Annual Report 2009 - Asian Productivity Organization

INFORMATION PROGRAM
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INFORMATION
PROGRAM
The APO Information Program is conducted to: 1) promote the mission of the APO and broaden the scope of its
cooperation with organizations both within and outside the APO membership; 2) disseminate information helpful
to productivity promotion and improvement through the print media and Internet; and 3) manage and intensify the
application of IT within the Secretariat, in course administration, and in training delivery systems. The modalities
used to accomplish these objectives are publications, including e-books; multimedia, especially IT; seminars and
workshops; and promotional activities.
PUBLICATIONS
The APO has a modest publishing program. There are
four main types of publications: report format titles,
special publications, e-books, and general publications.
All are in English.
Report Format Titles
The report format titles are reports of proceedings
of selected basic research projects, surveys, symposia,
study meetings, and seminars. More than 400 volumes
in this format have been published since the APO’s
founding in 1961. They are distributed to NPOs,
university libraries, research institutes, government
agencies, private-sector corporations, university
faculty members, researchers, APO resource persons,
and senior corporate executives.
The APO selects several projects on current issues
that are important and relevant to member countries.
The participants in these projects are senior officials
and professionals from both the private and public
sectors who present status reports on the current
situation or practices prevailing in their countries
on the project topic. These papers together with the
integrated report, presentations made by resource
persons, project program, and list of participants are
included in the report format titles. Academicians,
researchers, and private-sector organizations find that
these report format titles give new insights into their
own fields of endeavor for further investigation. The
new titles published in 2009 were:
Innovation Framework and Strategies: An APO
Perspective
Management Innovation for Productivity Improvement
in the Service Sector
Mergers & Acquisitions: Issues and Perspectives from
the Asia-Pacific Region
Special Publications
Special publications are titles published from time
to time to cater to specific purposes such as to assist
NPOs and consultants in their training efforts or
related to special events organized by the APO. Ten
came out in 2009:
APO Productivity Databook 2009
Eco-products Directory 2009: For Sustainable Production
& Consumption
Eco-products Directory 2009: For Sustainable Production
& Consumption (Japanese edition)
Biomass as Fuel in Small Boilers
Food Safety Management Manual
Green Tourism Certification Manual
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Estimation & Technology
for Reduction
Handbook on Integrated Community Development
Knowledge Management: Case Studies for Small and
Medium Enterprises
Knowledge Management: Facilitators’ Guide
e-Books on the APO Web site
Publishing e-books is effective in terms of both accessibility
and cost. The e-books are available in PDF