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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230715
DTSTAMP:20260410T095945
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SUMMARY:Development of Public-sector Productivity Specialists
DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic affected the public sector\, which impacted the continuity of important services like healthcare\, education\, public administration\, and accessibility to food due to mobility constraints. Public-sector employees had to adapt to remote work and adopt digital\nsolutions\, while ensuring the delivery of services and boosting productivity and performance. The APO and DAP have identified a variety of activities over the years and conducted a number of programs to help participants build the necessary skill sets and competence to be productivity specialists. It is necessary to continue the programs to train more public-sector employees as productivity specialists. \nThis training course will cover improving productivity in public-sector organizations as well as discuss the significance of continued productivity growth\, including the concepts\, methodologies\, tools and procedures required for productivity specialists in the sector. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/development-of-public-sector-productivity-specialists-3/
LOCATION:Philippines
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230711
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230714
DTSTAMP:20260410T095945
CREATED:20230327T064729Z
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SUMMARY:Multicountry Observational Study Mission on Millennial Leaders to Drive Rural Development
DESCRIPTION:Attracting talented young people to rural areas has been a core agenda item for APO member governments to achieve sustainable rural development. Some members provide incentives to attract youth to agriculture and rural businesses. \nIndonesia has operated Farmers’ Agricultural Rural Training Centers for many years to develop young rural community leaders. Millennials have successfully applied new lifestyle values and IT literacy to rural development initiatives\, which can serve as models for similar efforts in other APO members. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/multicountry-observational-study-mission-on-millennial-leaders-to-drive-rural-development/
LOCATION:Indonesia
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230711
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230715
DTSTAMP:20260410T095945
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UID:56989-1689033600-1689379199@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Training Course for Assessors of the Green Productivity Specialist Certification Program
DESCRIPTION:The CB Development Program assists NPOs or affiliated organizations in becoming APO-accredited CBs to operate certification schemes of productivity specialists. A CB must build up a pool of qualified assessors to ensure the quality of certified candidates who apply for accreditation. APO-GPS 201:2019 Certification Scheme and Competency Standard for Green Productivity Specialists is operated by APO-accredited CBs. CBs conduct documentation verification\, examination\, desktop assessment\, face-to-face panel interviews\, and evaluation of submitted GP reports before issuing certification to candidates. \nTo strengthen CBs’ capacity\, this course aims to develop assessors in APO members under APO-GPS 201:2019 by providing the required skills\, knowledge\, and ability while maintaining the highest standards in conducting assessments. Participants are expected to continue serving CBs as internal or external assessors after completion of the training course. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/training-course-for-assessors-of-the-green-productivity-specialist-certification-program/
LOCATION:Vietnam
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230714
DTSTAMP:20260410T095945
CREATED:20230518T063859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T063859Z
UID:56997-1689120000-1689292799@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Multicountry Observational Study Mission on Service Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Cultivating a culture of innovation is a key to enhancing productivity. It is essential for businesses to contribute new value to consumers\, users\, and society in changing market conditions. Agility in response to the pandemic\, introducing digitalization\, and reshaping business models for sustainability all contribute to a culture of innovation. Innovation requires a holistic mindset in tackling environmental concerns\, sustainability\, and social well-being. \nOne way to nurture the culture of innovation is through adopting design thinking approaches\, which is a holistic\, intuitive\, and customer-focused problem-solving approaches to maximize impact and profit for shareholders\, according to the McKinsey report in 2023. An article in the Harvard Business Review in 2023 highlighted design thinking as a way to generate broad commitment to change by involving customers and other stakeholders in problems and solutions. Another approach is developing national policies to encourage open innovations\,\nemphasizing investment in startups. \nUnderstanding these driving forces for enhancing creativity and employee engagement can result in more resilient business models. This study mission will examine methodologies to create an innovation culture by focusing on design thinking approaches and design-driven company culture. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/multicountry-observational-study-mission-on-service-innovation/
LOCATION:Republic of China
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230721
DTSTAMP:20260410T095945
CREATED:20230404T074749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T074749Z
UID:56717-1689638400-1689897599@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Workshop on Innovative Public Procurement
DESCRIPTION:Public-sector organizations purchase goods and services to provide utilities to citizens. The market cannot always meet society’s needs\, and solutions are not sufficiently effective\, too expensive\, or do not yet exist. It is therefore necessary to promote innovative procurement by contracting services\, negotiating with market vendors to meet evolving needs\, and using government funds to meet citizens’ needs while increasing productivity. \nThere is now a consensus that public procurement must be open to competition and operate at the highest level of integrity. Stakeholders view public procurement as a strategic government function and a public-sector management tool with direct impacts on the quality and quantity of services provided to citizens. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/workshop-on-innovative-public-procurement/
LOCATION:Sri Lanka
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230722
DTSTAMP:20260410T095945
CREATED:20230606T085958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T031733Z
UID:57114-1689638400-1689983999@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Training Course on Strategic Planning for Sustainable Ecotourism in the Hospitality Industry
DESCRIPTION:In May 2023\, the UNWTO reported that international tourism was rebounding to 80% of pre-COVID levels in the first quarter of the year and countries were emphasizing sustainable tourism such as ecotourism\, acknowledging its potential to benefit local and national economies and attract both local and overseas tourists\, while preserving nature and positively impacting environmental awareness. Given the increasing interest of tourists in sustainable travel experiences\, ecotourism can serve as the new norm in the sector. \nTo develop sustainable ecotourism\, it is critical to strategically plan and manage the entire business from multiple perspectives including economic\, environmental\, social\, and cultural aspects. This training course will explore practical tools and methodologies for strategic ecotourism planning based on the latest trends and successful models including IT-based smart tourism and leveraging digitalized marketing strategies. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/training-course-on-strategic-planning-for-sustainable-ecotourism-in-the-hospitality-industry/
LOCATION:Fiji
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230729
DTSTAMP:20260410T095945
CREATED:20230404T074556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T074556Z
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SUMMARY:Training Course on IoT Applications for SMEs
DESCRIPTION:Connecting machines and devices physically and digitally is the foundation of smart manufacturing and one of the first steps in digital transformation. The IoT can help to collect and share data generated in all business processes and is effective in monitoring quality\, optimizing operations\, and thus improving productivity. The adoption of the IoT has become an indispensable step for businesses to stay competitive. \nAs IoT technologies become more accessible\, SMEs are in better positions to embrace simple\, effective IoT applications. However\, many do not have enough expertise to deploy IoT technologies or strategies for using data and connectivity\, as indicated in a 2022 WEF report. Assisting SMEs in understanding IoT technologies and initiating IoT adoption is thus necessary for effective digital transformation in industries. \nThis training course aims to share trends and examples of IoT applications in SMEs and enhance participants’ understanding of how the IoT can be used to strengthen their productivity. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/training-course-on-iot-applications-for-smes/
LOCATION:Republic of China
CATEGORIES:Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230725
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230728
DTSTAMP:20260410T095945
CREATED:20230613T042132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230614T010712Z
UID:57177-1690243200-1690502399@www.apo-tokyo.org
SUMMARY:Workshop on Food Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Progress in processing technology\, biotechnology\, genetics\, and nutritional science is driving food innovation\, enabling the food sector to become more productive in today’s challenging environment. \nThose innovations are impacting the entire food industry. New forms of food have been developed such as meat analogues\, algae\, and insects as new protein sources as well as functional food with specific nutrients. To plan strategies for long-term sustainable food supplies in the AsiaPacific\, current developments and future trends must be considered by consolidating innovations from various perspectives. Developing countries\, however\, face difficulties in achieving innovation-based transformation due to a lack of information and skills\, low investment\, insufficient infrastructure\, and weak business systems. \nThis workshop will examine case studies of recent and future food innovations and analyze opportunities to support and accelerate them in APO members. \nFor more details please click on PN.
URL:https://www.apo-tokyo.org/event/workshop-on-food-innovation/
LOCATION:Thailand
CATEGORIES:Projects
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