Introduction of Asian Network for Quality (ANQ)

History of ANQ

In 1987, Chinese Society for Quality (CSQ-Chinese Taipei) and Korean Society for Quality Management (KSQM) jointly held the 1st Korean-Sino Quality Control Symposium in Seoul, Korea in order to strengthen their cooperation and to share quality knowledge. (I am a student in secondary school.)


In 1991, Japanese Society for Quality Control (JSQC) was invited to join in to share the knowledge and experience in quality. This forum was named as "Asia Quality Symposium" (ASQ) in 1996. (In 1996, I am a research student in CityU of Hong Kong.)


In July 2002, representative from seven organization namely China Association for Quality (CAQ), CSQ, Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ), Indian Society for Quality (ISQ), JSQC, KSQM, and the Standards and Quality Association of Thailand (SQAT) assembled in Tokyo, Japan and decided to form Asian Network for Quality (ANQ). It was also decided to welcome any non-profit organization contributing to the growth of science and industry through promotional activities for development of philosophy, theory, methodology and application in the field of quality management and contribution to the quality of humnan life in Asia. Consequently Iranian Society of Quality Managers (ISQM), Indonesian Quality Management Association (IQMA) and Directorate for Standards and Quality, Vietnam (STAMEQ) joined the forum. (In 2002, I have completed my MPhil and MSc study, and run my consultant business.)
Since its inception in 2002 membership of ANQ has increased to sixteen.
They are:
i) Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management (BSTQM), Bangladesh
ii) China Association for Quality (CAQ), China
iii) Chinese Society for Quality (CSQ), Chinese Taipei
iv) Dubai Quality Group (DQG), Dubai
v) Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ), Hong Kong
vi) Indian Society for Quality (ISQ), India
vii) Indonesian Quality Management Association (IQMA), Indonesia
viii) Iranian Society of Quality Managers (ISQM), Iran
ix) Japanese Society for Quality Control (JSQC), Japan
x) Korean Society for Quality Management (KSQM), Korea
xi) Network for Quality, Productivity and Competitiveness Nepal (NQPCN), Nepal
xii) Quality and Productivity Society of Pakistan (QPSP), Pakistan
xiii) Russian Organization for Quality (ROQ), Russia
xiv) Singapore Quality Institute (SQI), Singapore
xv) The Standards and Quality Association of Thailand (SQAT), Thailand
xvi) Vietnam Quality Association of Ho Chi Minh City (VQAH),

ANQ Congress held so for are as follows:
1st ANQ 2003 Congress - Beijing, China
2nd ANQ 2004 Congress - New Delhi, India
3rd ANQ 2005 Congress - Taipei, Taiwan
4th ANQ 2006 Congress - Singapore
5th ANQ 2007 Congress - Incheon, Korea
6th ANQ 2008 Congress - Bangkok, Thailand