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Advancing Innovation and Best Practices in Manufacturing and Disaster Management in Turkiye
The APO has been instrumental in supporting Turkiye, its newest member, by facilitating collaborative sharing of innovative best practices to boost productivity across the manufacturing and public sectors.
In line with Turkiye’s national agenda to strengthen its manufacturing ecosystem, the country established Capability and Digital Transformation Centers, also known as model factories. These centers are designed to contribute to the development of policies to enhance productivity and accelerate digital transformation within the manufacturing sector. Through an APO-facilitated Bilateral Cooperation between NPOs (BCN) project involving Turkiye and Malaysia on Best Practices in Learning Factories in August 2023, Turkish delegates were exposed to advanced practices in lean manufacturing and digital transformation at Malaysia’s Model Factory and Faculty of Industrial Management (FIM) Learning Factory. This successful exchange resulted in the drafting of an MOU between the two NPOs to facilitate continued collaboration.
BCN on Best Practices in Learning Factories, Malaysia.
Additionally, following the devastating twin earthquakes in February 2023, Turkiye’s Denizli Governorship leveraged the APO’s extensive network of experts to enhance its strategies for disaster risk mitigation and crisis management. Responding promptly, the APO dispatched experts from Japan’s Kansai University and the Asian Disaster Reduction Center, renowned for their advanced disaster management methodologies. Those experts engaged in comprehensive knowledge sharing through workshops, conferences, and field visits with 330 participants from 97 organizations, significantly strengthening Turkiye’s disaster response capabilities.
The impact of those efforts was recognized by the Denizli Governorship, which stated, “We have made significant progress by sharing information about local action plans and possible scenarios in Denizli province with experts in Japan. Dr. Makoto Ikeda and Prof. Masahiko Murata interactively compared the practices of Turkiye and Japan, evaluating good practices with participants.” Consequently, Denizli Municipality made innovative mobile toilet kits available to address postdisaster hygiene issues and revised training protocols based on the best practices observed during the sessions.
TES project on Increasing Efficiency of Provincial Disaster Management, Turkiye.
Those initiatives highlight the crucial role of a robust innovation ecosystem in expanding expert networks and deepening strategic partnerships. Through collaborative efforts with other APO members, Turkiye has acquired essential knowledge in innovation capability and business dynamism, fostering continuous learning and adaptation, which are vital for maintaining global competitiveness and preparing for future challenges.
Source: APO Annual Report 2023