PAN-AFRICAN PRODUCTIVITY ASSOCIATION (PAPA) BOARD MEETING HELD BETWEEN THE 11^TH -12^TH MARCH, 2010 IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

The Centre participated at the PAPA Board Meeting held from the 11^th - 12^th March 2010 at the Belvedere Hotel Midrand, South Africa. Highlights of the issues discussed at the meeting include the following:

ü PAPA membership is still small. Board noted the need for extra effort in implementing the membership drive campaign.

ü On NPC and APO partnerships, board expressed concern on the exclusion of Nigeria from the programmes.

ü PAPA website must be revamped, it should be a priority project after the June invoicing.

ü On the Korean Productivity Centre proposal, the board accepted its contents and approved that the president sign it. Specific areas of collaboration to be developed with time frames of the secretariat immediately.

ü Board noted with pleasure the adoption of the productivity Agenda for Africa by the Heads of Government of AU member countries. The proposed AU workshop on “Improving Productivity of Africa’s Public Sector now to hold in September/October 2010 instead of May 2010, with planning still ongoing.

ü A three year Strategic Plan (2011-2013) was developed, with key broad areas identified. Further detailed works on the projects are to be done by NPC Nigeria and Kenya Productivity Centre before the end of June 2010.

ü PAPA’s invitation to attend the APO Governing Body Meeting from 20^th – 22^nd April 2010 in Malaysia was accepted with the President mandated to attend.