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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230602
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
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SUMMARY:Training Course on Leadership in Public-sector Organizations
DESCRIPTION:In the postpandemic era and with other ongoing changes\, public-sector officials must broaden their skills\, strengthen management systems\, and enhance performance by supporting new productivity initiatives. Strong leadership is an essential component to solve the problems and challenges faced by the public-sector organization\, as well as its complexity (Lyndsay\, C. University of Strathclyde\, 2020). Over the last decade\, the APO has organized a range of activities and developed strategies to improve public-sector productivity. The APO Public-sector Productivity Program Framework and Framework for Public-sector Leadership map out the necessary competencies for efficient public service delivery. It is necessary to update the leadership qualities required to make public-sector organizations more innovative in response to environmental challenges. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/training-course-on-leadership-in-public-sector-organizations/
LOCATION:Sri Lanka
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230603
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230406T073905Z
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UID:56727-1685404800-1685750399@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Development of Productivity Practitioners among the Youth
DESCRIPTION:The APO Vision 2025 emphasizes inclusiveness in the productivity movement. Considering the large populations of young people in APO members\, enhancing their awareness and knowledge of productivity enhancement is essential. With job markets becoming more competitive\, productivity knowledge and skills will give them a competitive edge. \nThe Development of Productivity Practitioners is an APO flagship program to produce cadres of productivity experts in member economies. The program\, which provides the knowledge and skills to develop productivity consultants and trainers\, has focused on individuals already working in industry or professionals from National Productivity Organizations (NPOs). It is now crucial to expand that focus. Providing opportunities to the youth or young professionals to embrace and spread the productivity culture will help NPOs in promoting national movements\, as talented young people are expected to lead their organizations in the future. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/development-of-productivity-practitioners-among-the-youth/
LOCATION:Cambodia
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230602
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230510T072503Z
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SUMMARY:Startup-centric Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Innovation plays a central role in boosting productivity. In this P-Talk\, Associate Dean of Global Engagement Dr. Robyn Klingler-Vidra\, King’s College London\, UK shares research results from a global study that seeks to operationalize startup-centric innovation policy into key attributes to provide policymakers with actionable insights into the language and parameters to use when designing specific policy types. \nNatural language processing (NLP) techniques to identify key attributes in the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Atlas policy database\, consisting of 298 startup policies from 192 countries\, are explained. \nPlease click here to watch. \nSubscribe to our APO YouTube channel for more videos and updates on our activities. \nFor any inquiries\, please write to: p-talk@apo-tokyo.org.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/startup-centric-innovation/
LOCATION:APO Secretariat
CATEGORIES:P-Talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230607
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230522T055119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T055158Z
UID:57011-1686009600-1686095999@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Community Enterprise Approach for Productive Gainsharing in a Farm Community
DESCRIPTION:This P-Talk introduces a successful gainsharing practice in an informal small farmers’ community through the community enterprise approach (CEA). Sakiul Millat Morshed\, Executive Director of Shikkha Shastha Unnayan Karzakram (SHISUK)\, Bangladesh\, explains his CEA concept and presents a case in Bangladesh showing how the CEA emphasizes the involvement of all informal community members and facilitates the alignment of individual and community interests through a productive gainsharing scheme. \nPlease click here to watch. \nSubscribe to our APO YouTube channel for more videos and updates on our activities. \nFor any inquiries\, please write to: p-talk@apo-tokyo.org.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/community-enterprise-approach-for-productive-gainsharing-in-a-farm-community/
LOCATION:APO Secretariat
CATEGORIES:P-Talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230608
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230330T061441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T061441Z
UID:56693-1686096000-1686182399@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Conference on Productivity Enhancement in the Hospitality Industry
DESCRIPTION:As the world gradually recovers from the pandemic\, the hospitality sector is still rebuilding. Limitations on direct human contacts\, currency fluctuations\, and increased fuel and electricity prices are all anticipated to persist. Yet\, where movement restrictions were lifted\, tourist numbers increased. According to a CBRE report in 2022\, the equivalent number of pre-pandemic tourist arrivals will reach the Asia-Pacific by 2024\, while hotel performance will remain the same as in 2019. The 2020 UN World Tourism Organization report\, “Rethinking Tourism\,” underlined the hospitality industry’s immense potential to generate beneficial economic effects to address pandemic-related issues while also reforming the sector through innovation\, climate action\, and investment. The hospitality industry is urged to embrace an innovative mindset for reconstructing sustainable business models for the long term in addition to recovering more quickly from the pandemic over the short term. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/conference-on-productivity-enhancement-in-the-hospitality-industry/
LOCATION:Thailand
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230616
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230411T075352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T075352Z
UID:56769-1686614400-1686873599@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Workshop on Management of the APO Certification Bodies of Productivity Specialists
DESCRIPTION:The APO-AB Program aims to enhance the capability of NPOs or their affiliated organizations to act as CBs. This is expected to build APO brand awareness\, cultivate and expand a community of experts\, and raise APO visibility as a global leader in productivity. It will also elevate the role of NPOs from training providers to CBs in productivity fields. \nWith the accreditation of four CBs\, the APO-AB is gaining experience from its consultants\, assessors\, and CBs. This should be transferred to all NPOs involved in CB development or intending to participate in CB development projects. This workshop will discuss the APO-AB system and guide NPOs or their affiliated organizations in complying with the standards of practice set by the APO-AB for CBs to operate certification of persons schemes. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/workshop-on-management-of-the-apo-certification-bodies-of-productivity-specialists/
LOCATION:Malaysia
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230614
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230617
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230609T061902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230614T053617Z
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SUMMARY:Conference on Productivity and Green Growth: New Interlocking Paradigms
DESCRIPTION:COP26 adopted the Glasgow Climate Pact 2021 as part of efforts to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C. While it focused on mitigating emissions\, adaptation to climate change\, financing\, and collaboration\, the recently concluded COP27 reaffirmed commitments to limit the temperature rise. It went a step further through an agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding to countries facing adverse impacts of climate change. India assumed G20 presidency in 2023 with the motto of “One earth\, One family\, One future\,” emphasizing the value of all life forms. This is in synergy with the government initiative known as Mission Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) to create a cleaner\, greener\, bluer future launched in October 2022. For several decades\, the APO has been conducting activities related to environmental protection. The Green Productivity (GP) concept developed by the APO provides industry a framework for simultaneous improvement of productivity\, quality\, and profitability with the least environmental impact. \nFor more details please click on PIP.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/conference-on-productivity-and-green-growth-new-interlocking-paradigms/
LOCATION:India\, India
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230624
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230222T070228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T070228Z
UID:56376-1687132800-1687564799@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Training Course on Customer Experience Design for Productivity
DESCRIPTION:According to research conducted by Accenture in 2022\, 61% of customers reported that their priority had changed due to external factors such as the pandemic\, inflation\, and climate change. These have influenced the ways customers interact with companies\, and CX design also evolved to satisfy new expectations. CX design is a concept to improve products and service quality\, focusing on feedback on customer support\, product design\, and marketing. It is also applicable to publicsector services. Many customers use the internet to gather product information\, make purchasing decisions\, and give feedback via social network services; hence\, it is necessary to engage them and make them feel valued in the purchasing process. \nHuman-centered technologies increase customer satisfaction through personalized interactions and/or avoidance of repetition. Establishing a corporate philosophy to meet customer needs also helps create competitive business models. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/training-course-on-customer-experience-design-for-productivity/
LOCATION:Singapore
CATEGORIES:Projects
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230624
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230324T075848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T075848Z
UID:56658-1687132800-1687564799@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Multicountry Observational Study Mission on Best Practices in Lean and Digital Transformation for SMEs
DESCRIPTION:Lean is a methodology that focuses on reducing waste and increasing efficiency in organizational processes. It is based on the concept that continuous improvement requires all processes that do not add value to be eliminated. This method can be applied in any sector. On the other hand\, DX maximizes technology use to improve organizational operations\, enhance customer experience\, and create new business models. \nDX is now indispensable to ensure productivity and competitiveness. The unprecedented pandemic accelerated digital adoption. Lean management\, as a powerful tool to optimize resources\, builds the foundations for organizations to start DX in the most resource-efficient way. This study mission will focus on model factories and “Learn and Transform” Programs in Turkiye to enhance participants’ understanding of how to initiate and sustain lean practices and digitalization in SMEs in an applied-learning environment. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/multicountry-observational-study-mission-on-best-practices-in-lean-and-digital-transformation-for-smes/
LOCATION:Turkiye
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230621
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230612T053210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T053210Z
UID:57149-1687219200-1687305599@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Innovation Ecosystems to Drive Productivity
DESCRIPTION:This P-Talk focuses on innovation ecosystems and their conceptual definition. Hakan Erten\, Deputy Director General of the NPO of Turkiye\, explores their effects on productivity theoretically and practically. Key elements of these ecosystems and examples from around the world are presented\, including the roles of academia in knowledge creation and diffusion as well as of corporations in commercializing knowledge and innovation. Public policy implications and the innovation–productivity paradox are examined. The session is moderated by Vu Thi Thu Phuong\, APO Alternate Director for Vietnam. \nPlease click here to watch. \nSubscribe to our APO YouTube channel for more videos and updates on our activities. \nFor any inquiries\, please write to: p-talk@apo-tokyo.org.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/innovation-ecosystems-to-drive-productivity/
LOCATION:APO Secretariat
CATEGORIES:P-Talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230624
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230623T051443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230623T051443Z
UID:57281-1687478400-1687564799@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Training Course on Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies
DESCRIPTION:Innovation is viewed as a potential solution to economic and social concerns\, and good policy is required to support it. An enabling innovation ecosystem supports governments in evidence-based decision-making and fosters collaboration among stakeholders (ADB\, 2021). \nA lack of knowledge on assessing innovation policies in APO members may impede the implementation of tools/instruments used to support innovation directly or indirectly\, which is critical for the growth strategies of developing and developed countries (World Bank\, 2020). Hence\, APO member governments require instruments and procedures for formulating and evaluating innovation policies that are tailored to their specific development contexts. \nThis training course aims to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute effectively to the design\, implementation\, and evaluation of innovation policies\, ultimately promoting economic growth\, technological advances\, and societal wellbeing. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/training-course-on-design-and-evaluation-of-innovation-policies/
LOCATION:Philippines
CATEGORIES:Projects
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230629
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230630
DTSTAMP:20260410T114812
CREATED:20230612T061057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T061057Z
UID:57152-1687996800-1688083199@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Productivity Improvement through New Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Technological advances continue to stimulate the future growth of businesses. In this P-Talk\, Dr. Kanagi Kanapathy\, Associate Professor\, Faculty of Business and Economics\, University Malaya\, provides insights on how firms can harness the productivity potential of new technologies for continuous improvement. \nThe presentation covers some specific new technologies available on the market and addresses issues such as diffusion at firm level to achieve overall economic growth through productivity including policy implications in promoting new technology adoption. \nPlease click here to watch. \nSubscribe to our APO YouTube channel for more videos and updates on our activities. \nFor any inquiries\, please write to: p-talk@apo-tokyo.org.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/productivity-improvement-through-new-technologies/
LOCATION:APO Secretariat
CATEGORIES:P-Talks
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