Tokyo, Japan: As the economic and humanitarian crises in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic  escalate to epic proportions and the world reels at the grim prospects of viral variants described as “far more  deadly” by the WHO, the 21 countries that make up the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) offer a sliver of  hope continue reading : Tokyo Statement on the Centrality of Productivity

The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through its Productivity  and Development Center’s Modernizing Government Regulations (MGR) Program,  guested in the DZME’s iARTA na sa Serbisyong Bayan of the Anti-Red Tape Authority  (ARTA) on 1 June 2021. iARTA na sa Serbisyong Bayan is a public service  radio/online show that features the initiatives of ARTA on continue reading : DAP joins the ARTA in an interview to discuss partnership in Advocating Good Regulatory Practices

Top L-R: Asec. Roderick Planta from NEDA, and Dr. Catalina Cabral from DPWH; Middle L-R: Dr. Kristoffer Berse from UP-NCPAG, and Dr. Philamer Torio from Ateneo School of Government; Bottom L-R: Dr. Mario Delos Reyes from UP School of Urban and Regional Planning, and Mr. Francis Cruz from Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry – continue reading : DAP discusses the status of infrastructure development in CBILLS Thursday Talks Webinar Series

More than 50 DTI technical staff and supervisors attended the short Online Courses on Basic Research and Policy Development and Evaluation on 1-4 June 2021 through the DAP Center for Governance-Policy Research Office (CfG-PRO), in partnership with DTI Academy. Each course ran for one and a half days with PRO Dir. Gilbert Lumantao serving as continue reading : DTI Academy partners with DAP in Conducting Courses on Basic Research and Policy Development and Evaluation

The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) – Productivity and Development Center (PDC) invites the participation of QMS leaders/champions, document controllers, auditors, and practitioners to attend free introductory courses on levelling-up QMS implementation.  The series of online introductory courses are designed to increase awareness on various quality and productivity improvement approaches, tools, and standards that continue reading : DAP offers free introductory courses to assist the public sector in levelling-up QMS implementation

The Development Academy of the Philippines, through its Productivity and  Development Center’s Modernizing Government Regulations (MGR) Program, has  released regulatory reform publications as part of its initiatives to increase  awareness and contribute to the adoption of good regulatory practices (GRPs).  The MGR Program is a comprehensive national regulatory reform program  that aims to improve the continue reading : DAP Modernizing Government Regulations Program releases regulatory reform publications

The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) conducted five (5) batches  of Advanced Course on RIA for priority agencies of the Anti-Red Tape Authority  (ARTA) composed of one hundred forty-eight (148) regulation authorities and key  officers from twenty-four (24) regulatory agencies. This training course was conducted  from 27 April – 4 June 2021 as part continue reading : DAP Conducts Advanced Courses on RIA for priority agencies of the ARTA

  The Development Academy of the Philippines, through its Productivity and  Development Center (DAP-PDC), announces its call for entries for the Government  Best Practice Recognition (GBPR). Public sector organizations who want to  promote, showcase and share knowledge on their outstanding and innovative  practices can submit their entries until 15 July 2021. A maximum of three continue reading : Government Best Practice Recognition (GBPR) 2021 Call for Entries Announced

The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through the Productivity  and Development Center (PDC), is holding the Government Quality Management  Program (GQMP)’s 2nd Symposium on Institutionalizing Service Quality  Standards (SQS): Working Together to Meet Citizens’ Expectations in Frontline  Government Service on 8 July 2021 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. via Zoom and Youtube  live streaming.  continue reading : DAP to hold the 2nd Symposium on Citizen-centered Service Quality Standards for Frontline Government Service Providers

    Group photo of the 2021 Capability Building on Innovative Leadership for Legislative Staff (CBILLS) Program participants with officials from DAP, Senate, and House of Representatives. – Photo collage by Natalie Joy Narciso 29 April 2021 – 138 new and returning participants from the Philippine Congress attended the online opening ceremony and first installment of continue reading : DAP organizes the Online Opening Ceremony and Thursday Talks Webinar Series under the 2021 Capability Building on Innovative Leadership for Legislative Staff (CBILLS) Program