Innovation and productivity are the twin cornerstones supporting the development and competitive edge of businesses. Whether the focus is growth in turnover or the development of new markets, businesses have no choice but to expand their know-how and augment their productivity.

The objectives of this unit are to:

• Help improve the productivity of businesses
• Acquaint business leaders with the positive impact of innovative methods on both the productivity of their organization as well as the know-how and skills of their human resources
• Improve the business processes of companies
• Encourage, promote and support companies in implementing best business practices with the objective of increasing their profitability and competitiveness through improved output performance
• Enable businesses to share information and network on issues of productivity and innovation in their respective organizations