This P-Talk introduces digital kaizen and explains how small and medium-sized enterprises can enhance productivity through low-cost digital transformation. It showcases real-world case studies from Japan, demonstrating how traditional kaizen has been merged with technologies like IoT and AI and how simple, scalable solutions improved operations and product quality. The session highlights key tools, agile […]
Aquaculture and fish farming play vital roles in meeting the global demand for fish products, with production levels steadily rising to cater to a growing population. However, they face challenges such as ensuring environmental sustainability, improving operational efficiency, and complying with regulations. There is growing interest in utilizing technologies to enhance sustainability and efficiency in […]
The UNWTO defines sustainable tourism as tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social, and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment, and host communities. Inclusive tourism ensures equal opportunities for all social groups among visitors and host communities. Despite growing awareness, with three in four tourists […]
After the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the APO conceptualized GP to guide enterprises in enhancing productivity, quality, and profitability with the least environmental impact. APO capacity-building initiatives in this training course aim to build a critical mass of GP practitioners to create multiplier impacts at local level. This training course is […]
This P-Talk explores the transformative role of AI in driving the knowledge economy across APO members. Azaria Tagaya, News Editor of Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia, moderates a discussion with Dr. Jaehan Cho of the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, the Republic of Korea, on key findings from the recent APO publication AI and […]
The Development of Productivity Specialists (Basic) course enhances productivity expertise among NPO professionals, developing specialists who lead national and organizational productivity initiatives. It provides the latest techniques, productivity tools, and networking opportunities. Recognizing the need for structured learning, the APO reinstated the Basic and Advanced courses to support systematic competency development. DPS: Basic provides fundamental […]
Industry 4.0 has driven digital transformation across sectors, including tourism. Tourism 4.0 emerged from integrating technologies such as AI, robotics, the IoT, and big data into tourism, enabling digitalization and automation in areas like personalized marketing, smart destination management, and AR experiences, aiming to create a more connected, immersive, sustainable tourism experience (ADB, 2023). Many […]
This P-Talk presents AI regulatory sandboxes as a strategic framework for regulatory experimentation, effectively addressing the intricate sociotechnical risks associated with AI technologies, including ethics, accountability, and transparency, that traditional regulatory approaches often struggle to manage. Dr. HaeOk Choi, Research Fellow at the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) in the Republic of Korea, leads […]