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Name	Designation	Phone Number	Email Address
Mr. J.D. Niranja S. Jayakodi	Director	+94 112 186 026 (Ext:202)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ms. D. L. W. Dewage	Deputy Director	+94 112 187 099‍ (Ext:216)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ms. R. S. Harshani Peiris	Deputy Director	+94 112 186 030 (Ext:206)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ms. T.P.A. Bopagamage	Deputy Director	+94 112 186 031 (Ext:282)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ms. A.S.M. Dewmini Silva	Assistant Director	+94 112 186 031 (Ext:208)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ms. Anusha Rathnayake	Accountant	+94 112 187 101 (Ext:205)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ms. W. M. H. N. Ekanayake	Administrative Officer	+94 112 187 105‍ (Ext:207)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mr. C.S. Gunathilake	ICT Officer	+94 112 186 031 (Ext:223)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ms. W. M. H. N. Ekanayake	Information Officer	+94 112 187 105‍ (Ext:207)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Asian Productivity Organization established on 11th May 1961 as a regional intergovernmental organization. It is a nonpolitical, nonprofit and nondiscriminatory organization which contributes to the sustainable socioeconomic development of Asia and the Pacific through enhancing productivity. APO is acting as a think tank, and undertaking smart initiatives in the industry, agriculture, Service and Public sectors. They provide practical training through a combination of lecturers by experts, field visits for observation of actual applications, and country reports by participants for the sharing of experiences.

Main Programs

Multi country Projects - Projects designed to address the common needs of member Countries

Training Courses
Research
Study Meetings
Conferences
Observational Study Missions
Workshops
e-Learning Courses

Individual - Country Projects - Projects customized to the specific requirements of an individual member

Observational Study Missions
Technical Expert Services (TES)
Development of Demonstration Companies / Organizations (DON)
Bilateral Cooperation between NPOs (BCBN)
Institutional Strengthening of NPOs

Member Countries

APO membership is open to countries in Asia and the Pacific which are members of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP). The current membership is 20 economies, comprising Bangladesh, Cambodia, Republic of China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. These countries/economies pledge to assist each other in their productivity drives in a spirit of mutual cooperation by sharing knowledge, information, and experience.

National Productivity Secretariat (NPS)

NPO Established (1966)

Sri Lanka joined the APO in 1966, and the Management Development and Productivity Center under the Ministry of Industries was established in 1968. It later became the National Institute of Management, and then the National Institute of Business Management.

In 1994, the Ministry of Industries wanted to strengthen the NPO and speed up the dissemination of productivity promotion techniques throughout the Island. Hence, National Productivity Secretariat was set up as a separate unit. In 2001, the functions of the National Productivity Secretariat were transferred to the Ministry of Employment and Labor. After that, it has been transferred to the Ministry of Productivity Promotion. Currently, NPS is under the purview the Ministry of Public Administration, Disaster Management and Livestock Development.

APO Bio Data

Sri Lanka entered the path of productivity with different strategic plans after joining the Asian Productivity Organization in 1966.

Naming 1997 - 2006 time period as the “productivity decade”, National Productivity Secretariat did a pioneering service to develope a locally unique productivity culture.

National Productivity Secretariat was established under the Ministry of Labor, introducing National Productivity Policy to the public and private sectors in 2002. Activities including productivity awareness programs, award ceremonies, competitions, building model companies and uplifting small & medium entrepreneurs were carried out island wide in public, private, school & community sectors.

In 2010, National Productivity Secretariat was restored under the Ministry of Productivity Promotion and in 2015, secretariat has broadened its context under the Ministry of Public Administration and Management.

National Productivity Secretariat, which acts as the Sri Lankan representative for Asian Productivity Organization (APO), organizes different productivity promotional programs in collaboration with the APO.

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Asian Productivity Organization (APO)