ANNUAL REPORT 2016 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTIVITY THE NEW FRONTIER FOR PRODUCTIVITY First published in Japan by Asian Productivity Organization 1-24-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033, Japan www.apo-tokyo.org © 2017 Asian Productivity Organization All rights reserved. None of the contents of this publication may be used, reproduced, stored, or transferred in any form or by any means for commercial purposes without prior written permission from the APO. The APO Secretariat thanks the NPOs for providing updates on their directory information and some of the project-related images used in this report. ISBN: 978-92-833-2476-8 Designed by B&M Nxt. APO ANNUAL REPORT 2016 APO ANNUAL REPORT 2016 iii CONTENTS APO Directors, Alternate Directors, NPO Heads, and Liaison Officers iv APO Secretariat vi Foreword vii Organization 2 2016 GBM and WSM 8 Brief description of 2016 APO Projects 16 Strengthening of NPOs 18 Promoting the Development of SMEs and communities 34 Catalyzing Innovation-led Productivity Growth 42 Green Productivity 58 Individual-country Programs 67 Evaluation of APO Projects 70 Information Program 72 International Cooperation 81 APO 2016 Projects at a Glance 84 2016 APO Project Summary 86 Financial Report 128 The NPOs 148 Abbreviations and Acronyms Used 150 iv APO ANNUAL REPORT 2016 APO DIRECTORS, ALTERNATE DIRECTORS, NPO HEADS, AND LIAISON OFFICERS (AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2016) APO CHAIR FIJI ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Margarita R. Songco Director Director & NPO Head APO Director for the Philippines Salaseini Daunabuna Dr. Roya Tabatabaei Yazdi Permanent Secretary for Employment Head APO FIRST VICE CHAIR Productivity and Industrial Relations National Iranian Productivity Organization Chew Mok Lee Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Alternate Director Industrial Relations APO Director for Singapore Not designated Alternate Director APO SECOND VICE CHAIR Liaison Officer Not designated Javigodage Jayadewa Rathnasiri Mohammad Mokavven APO Director for Sri Lanka NPO Head Director Not designated International Affairs and Scientific Cooperation BANGLADESH Liaison Officer National Iranian Productivity Organization Director Vani Varea JAPAN Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan ndc Director Senior Secretary Labour Policy and Productivity Director Ministry of Industries Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Takio Yamada Alternate Director Industrial Relations Director-General International Cooperation Bureau S.M. Ashrafuzzaman HONG KONG Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director National Productivity Organisation & Director Alternate Director Joint Secretary Not designated Shigeru Ushio Liaison Officer Alternate Director Deputy Director-General of Global Issues Ambassador of Civil Society Md. Abdul Musabbir Not designated International Cooperation Bureau Joint Director NPO Head Ministry of Foreign Affairs National Productivity Organisation Ministry of Industries Not designated NPO Head Liaison Officer Masayoshi Matsukawa CAMBODIA Not designated President Director Japan Productivity Center INDIA Phork Sovanrith Liaison Officer Secretary of State Director Nao Teranishi Ministry of Industry and Handicraft Ramesh Abhishek, IAS Project Officer Alternate Director Secretary International Cooperation Department Khun Vary Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion Japan Productivity Center Ministry of Commerce & Industry Under Secretary of State REPUBLIC OF KOREA Ministry of Industry and Handicraft Alternate Director & NPO Head Kalpana Awasthi, IAS Director & NPO Head NPO Head Dr. Soon Jick Hong Heng Eang Director General National Productivity Council Chairman & CEO Director Korea Productivity Center National Productivity Centre of Cambodia Liaison Officer Ministry of Industry and Handicraft K.D. Bhardwaj Alternate Director Sungcheon Kang Liaison Officer Director & Head (Int’l Serv.) National Productivity Council Director General for Industrial Policy Khun Rumyol Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy Chief INDONESIA Research and Planning Liaison Officer National Productivity Centre of Cambodia Director Dr. Pyeong Ho Han Ministry of Industry and Handicraft Khairul Anwar Director Director General of Training and Productivity International Cooperation Department REPUBLIC OF CHINA Ministry of Manpower Korea Productivity Center Director Alternate Director Sheng-Hsiung Hsu Kunjung Masehat Chairman Secretary China Productivity Center Directorate General of Training and Productivity Alternate Director Ministry of Manpower Dr. Ming-Ji Wu NPO Head & Liaison Officer Director General Estiarty Haryani Industrial Development Bureau Directorate of Productivity Development Ministry of Economic Affairs Directorate General of Training and Productivity NPO Head Ministry of Manpower Dr. Pao-Cheng Chang President China Productivity Center Liaison Officer Jerry Chung-Wen Chen Project Manager APO Affairs Team China Productivity Center APO ANNUAL REPORT 2016 v LAO PDR NEPAL SINGAPORE Director & NPO Head Director Director & NPO Head Somdy Inmyxai Shankar Prasad Koirala Chew Mok Lee Director General Secretary Assistant Chief Executive Lao National Productivity Organization Ministry of Industry Capabilities & Partnership Department of Small and Medium Enterprise Alternate Director SPRING Singapore Promotion Alternate Director Ministry of Industry and Commerce Dinesh Kumar Ghimire Joint Secretary Simon Lim Alternate Director Ministry of Industry Group Director Soutchay Sisouvong NPO Head Capabilities & Partnership Deputy Director General SPRING Singapore Anjana Tamrakar Lao National Productivity Organization Liaison Officer Department of Small and Medium Enterprise General Manager Promotion National Productivity and Economic William Lim Jing Han Ministry of Industry and Commerce Development Centre Senior Manager Liaison Officer Productivity & Innovation Department Liaison Officer SPRING Singapore Dr. Keomorakoth Sidlakone Prabin Kumar Acharya Deputy Director General Branch Chief SRI LANKA Lao National Productivity Organization National Productivity and Economic Development Centre Director Department of Small and Medium Enterprise Javigodage Jayadewa Rathnasiri Promotion PAKISTAN Secretary Ministry of Industry and Commerce Director Ministry of Public Administration and Management MALAYSIA Khizar Hayat Gondal Director Secretary Alternate Director Azman Hashim Ministry of Industries and Production M.K.B. Dissanayake Chairman Government of Pakistan Additional Secretary Malaysia Productivity Corporation Alternate Director Ministry of Public Administration and Management Alternate Director & NPO Head Capt. (R) Ajaz Ahmad NPO Head Mohd. Razali Hussain Additional Secretary I Director General Ministry of Industries and Production J.M. Thilaka Jayasundara Malaysia Productivity Corporation NPO Head Director General National Productivity Secretariat Liaison Officer Abdul Ghaffar Khattak Liaison Officer Khidzir Ahmad Chief Executive Officer Consultant National Productivity Organization W.M.D. Suranga Gunarathne Malaysia Productivity Corporation Liaison Officer Director National Productivity Secretariat Rabia Jamil MONGOLIA Regional Head Lahore THAILAND Director National Productivity Organization Director Yamaaranz Erkhembayar Chairman of the Board of Directors PHILIPPINES Dr. Somchai Harnhirun Mongolian Productivity Organization Director Permanent Secretary Ministry of Industry Alternate Director Margarita R. Songco Alternate Director & NPO Head Dr. Sharav Munkhtseren Deputy Director-General Executive Director National Economic and Development Authority Dr. Phanit Laosirirat Human Development, Research and Training Alternate Director & NPO Head Executive Director Thailand Productivity Institute Center Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr. NPO Head President Liaison Officer Amarsaikhan Damdinjav Development Academy of the Philippines Ratchada Asisonthisakul Executive Director Liaison Officer International Relations Department Manager Thailand Productivity Institute Mongolian Productivity Organization Carlos A. Sayco, Jr. Liaison Officer Senior Fellow VIETNAM Development Academy of the Philippines Batbileg Tsagaan Director Expert Tran Van Vinh Mongolian Productivity Organization Director General Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality Alternate Director & NPO Head Nguyen Anh Tuan Director Vietnam National Productivity Institute Liaison Officer Nguyen Thu Hien Deputy Director, Vietnam National Productivity Institute vi APO ANNUAL REPORT 2016 APO SECRETARIAT (As of 31 December 2016) Dr. Santhi Kanoktanaporn Secretary-General Administration & Finance Research & Planning Industry Agriculture Department Department Department Department Sherman Loo Joselito Cruz Bernardo Hikaru Horiguchi Dr. Muhammad Saeed Director Director Director Director Seiji Takahashi Yasuko Asano Jun-Ho Kim Mitsuo Nakamura Administration & Finance Officer Program Officer Program Officer Program Officer Yumiko Nishio Dr. Jose Elvinia Md Zainuri Juri Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Hossain Administration & Finance Officer Program Officer Program Officer Program Officer Shubhendu Parth Huong Thu Ngo Mochamad Arsyoni Buana Nur Jisoo Yun Information & Public Relations Officer Program Officer Program Officer Program Officer Mohammad Towfiqul Islam Akemi Oikawa Ta-Te Yang Satomi Kozuka Information Technology Officer Project Coordinator Program Officer Project Coordinator Emiko Iwasaki Akiko Ohara Mayu Chiba Emiko Kurayoshi Senior Assistant to Secretary-General Project Assistant Program Officer Project Assistant Chihiro Sakaguchi An Funakoshi Mitsuko Eshita Kazuhiko Amagai Project Coordinator Project Assistant Project Coordinator Project Assistant Emi