tourism, as aligned with the APO Vision 2025 goal of inclusive productivity. While the tourism sector has grown in the last decades, many rural communities […]
