Asian Productivity Organization 1997 Annual Report

摘要

The Asian Productivity-Organization (APO) is an inter-governmental regional211u001eorganization established by Convention in 1961 by several governments in Asia and 211u001ethe Pacific to hasten their economic development. It is non-political, non-profit 211u001emaking, and non-discriminatory. APO aims to increase productivity and, 211u001econsequently, accelerate economic development in Asia and the Pacific region by 211u001emutual cooperation among member countries. APO seeks to realize its objective by: 211u001epropagating productivity consciousness; disseminating modern productivity 211u001eknowledge and techniques, and sharing experiences in the agriculture, industry, 211u001eand service sectors; and performing the roles of think tank, catalyst, regional 211u001eadviser, institution builder, and cleaning house of information for productivity 211u001eimprovement.