KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) — The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Secretary-General, Dr. Indra Pradana Singawinata, had a courtesy call on Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), YB Liew Chin Tong. The courtesy call is to enhance further the existing partnership between Malaysia and APO as well as to discuss on current challenges and potential collaboration to enhance productivity of the nation.
Director General of MPC, Dato’ Abdul Latif bin Haji Abu Seman said, since joining the APO fraternity in 1983, with MPC as the country’s National Productivity Organisation (NPO), Malaysia plays an active and significant role among the 21 member economies in enhancing productivity of the region. Malaysia has been exporting expertise in the areas of capacity development of productivity specialists, public sector productivity framework as well as imparting technical advisory in the development of accreditation programmes.