Congress Background

In October 2008, the National Productivity Centre of Turkiye (MPM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS) and European Association of National Productivity Centres (EANPC) to host the 16^th World Productivity Congress and European Productivity Conference 2010 together in Turkiye. This is the first time these two prestigious events have been held together and it is appropriate that this should take place in Turkiye, which forms a bridge – geographically and culturally -between Asia and Europe. MPM is building on the experience of hosting a very successful 9^th World Productivity Congress in Istanbul in 1995.

The World Productivity Congress is a global focus for productivity improvement and development. The Congress is organized with the joint efforts of WCPS and the host member organization. It brings together academicians, business people, employers, managers and productivity experts from industry, trade and public services. A productivity declaration is presented at the end of each Congress.  This particular Congress is augmented and enhanced by the addition of the European Productivity Conference, a platform for European Productivity Centres to share their experiences and expertise.

The partners bringing this major event to Turkiye are:

National Productivity Centre of Turkiye (MPM)

MPM was established on 17^th April 1965 holding an autonomous multilateral public authority status to assist the Turkish economy to operate under productivity principles, to provide consultancy and training support to all three stakeholders of the economy (employees, employers, government) and to monitor developments elsewhere with regard to productivity improvement methods and techniques. MPM’s main activities are training, research, consultancy, productivity measurement, publications and public relations. MPM is a member of EANPC since 2004 and on the Board of Directors since 2005. MPM’s role in the organization is strengthened by being elected for the Vice Presidency in 2006.

World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS)

WCPS which was founded in 1969 is comprised of two primary divisions namely WNPO – the World Network of Productivity Organizations and WAPS – the World Academy of Productivity Science. WNPO has around 50 organisations, mostly national productivity centres, as members Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Middle East and Europe including Turkiye.  WAPS is composed of Fellows who have been recognized by their peers for their contribution to productivity science and to the work of the Confederation. The WCPS links individuals and organizations around the globe that are committed to productivity improvement as a means of increasing and sharing wealth. The vision of WCPS is to secure peace and prosperity through productivity and in furtherance of this vision, WCPS seeks to catalyse and facilitate the adoption of appropriate policy frameworks, infrastructure elements, methodologies, tools and techniques that help nations, regions and organisations develop and realise their full potential to develop social, environmental and economic productivity.

European Association of National Productivity Centres (EANPC)

Founded in 1966, EANPC has 15 productivity centres and agencies as members – in Austria, Italy, Slovakia, Finland, Cyprus, United Kingdom, Germany, Bulgaria, Belgium, France, Check Republic, Poland, Romania and Turkiye. These members of EANPC are national bodies often governed by tripartite structures representing employers, employees and government and they contribute to productivity, innovation, quality of working life and employment across all economic activities. EANPC provides support to ILO, OECD and the EC in the area of productivity development.