Singapore Formalizes Its Strategic Partnership Program Primer with the APO

On 25 February 2026, APO Director for Singapore Geoffrey Yeo, Assistant Managing Director (Capabilities, Product and Policy), Enterprise Singapore, formalized Singapore's Strategic Partnership Program (SPP) Primer with APO Secretary-General Dr. Indra Pradana Singawinata through an online signing ceremony. This milestone sets the foundation for structured, results-based collaboration between Singapore and the APO as the organization moves forward into the APO Vision 2030.

Under the APO Vision 2030, the SPP serves as a unified results framework and the primary mechanism through which APO member economies align APO-supported initiatives with their national productivity priorities. The SPP brings together clear national ownership and implementation readiness, and the APO will provide technical support, strategic advice, and cooperative platforms to achieve the intended results.

Over the next three years, the APO will work closely with Singapore and the Singapore Productivity Centre to implement the SPP Primer, which centers on enterprise development and human capital development, and provide support through targeted technical cooperation, knowledge-sharing initiatives, and capacity-building activities that are aligned with Vision 2030.