Productivity's Workshop Meeting Kicks Off In Ankara

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Asian Productivity Organization’s (APO’s) newest member, Turkiye, hosted the 64th Workshop Meeting (WSM) of Heads of National Productivity Organizations (NPOs) in Ankara, from Oct 17 to 19.

According to a statement, the three-day meeting was attended by 65 NPO Heads together with delegates from 20 APO members, and commenced with remarks by APO Director for Turkiye and Ministry of Industry and Technology, Director General for Strategic Research and Productivity, Abdullah Basar.

With APO Vision 2025 as the forefront of the discussions, its Secretary-General Dr Indra Pradana Singawinata underscored the critical importance of refining the vision’s intended results and measures or indicators of success to ensure that they are amplified beyond APO programmes and projects.

Meanwhile, Turkiye Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacir who is also the Guest of Honour said: “With this approach, we see new technologies focused on productivity as one of the most effective tools for solving global problems.

“Productivity is at the basis of a prosperous future and sustainable growth, and digital and green transformation is at the basis of productivity,” he said.

A significant segment of the meeting was dedicated to strategising and planning for the 2025–26 biennium, ensuring that the APO remains agile and attuned to the evolving needs of its diverse members and reinforced the commitment to its mission of sustainable socioeconomic development through productivity across the Asia Pacific region.

Some vision proposals endorsed by the WSM included the launch of an executive leadership programme for NPOs and establishment of a fund for outreach to nonmembers. With the shared collective wisdom and renewed strategies, the APO is ready to navigate the dynamic challenges and opportunities ahead.

Established in 1961, the APO is a regional intergovernmental organisation dedicated to improving productivity in the Asia Pacific region through mutual cooperation, comprising 21 member economies.

-- BERNAMA