Some of the participants who attended the 2nd symposium on Institutionalizing Service Quality Standards held on July 8, 2021 via zoom. The 2nd Symposium on Institutionalizing Service Quality Standards: Working  Together to Meet Citizens’ Expectation in Frontline Government Service was  conducted last July 8, 2021 by the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through its Productivity and continue reading : GQMP’s Symposium draws the support of various frontline public organizations in providing a “Sapat at Mahusay na Serbisyo”

TOP L-R: DR. MARIA ELA ATIENZA FROM UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND USEC.MERCEDITA SOMBILLA FROM NEDA; MIDDLE L-R: DIR. JOHN ARIES MACASPAC FROM DBM, AND DR. CHARLOTTE JUSTINE SICAT FROM PIDS;  BOTTOM: GOVERNOR DAKILA CARLO CUA FROM ULAP – Photo collage by Julla Jose 29 July 2021 – The Development Academy of the Philippines Center continue reading : DAP resumes the discussion on devolution in the fourth installment of the CBILLS Thursday Talks

IN PHOTOS: (Left) Forum with LGU of Tuguegarao towards Smart City, (Right) SPARTA Online Roadshow Pasig City, July 21 – To continue fostering the data science and analytics (DSA) ecosystem in the Philippines, Project Smarter Philippines through Data Analytics R&D, Training and Adoption (SPARTA) held and actively participated in several online events from April to continue reading : SPARTA’s advocacy for a data-driven Philippines continues

The Development Academy of the Philippines, through its Productivity  Development Center, is conducting a nationwide survey entitled, “The Impact of Covid 19 to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).” Its run started on 28 June and will end  on 14 July 2021.   The study is a joint initiative between the Asian Productivity Organization (APO)  and Asian continue reading : DAP conducts Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 to SMEs

The global pandemic has heightened the productivity imperative in the public sector. The accurate measure of productivity is important for policy given that the public sector is a major employer in most economies. This is the main point stressed by Firas Raad, World Bank Country Manager based in Malaysia at the International Roundtable on Public continue reading : DAP JOINS THE WORLD BANK IN DISCUSSING PUBLIC SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT EFFORTS

TOP L-R: VP IMELDA CALUEN FROM DAP-CFG, AND DIR. EMELITA BAILON MENGHAMAL FROM DBM; MIDDLE L-R: SVP MAGDALENA L. MENDOZA FROM DAP, ASEC. JOSELINE P. NIWANE FROM DSWD,  FORMER USEC. LAURA PASCUA FROM DBM, AND DR. ROMULO EMMANUEL M. MIRAL, JR. FROM CPBRD HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; BOTTOM: CHIEF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST ROCHELLE F. RAMIREZ continue reading : DAP tackles the Mandanas ruling in CBILLS Thursday Talks

The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through its Productivity and  Development Center (PDC), is proud to formally launch the #QMSPHGov, an online community  of practice for QMS practitioners in the government, on 23 July 2021 at 2:00 – 4:00 PM via  Zoom Meeting, Facebook, and Youtube streaming. The #QMSPHGov is a Facebook group that continue reading : DAP launches the Community of Practice (CoP) Group for Quality Management System (QMS) Practitioners in the Government

The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through its Productivity  and Development Center, in partnership with the Asian Productivity Organization  (APO), an intergovernmental organization in the Asia-Pacific region, is conducting the  Workshop on Modern Food Transportation and Regulation on 13 to 15 July 2021  via Zoom.   The workshop will highlight the importance of smart transformation continue reading : DAP and APO to Conduct a Workshop on Modern Food Transportation and Regulation