We’re still accepting entries! Join the Productivity Challenge: 2025 Paper-less — 1 Million Sheets of Paper Saved and take the lead in transforming your organization’s practices, policies, and systems to significantly reduce paper consumption. Now in its third year, the Productivity Challenge is a multi-year initiative led by the DAP Center of Excellence on continue reading : We’re still accepting entries for the Productivity Challenge: 2025 Paper-less
As the focal organization of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Center of Excellence on Public-Sector Productivity, the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) empowers public-sector organizations with innovative tools, principles, and techniques to boost efficiency and elevate service delivery. A Gemba Walk is a transformative lean management technique. This method involves firsthand observation of work continue reading : DAP: Empowering Public-Sector Organizations with Innovative Tools for Enhanced Productivity
Pasig City, May 27, 2025 – The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through its Center for Governance – Local Governance and Development Office (LGDO), is hosting its second Talk Points webinar for 2025 titled “Mind Your Buwis-ness: Smart Systems for Revenue Collection and Generation in LGUs.” With over 170 local government leaders and key continue reading : Invitation to the 2nd AGILE Talk Points Webinar
ELEVATE YOUR ORGANIZATION’S CITIZEN EXPERIENCE! The Development Academy of the Philippines, through its Productivity and Development Center, invites you to the Training Course on Citizen Experience Mapping in the Public Sector. Learn practical tools and concepts to enhance your organization’s service delivery for a better citizen experience! New Schedule: 18 to 20 June 2025 Venue: DAP Building, continue reading : Invitation to join the Training Course on Citizen Experience Mapping in the Public Sector
The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through its Productivity and Development Center – Productivity and Quality Training Office (PDC-PQTO), invites you to the Training Course on Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Formulation (Batch 1) on June 17 to 19, 2025! Learn how to identify root causes of nonconformities, formulate effective corrective actions, and continue reading : Strengthen Your Problem-Solving Skills with Root Cause Analysis!
The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), in its capacity as the National Productivity Organization (NPO) of the Philippines, has officially been accredited by the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) as a Certification Body (CB) for Productivity Specialists for the period 2025 to 2029. This milestone was formally recognized during the 67th Session of the APO continue reading : DAP secures accreditation as national certification body for productivity specialists
The LGEMC Batch 16 Sanliyab scholars with Galing Pook Foundation Mel Senen Sarmiento (first row, second from right), Zuellig Family Foundation President Austere Panadero (first row, left), DAP Officers, and Technical Staff Some 33 managers from 19 municipalities, 11 cities, and two provinces recently completed their two-and-a-half-month training under Batch 16 “Sanliyab” of the Local continue reading : 33 local leaders complete LGEMC Training with Innovation Project Presentations
CALLING ALL AI INNOVATORS! The Development Academy of the Philippines – Productivity and Development Center is excited to announce the Productivity Toolkit for AI Developers: Turning AI Vision into Reality. This 5-day training is designed to equip participants with essential tools and concepts in project management, design thinking, problem solving, data analytics, Agile/Scrum, and AI ethics. continue reading : Invitation to join the Productivity Toolkit for AI Developers: Turning AI Vision into Reality
Legazpi City, Philippines — Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management Dean, Dr. Lizan Perante-Calina, delivered a futures thinking lecture at the National Extension Conference 2025, “Futures Thinking in Extension: Fostering Resilient Communities in a Changing World” as the event’s keynote speaker. Held at the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi, continue reading : DAP underscores futures thinking in National Extension Conference 2025
The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), as the focal organization for the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Center of Excellence on Public-Sector Productivity, in collaboration with the APO Secretariat, conducted a two-day hybrid learning session titled “Citizen-Centered AI Adoption in the Public Sector: From Strategy to System Blueprints for Smarter Public Services” on May 14-15, 2025. The continue reading : DAP, APO champion citizen-centered digital governance through learning session on AI Adoption
