HKQF Conference - "Collaboration with EQF and Implementation of CAT"

The QF Conference for Mobility and Progress: Collaboration with EQF and Implementation of CAT was co-organized by Education Bureau (EDB) of the Government of the HKSAR and Qualifications Framework Secretariat (QFS) of Hong Kong on 22 March 2014. Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) was a supporting organization. The conference aims to promote programme collaboration and articulation amongst stakeholders, including education and training providers, professional bodies, companies, unions and others. All conference participants would be invited to visit exhibitions, exploring opportunities for collaboration and articulation in the context of Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT). Before the conference, Mr. Matthew Yien (HKQF – ITAC Secretary) and I (Former Chairman, HKSQ) took a photo for memory.

In the beginning, Mr. Eddie NG, SBS, JP (Secretary for Education, HKSAR Government) gave a welcoming address. He briefed the comparability study of the Hong Kong Qualification Framework (HKQF) and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

HKSTP the 2nd Briefing Session on HKQAA Hong Kong Registration – Start-ups

The 2nd Briefing Session of HKQAA Hong Kong Registration – Start-ups was coorganized by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA) on 18^th Mar 2016. In order to nurture and support local technology start-ups, HKSTP and HKQAA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 24 March 2015.  This collaboration aimed to strengthen the support and network for technology companies, helping them develop innovative business, fostering knowledge transfer and boosting their competitiveness.   Before the briefing, we took a group photo for memory.

(Left: Ms. Mona Li (HKQAA), I and Mr. Nic Chan(HKQAA))

The 1^st Briefing Session was held on 25 Jan 2016 and then HKSTP Quality Startup Workshop was performed on 25 Feb 2016.  The workshop aimed to share HKSTP records which fulfilled the registration scheme 25 questions requirements in order to accelerate the learning process for our incubatees.

ASTRI – HPE Conference on Big Data and Analytics for Smart City

ASTRI and HP Enterprise (HPE) co-organized the Conference named “Big Data and Analytics for Smart City” on 18 March 2016 in Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks.  HP predicted that Big Data’s value could be unleashed for business users by condensing it and intelligently presenting only what was relevant and contextual to the problem at hand.  Before the conference, a group photo was taken.

In the beginning, Mr. MY Wong (Chairman of the Board, ASTRI) gave a welcome speech.  He expected the Big Data Analytics could transform City to Smart City.

Then Mr. Allen Yeung (Government CIO) gave an opening remark.  He said AlphaGo story last week demonstrated how AI employed Big Data Analytics.  And he also used Hong Kong Observatory and Hong Kong Airport as example to explain how Big Data cooperation to create values.  Finally, he asked us to think what City would look like after 5 to 10 years.

HKSTP TecONE Seminar on Creative Design Add Value to Innovative Technology

The TecONE seminar named “How does Creative Design Add Value to your Innovative Technology” was organized by Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) on 17^th March 2016.  ARTOP GROUP is one of Science Park companies shared how to add value to product with industrial design that took account of aesthetics, usability, ergonomics and so forth, to demonstrate why creative design could optimize product function, style and appearance for better commercial value.

The first speaker was Mr. Savio Lai (Operating Director, ARTOP GROUP) and he introduced their company background to us.  The design service process of ARTOP were Orientation (定位), Design (設計), Achieve (實現) and Value (價值).

Then he shared many projects from their different customer and Huawei was one of their long-term customers and their cooperation started for design first commercial 3G mobile phone since 2004.

HKSQ Student Project Competition 2016 - Presentation

The HKSQ Company Based Student Project Competition offers an opportunity for students to work on an actual industrial case and propose resolution annually. It aims to give opportunity for student to gain experience of resolving an industrial problem.  The competition included three sessions.  The first session was problems briefing and selection which problems were designed and explained by sponsor company (LSG Sky Chefs Group).  The second session was Plant visit on 30 Feb 2016. The last session was presentation of their suggested solutions on 12 Mar 2016.

In the beginning, Mr. Ricky Suen (Exco member, HKSQ) presented the rules of the HKSQ Student Project Competition 2016 presentation.  Presentation was 20min plus 5 min Q&A.

There were three topics as below:

Topic 1:   Food Assembly

Topic 2: Dish Wash Equipment & Loading Process Improvement

Topic 3:   Internal Delivery Process

  

HKSQ Seminar on Certified Quality Manager (CQM) Certification

The seminar entitled “HKSQ CQM Certification” was organized by Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ) on 4^th Mar 2016.  In order to develop local quality professionals, HKSQ has established a couple of HKSQ Certification programs in past few years which include Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Laboratory Quality Specialist (CLabQS).  HKSQ launch another new certification program named Certified Quality Manager (CQM) recently.  This seminar would introduce the academic qualification and professional experience requirements, certification examination format and schedule as well as the training course to help those who wish to seek recognition of their professionalism in Quality Management.  Mr. Karson Chui (Former Chairman, ASQ CMQ/OE, CQE and CQA) was our guest speaker.

In the beginning, Mr. Karson Chui explained the benefit of certification such as demonstration of quality knowledge, life time learning, career investment and recognized status in quality arena.  He then briefed different HKSQ Certifications (Details at http://www.hksq.org/cert_hksq.htm )