Projects

Productivity gainsharing is crucial for enhancing productivity in SMEs. Research shows that implementing gainsharing initiatives can motivate employees to work harder and smarter, ultimately improving overall productivity (ILO, 2020). Interventions that focus on performance management practices have positive impacts on SME productivity. Sharing knowledge within SMEs also plays a significant role in enhancing competitive advantage […]

Digital upgrading has become indispensable for SMEs’ productivity and competitiveness in the constantly changing business environment. According to a WEF report in 2023, SMEs acknowledge the importance of digital technologies and the innovation induced, yet the majority face challenges in mobilizing financial and human resources, accessing suitable technologies and infrastructure, effectively using data, and maximizing […]

The APO Productivity Outlook 2022 and numerous other studies reported that COVID-19 had impacted manufacturing productivity negatively. Manufacturers need to leverage digital technologies to streamline business operations, enhance process efficiency, and improve product quality and customer satisfaction. Although the pandemic accelerated the adoption of technologies, SMEs still face challenges in effective use of data and […]

The Development of Productivity Specialists Program focuses on capacity building for individuals who undertake and lead productivity improvement initiatives at the organizational level. Since its inception three decades ago, it has produced practitioners and specialists, with NPO professionals as the main beneficiaries. The program has also been used to develop more specific expertise including Green […]

The global workforce will undergo significant transformations driven by technological advances, demographic shifts, climate change, and changing economic paradigms. The APO’s Embracing New Ways of Work Report 2021 highlighted the need to renew teaching methodologies and curricula, develop competencies among teachers and education managers, upgrade educational infrastructure, and enhance lifelong learning to empower the workforce, […]