A Bid To Upscale South Africa,s Productivity Levels

A BID TO UPSCALE SOUTH AFRICA ‘S PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS

Empirical evidence from studies across the world, particularly in the most competitive economies such as Asia, Germany and the Nordic countries suggest that, improving the levels of national productivity and innovation is the most efficient way to realise the average GDP growth rate, employment growth, business efficiency and reduced costs of doing business(GCI: 2017). This reality is not lost on Africa and the Japan Productivity Center (JPC) and Productivity SA are heightening efforts to promote and improve productivity levels in South Africa and on the continent

The JPC and Productivity SA will hold a “Productivity Promotion Seminar on Application of Japanese 5s and Kaizen Concepts for Productivity Improvement” on 8 February 2018 at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton.

The primary aim of the seminar is to showcase how the “Application of Japanese 5s and Kaizen Concepts for Productivity Improvement” within South Africa has improved the competitiveness of model companies. This event, which is supported by Japan‘s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI), aims to promote the productivity improvement project to local companies and to help South African companies to have linkage with Japanese companies in terms of business. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Productivity SA, Mr Mothunye Mothiba will welcome participants at event to be held as follows:

• Date: Friday 8th February 2019
• Time: 08h30 – 13h00
• Venue: Hilton Hotel 138 Rivonia Rd, Sandown, Sandton, 2196

Productivity SA is an entity of the Department of Labour (DoL). Section 31 of the Employment Services Act, No. 4 enjoins Productivity SA to develop relevant productivity competencies and competitiveness in workplaces within South Africa.

The Japan Productivity Center (JPC) is a non-profit organization (NPO) established by the Japanese government to enhance the economic development of Japan and member countries. The JPC promotes increasing employment, cooperation and discussions between labour and management, as well as the fair distribution of the fruits of productivity improvement.

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