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A nationwide challenge to boost the productivity of public sector organizations
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What's this challenge all about?

It's about boosting the productivity of our public sector

The Productivity Challenge is a multi-year project spearheaded by the DAP COE-PSP.

It intends to foster awareness and boost the productivity and innovativeness of public sector organizations (PSOs) in the Philippines.

It also envisions an advancement in the productivity movement by raising awareness, enabling a culture of innovation to improve productivity performance, and quality service delivery.

2023 Productivity Spark:

1,000 Ideas for Productivity

2024 Fastbreak:

100K Transaction Hours Reduced

2025 Paper-less:

1 Million Sheets of Paper Saved

2026 Money Wise:

1 Billion Pesos Saved

This year's theme is...

2023, Productivity Spark: 1000 ideas for productivity

Great ideas are the first step to creating great change.

This year's theme aims to inspire us to think of innovative ideas for our public service delivery.

Through the participation of individuals and groups from PSOs, the challenge hopes to collect 1,000 innovative ideas where productivity is much needed.

Here's how to participate

Mechanics

Register & Submit

Participant must register and submit their entries through bit.ly/prodspark1000ideas

Announcement

All submitted entries will be posted through the COE-PSP Facebook page, Youtube channel and the Productivity Challenge website within two weeks after receipt.

Acceptance of Entries

Entries will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning March 1, 2023

Think in this direction

Spark Questions

How might government offices produce more with less?

How might waste in government operations be reduced?

How might government employees do things right the first time?

How might government offices inspire public trust and confidence?

More details about the challenge

Frequently Asked Questions

The Productivity Challenge is a multi-year project spearheaded by the DAP’s Center of Excellence on Public Sector Productivity that intends to foster awareness and boost the productivity and innovativeness of public sector organizations (PSOs) in the Philippines. Its goal is to advance the productivity movement in the public sector by raising awareness, enabling a culture of innovation to improve productivity performance, and quality service delivery.

2023 Productivity Spark: 1,000 Ideas for Productivity
2024 Fastbreak: 100k Transaction Hours Reduced
2025 Paper-less: 1 Million Sheets of Paper Saved
2026 Money Wise: 1 Billion Pesos Saved
Who can join?
How many entries can I submit?
When is the start and end of submission?
What happens after I submit an entry?
Is my entry considered public?
What’s in it for me?
Individuals or groups working in the public sector (NGAs, LGUs, SUCs, GOCCs, etc.)
Interested individuals / groups can submit multiple entries
The submission for the 2023 Productivity Spark: 1,000 Ideas for Productivity will begin on 1 March 2023 and will end around October 2023.
All submitted entries will be posted in the COE-PSP Facebook page, YouTube Channel and the Productivity Challenge website within two weeks after receipt. An email will also be sent to notify the owner regarding the posting.
Yes. Once you submit an entry, consider this a public file/document that may be used by other individuals, groups, offices, etc. Thus, it is important that entries are well thought out, appropriately answer the spark questions, and will also be useful and helpful to other public sector organizations.
By joining this challenge, you have joined the crowd who wants change to happen faster. By submitting an entry, you are giving yourself a chance to be heard. And you are sure your idea could be a factor to productivity improvement and may be replicated by other organizations or individuals. Awards such as certificates, tokens and plaques will be given to individuals and groups whose entries meet the set criteria.
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