APO Directors, Alternate Directors, Liaison Officers, and NPO Heads APO Chair FIJI ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Mr. Mohsen Haji Mirzaie Director Director & NPO Head APO Director for the Islamic Republic of Iran Mr. Taito Waqa Mr. Mohsen Haji Mirzaie Permanent Secretary for Labour, Indus- Head, National Iranian Productivity Center trial Relations & Employment, Ministry for APO First Vice Chair Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment, Local Government & Housing Alternate Director Mr. Tadao Chino (until July 2008) Alternate Director & NPO Head Dr. Mahmood Ghanizadeh APO Director for Japan International Affairs Director, National Mr. Jone Usamate Iranian Productivity Center Director General, Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji Liaison Officer Not designated APO Second Vice Chair Dr. Dong Kyu Choi Acting Liaison Officer Ms. Sainimili Mocevakaca APO Director for Republic of Korea JAPAN Labour Inspector (APO), Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment, Local Director Government, Urban Development & Hous- Mr. Tadao Chino (until July 2008) ing Senior Advisor, Nomura Research Institute, BANGLADESH Ltd. Director HONG KONG Alternate Director Mr. Sheikh Enayetullah Mr. Masato Watanabe Director Not designated Secretary, Ministry of Industries Deputy Director General, Ministry of For- eign Affairs Alternate Director Not designated Alternate Director & NPO Head Liaison Officer Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam Liaison Officer Not designated Mr. Yoji Osaki Director, National Productivity Organisa- Director, International Department, Japan tion, Ministry of Industries NPO Head Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Not designated Development Liaison Officer Mr. Abdul Baqui Chowdhury NPO Head INDIA Mr. Tsuneaki Taniguchi Senior Research Officer, National Produc- tivity Organisation, Ministry of Industries President, Japan Productivity Center for Director Socio-Economic Development Mr. Ajay Shankar CAMBODIA Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & REPUBLIC OF KOREA Director Industry Director & NPO Head Dr. Ith Praing Alternate Director Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Dr. Dong Kyu Choi Mines and Energy Mr. N.N. Prasad Chairman & CEO, Korea Productivity Center Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Alternate Director & NPO Head Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce Mr. Yea Bunna & Industry Alternate Director Director, National Productivity Centre of Liaison Officer Mr. Seok Cho Cambodia, Ministry of Industry, Mines and Director-General, Industry Policy Bureau, Energy Mr. Chandraker Bharti Ministry of Knowledge and Economy Deputy Secretary, Department of Industrial Liaison Officer Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce Liaison Officer Ms. Tey Dany & Industry Mr. Su-Hwan Kang Deputy Director, National Productivity NPO Head Director, International Cooperation Depart- Centre of Cambodia, Ministry of Industry, ment, Korea Productivity Center Mines and Energy Mr. N.C. Vasudevan Director General, National Productivity Council LAO PDR REPUBLIC OF CHINA Director Director INDONESIA Mr. Somdy Inmyxai Mr. Sheng-Hsiung Hsu Director Director General, Small and Medium Enter- Chairman, China Productivity Center prises Promotion and Development Office, Mr. Masri Hasyar Lao National Productivity Organization Director General, Training and Productivi- Alternate Director ty Development, Ministry of Manpower and Alternate Director Dr. Tyzz-Jiun Duh Transmigration R. I. Mr. Berlinh Phetchantharath Director General, Department of Industrial Alternate Director Deputy Director General, Small and Medi- Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs um Enterprise Promotion and Development Mr. Mulyanto Office, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Liaison Officer Secretary, Directorate General of Training Mr. Eugene Yu-Ying Lin and Productivity Development, Ministry of Liaison Officer Manpower and Transmigration R. I. Mr. Sayasith Khamphasith Senior Engineer, International Coopera- tion Department, China Productivity Center Liaison Officer & NPO Head Director, Productivity Division, Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion and Devel- NPO Head Mrs. Yunani Roaidah opment Office, Lao National Productivity Dr. Pao-Cheng Chang Director of Productivity, Directorate Gener- Organization al of Training and Productivity Development, President, China Productivity Center Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration R. I. REPUBLIC OF KOREA MONGOLIA PAKISTAN NEPAL BANGLADESH JAPAN HONG KONG LAO PDR REPUBLIC OF INDIA CHINA PHILIPPINES ISLAMIC THAILAND REPUBLIC VIETNAM OF IRAN CAMBODIA MALAYSIA INDONESIA SRI LANKA SINGAPORE FIJI MALAYSIA PAKISTAN SRI LANKA Director Director Director Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim Mr. Shahab A. Khawaja Mr. Mahinda Madihahewa Chairman, Malaysia Productivity Corporation Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Produc- Secretary, Ministry of Labour Relations & tion & Special Initiatives Manpower Alternate Director & NPO Head Alternate Director Alternate Director & NPO Head Dato' Nik Zainiah Nik Abd. Rahman Mr. Zafar Iqbal Mr. D.L. Kumaradasa Director General, Malaysia Productivity Senior Joint Secretary (Administration & Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour Corporation Finance), Ministry of Industries, Production Relations & Manpower & Special Initiatives Liaison Officer Liaison Officer Mr. Josffa Ismail Liaison Officer Not designated Mr. Upali Marasinghe Consultant, Business Development Unit, Director, National Productivity Secretariat Malaysia Productivity Corporation NPO Head Mr. Muhammad Javed Malik Chief, National Productivity Organisation MONGOLIA THAILAND Director & NPO Head Director Dr. Pagvajav-Un Shurchuluu PHILIPPINES Dr. Damri Sukhotanang Chairman & CEO, National Productivity Permanent-Secretary, Ministry of Industry and Development Center Director Ms. Margarita R. Songco Alternate Director Alternate Director & NPO Head Deputy Director-General, National Eco- Mr. Yamaranzyn Erkhembayar nomic and Development Authority Dr. Phanit Laosiriat National Productivity and Development Executive-Director, Thailand Productivity Center Alternate Director & NPO Head Institute Mr. Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr. Liaison Officer Liaison Officer President, Development Academy of the Ms. Budragchaa Ganchimeg Philippines Mrs. Tassaneeya Attanon Senior Expert, National Productivity and Devel- International Relations Department Manag- opment Center Liaison Officer er, Thailand Productivity Institute Mr. Carlos A. Sayco, Jr. Vice President/Managing Director, Devel- NEPAL opment Academy of the Philippines VIETNAM Director Director Mr. Tana Gautam SINGAPORE Dr. Ngo Quy Viet Secretary, Ministry of Industry, National Director-General, Directorate for Standards Productivity and Economic Development Director & NPO Head and Quality Centre Mr. Png Cheong Boon Alternate Director & NPO Head Chief Executive, SPRING Singapore Alternate Director & NPO Head Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan Mr. Yuddha Bahadur Pant Chhetri Managing Director, Vietnam Productivity General Manager, National Productivity Alternate Director Centre and Economic Development Centre Ms. Leung Wai Ling Liaison Officer Liaison Officer Director, Planning & International Partnership Office (Asia Pacific), SPRING Singapore Ms. Nguyen Thu Hien Mr. Mahesh Nath Gongal Head, International Cooperation Division, Division Chief, National Productivity & Eco- Vietnam Productivity Centre nomic Development Centre Liaison Officer Mr. Wong Wai Meng Head, Board & Legal Affairs and Interna- tional Partnership Office (Asia-Pacific), SPRING Singapore (As of 31 December 2008) APO Secretariat Office of the Mr. Shigeo Takenaka Secretary-General Secretary-General Ms. Tomoko Goto Assistant Administration & Finance Dr. A.K.P. Mochtan Director Department Mr. Hidemi Akita Administration & Finance Officer Ms. Yoshimi Sasaki Administration & Finance Officer Ms. Sunju Lee Information Officer Ms. Yumiko Nishio Project Coordinator Mr. Kazuo Ohira Finance Assistant/Accountant Ms. Emiko Kurayoshi Accountant Mr. Kaoru Negishi Accountant Ms. Chihiro Sakaguchi Administration Assistant Mr. Masashi Hashimoto Administration Assistant Ms. Yoko Fujimoto Administration Assistant Research & Planning Mr. Mukesh Dev Bhattarai Director Department Mr. Kamlesh Prakash Program Officer Ms. Yasuko Asano Program Officer Mr. Masaya Amau Program Officer Ms. Sumie Horiuchi Project Coordinator Ms. Mitsuko Eshita Project Assistant Ms. Akiko Ohara Project Assistant Ms. Naoko Tsuruta Project Assistant Industry Department Mr. Takuki Murayama Director Ms. Setsuko Miyakawa Program Officer Mr. Yoshikazu Kihira Program Officer Mr. K.D. Bhardwaj Program Officer Ms. Duangthip Chomprang Program Officer Mr. Md. Zainuri Juri Program Officer Ms. Akemi Oikawa Project Coordinator Ms. Noriko Kasai Project Assistant Ms. Noriko Goto Project Assistant Ms. Sayuri Watanabe Project Assistant Ms. Asako Tomizawa Project Assistant Ms. Mayumi Nakagawa Project Assistant Agriculture Department Mr. Song Hyun Choi Director Mr. Joselito Cruz Bernardo Senior Program Officer Dr. Muhammad Saeed Program Officer Mr. Fumihiro Kabuta Program Officer Ms. Mutsumi Nojima Project Coordinator Ms. Emiko Iwasaki Project Assistant Ms. Satomi Kozuka Project Assistant (As of 31 December 2008) Contents Foreword 1 Organization 2 APO Photo Contest 2008 Winners’ Gallery 12 Industry and Service Sectors 14 Interface Sector 36 Agriculture Sector 48 Individual-country Programs 61 Evaluation of APO Projects 63 Information Program 64 International Cooperation 69 APO Projects and Experts 71 Financial Report 119 Appendixes 131 Stamariaara APO At the International Productivity Confer- ence 2001 held in Singapore