Publications

The combined efforts of generating employment opportunities and improving job quality play pivotal roles in shaping an economy and workforce productivity. This report analyzes the impact [Read More]

Asia, home to 60% of the world population, exhibits diverse demographic profiles. Proactive policies are needed to manage and take full advantage of changing age structures, [Read More]

The publication delves into informal sector challenges in 10 APO member economies (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, Turkiye, Vietnam). Limited access to [Read More]

The 16th edition of the APO Productivity Databook provides comprehensive analyses of Asia’s economic growth and productivity from 1970 to 2021, with projections to 2030. Baseline [Read More]

Reducing costs and increasing productivity are goals of all enterprises, especially SMEs. Alex Yap Yun Fung’s P-Insights report on Rapid Cost-reduction Approaches for SMEs focuses on [Read More]

In order to meet new challenges and demands in modern society, such as the rise of automation, education gaps, and aging populations, the labor forces in [Read More]

Founder Ron Young, Knowledge Associates Cambridge, Ltd., presents innovative KM approaches in this P-Insights report to help enterprises thrive in the rapidly evolving knowledge-based economy, focusing [Read More]

Innovation ecosystems combine ideas, expertise, and resources from diverse actors, including the public sector, to create new processes and business models that increase productivity. Deputy Director [Read More]

This comprehensive policy study explores how structural transformation in a productivity-enhancing role could help 11 APO LMICs achieve sustained economic growth. It also underscores the large-scale [Read More]

Digital transformation presents huge opportunities but also poses serious challenges for governments. This research, based on data and evidence from 11 APO member economies, identifies navigational [Read More]

This report explores the vital role of SMEs in global economies, especially in Asia, where they contribute significantly to economic growth and employment. The study delves [Read More]

Applications of behavioral insights (BIs) in manufacturing optimize user experience, predictive maintenance, supply chain management, many other industrial processes, and ultimately overall productivity. Kamaruzaman Bin Jahidin [Read More]

Productivity practitioners are familiar with TPS basics in manufacturing. Dr. Ushio Sumita’s P-Insights report The Untold Essence of the TPS explains sometimes hidden management principles, giving [Read More]

Establishing effective national innovation systems is vital for economic growth and development. Innovation has the transformative potential that will drive productivity, competitiveness, and societal progress. The [Read More]

How did Indian MSMEs survive the COVID-19 pandemic? Did government support measures for digitalization and credit play key roles in their adaptation and evolution? This P-Analysis [Read More]

In the P-Insights report Enhancing Productivity through DXPO, Dr. Jay Rajasekera, Vice President and Professor of Digital Business & Strategy, Institute for International Strategy, Tokyo [Read More]

This report provides an in-depth analysis of how inclusive innovation is conceptualized and implemented within the policy frameworks of six APO member economies: India, Japan, the [Read More]

This 2023 edition of APO Productivity Outlook, in association with the Center for International Development, KDI, focuses on the services sector. The productivity of this sector [Read More]

In an era when digital technologies promise unprecedented empowerment, women find themselves at a crossroads. While some strides are made, entrenched gender norms and digital inequalities [Read More]

This P-Insights unveils the exciting possibilities of smart green manufacturing, an innovative integration of Industry 4.0 and circular economy principles aimed at achieving sustainable growth. Dr. [Read More]

This publication focuses on five upper-middle-income APO economies that have the aspiration as well as the potential to move into the high-income league. It discusses how, [Read More]

Achieving high income levels require dedicated efforts, vision, and determination. This publication shares the successes of four high-income APO member economies – Japan, ROC, Singapore, and [Read More]

The P-Analysis report e-Government: Policy and Strategy for Productivity Growth in the Philippines provides valuable insights on the effectiveness of e-government systems and their contributions to [Read More]

The report focuses on the concept of Smart Agricultural Transformation (SAT), including the application of advanced technologies in agrifood systems to enhance food security, increase productivity, [Read More]

Ethics management is evolving beyond the traditional scope as the public and private sectors move toward an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) focus. In the P-Insights [Read More]

Against the backdrop of increasing complexity in international trade, this P-Insights explores the evolving role of SMEs in the global value chains (GVCs). To facilitate SME [Read More]

This P-Insights report, “Business Analytics for SME Productivity,” emphasizes the importance of productivity for the survival and growth of SMEs. By employing business analytics (BA), SMEs [Read More]

In this P-Insights report, Savitri Singh discusses the urgent issue of increasing women’s economic and political participation, especially in rural areas. As half of the world’s [Read More]

SMEs are the backbone of the economy, accounting for more than 99% of all companies in the world, producing more than 50% of global GDP, and [Read More]

Cooking with traditional fuels releases pollutants into the environment and impacts human health. To promote sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Shuvasish Bhowmick introduces the utilization [Read More]

This report analyzes why and how APO members must use digital technologies to optimize economic growth, productivity, and social outcomes. By segmenting the member economies into [Read More]

Global travel restrictions during the pandemic affected the hotel industry across the APO member countries. To understand the productivity levels of the sector and benchmark it, [Read More]