2017年1月25日星期三

HKSTP BizLink@TecONE for getting insights from CES 2017

BizLink is a networking platform which facilitates business networking and business referral.  All participants, except the speakers, must be coming from technology companies based in Science Park or Technology Incubation Network (TIN) members.  BizLink is TecONE monthly event and the Jan event named “Join hands and get insights from CES 2017” held on 25 Jan 2017. The International CES (Consumer Electronics Show®) is the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies.  It is the biggest Tech Show for electronics industry.  In the beginning, Mr. Kenneth Chau (Chairman of TIN) gave a welcome speech.


2017年1月19日星期四

HKCTC Seminar on Supports to SME from Testing and Certification

The Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification (HKCTC) and Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) co-organized a seminar entitled “Supports to SME from Testing and Certification” on 19 Jan 2017.  HKSTP and HKSQ were supporting organizations.  Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are an important pillar of Hong Kong’s economy.  The Testing and Certification (T&C) industry provides quality assurance and assist our SMEs to comply with different international standards and regulations, thus minimizing the chance of recalls, returns and complaints, which all would ultimately translate to new business opportunities.  Before the seminar, I took a photo with Mr. Dominic Lam for memory.


Then I met Mr. Adam Wong and Ms. Angel Wong, as well as, Ms. Jane Lee (Secretary-General (Testing and Certification), ITC).


2017年1月17日星期二

The Preparation Meeting of the Extenics (HK) and HKETA Annual Dinner

After the 1st Meeting of the Extenics Internationalization 2017 (第一屆可拓學國際化會議) organized by Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods, GDUT (廣東工業大學可拓學與創新方法研究所) from 4 to 5 Jan 2017, we held the preparation meeting for implementing the decisions in Hong Kong Science Park on 17 Jan 2017.  We needed to thank Dr. Aaron Tong invited all of us to attend HKETA Annual Dinner.  Before that we held the meeting and discussed some items in fast food restaurant.  

(Left: Dr. KS Chin, Ms. Hemans Leung, Mr. Victor Chiu, Mr. Wilson Leung, Dr. Aaron Tong, Prof. Cai Wen and I)

2017年1月16日星期一

Visit to CityU KTO and Idea for R&D Management

I visited Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO), CityU for startup related meeting on 16 Jan 2017.  KTO is the vital link between the University and the community in terms of the exchange of knowledge, which includes technology, know-how, skills and expertise, for both commercial and non-commercial applications.  I took a photo in front of the office.

(Left: Dr. Victor Lau, I, Mr. Clement Lam and Ms. Fanny Ho)

HKSTP and KTO, CityU is partner for Innopreneurship Ecosystem since 2015 (Details at CityU Innopreneurship Ecosystem Launch Ceremony 2015).

I would like to share some ideas for R&D Management based on quality perspective.

Plan:
During the R&D Project planning stage (especially cooperation with University), it should be considered the following items.
-          Roles (Who does what?)
-          Responsibility (For what each party will be held to account?)
-          Liabilities (What money or other assets each party owes to the group?)
-          Rights of the parties (What each party will receive from the collaboration?)
-          Management of the undertaking and any IP involved.
-          Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) mechanism to protect both parties.
-          Assign Project-in-charge to follow the R&D schedule!
-          Written down the project deliverables (align both expectation!)
(Reference to Drafting Partnership agreement on R&D project below)


Do:
During R&D process, Design History File (DHF) should be kept.  It should be contain or reference the records necessary to demonstrate that the design was developed in accordance with the approved design plan and the requirements of this part.  It may include the followings:
-          Detailed design and development plan specifying design tasks and deliverable
-          Copies of approved design input documents and design output documents.
-          Documentation of design reviews.
-          Validation documentation.
-          When applicable, copies of controlled design documents and change control records.
(Reference to FDA Design Control Guidance for MD Manufacturers & MD seminar)


Check:
In each stage of the planning, the assigned project-in-charge should check the R&D progress, review the verification and validation data, as well as, reporting to both parties top management.  Some items should be involved:
-          Do Design Inputs match Design Outputs?
-          Do the scheduled deliverable obtained and satisfied?
-          Resource enough? (HR, time, material, technology)
-          Any problem met?  Are they solved?
-          Any design change needed?  Are they recorded?

Act:
After the R&D Project, we should identify the objectives met and any corrective action taken, as well as, any lesson learned; so as to improve the next R&D project in future.

My opinion is to add Quality Management System concept into R&D process and get the balance.  Professors and R&D student like freedom and feel free to try during R&D process. However, industry people need to control the outcome and project schedule.  We need a suitable R&D Quality Management System that not too tight and not too loose. 

There are 8 questions should be asked to startup or SME for formulating strategy and it related to R&D in the old seminar named “Formulating Strategy for Sustainable Growth” in the reference below.

Reference:
20160720: HKSTP TecONE Seminar on drafting partnership agreement on R&D projects - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2016/07/hkstp-tecone-seminar-on-drafting.html
19970311: FDA Design Control Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturers - http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm070642.pdf
20160425: HKSTP Seminar on Medical Device Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2016/04/hkstp-seminar-on-medical-device.html
20151119: HKSTP Seminar – Formulating Strategy for Sustainable Growth - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/11/hkstp-seminar-formulating-strategy-for.html
20151119: HKSTP Seminar – Formulating Strategy for Sustainable Growth - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/11/hkstp-seminar-formulating-strategy-for.html


2017年1月12日星期四

Visit to ASHK Office and Introduction of Extenics

The purpose for the establishment of the Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong (ASHK) (港科院) is to promote the development and advancement of science and technology in Hong Kong, and to raise the city’s profile as a centre of scientific excellence.  I met Mr. Terence S.S. Chan (Secretary-General, ASHK) in ASHK office in Science Park and presented a book named “Extenics” written by Prof. Cai Wen and Prof. Yang Chunyan.  


Then I introduced the history about the development of Extenics which was the Chinese original academic subject created by Prof. Cai Wen since 1976.  The extenics aimed to solve contradiction problem through innovative transformation of the basic-elements.  I briefed the concepts of Extenics Basic-elements (基元) included Matter-element (物元), Affair-element (事元) and Relationships-element (關係元).  And then mentioned about Extensive Innovation Method (可拓創新方法) included Model (建模), Extension (拓展), Transformation (變換) and Selection (選擇).


2017年1月11日星期三

CityU Cohorts meeting in Science Park

Today, Dr. Luk Chi-fai had a meeting with Dr. Raymond Leung in Science Park.  Before their meeting, I met Dr. Luk and led him to find Dr. Raymond Leung’s office.  Then we took a photo in front of the ALTAI company logo.


We are CityU alumni where Dr. Luk studied PhD in EE Dept, Dr. Leung and I studied EngD in SEEM Dept., respectively.  

Reference:
CityU Engineering Doctorate Society - http://www.engd.org/  
Engineering Doctorate (Engineering Management) - http://www.cityu.edu.hk/seem/prg-engd.htm


2017年1月9日星期一

IndustryConnect@Science Park – Industry 4.0 & Smart Living Solution

The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Corporation (HKSTP) and Hong Kong Electrical Appliance Industries Association (HKEAIA) coorganized the IndustryConnect@Science Park event named “Industry 4.0 & Smart Living Solution” on 9th Jan 2017.  I met my old friend Mr. Edmund Cheung (who is HKSQ member; and teach me about 6 Sigma and Kaizen in 2005 during visit his company) and then we took a photo before the event start. (Details at http://www.hksq.org/company_based_competition_2005.htm


2017年1月6日星期五

HKIE Seminar on Continuous Education for Career Development in HK Industry

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) – MI division, IVE, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Institution of Mechanical Engineers – Hong Kong Branch co-organized the technical seminar named “The Roles of Continuous Education for Career Development in Hong Kong Industry with Successful Case Sharing” on 6th Jan 2017.  Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ) was one of supporting organizations.  Before the start of seminar, I took a photo with guest speakers.

 (Left: Jimmy (MC), Mr. Vincent Fung (Director, Kin Yat Holdings), I, Dr. Jackson Tang (CEO, Petostar Technology Ltd.), Dr. YC Chau (VP, TDK), Mr. Torin WT Fung (Senior VP, HKAAST), Ir. Peter Si (Project Manager, IVE) and Ms. Fung Ka Wing (Senior Manager, QF Secretariat))

2017年1月5日星期四

The 1st Meeting of the Extenics Internationalization 2017 (第一屆可拓學國際化會議)

The 1st Meeting of the Extenics Internationalization 2017 (第一屆可拓學國際化會議) was organized by Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods, GDUT (廣東工業大學可拓學與創新方法研究所) from 4 to 5 Jan 2017.  The two days meeting aimed to discuss how to promote the Extenics from Hong Kong to International.  We invited Prof. Lorna Uden (羅娜·尤登) (Staffordshire University, UK), Dr. KS Chin (錢桂生) (City University of Hong Kong), Mr. Victor Chiu (趙仲凱) (Academic Director, Baby First) and Ms. Hemans Leung (梁佩英) (Operations Director, Baby First), as well as Prof. Cai Wen (蔡文) and Prof. Yang Chunyan (楊春燕) (where I represented Hong Kong Science and Technology Park).  We took a photo in front of the Guangdong University of Technology (廣東工業大學).  


We met in the meeting room and started to discuss this topic. 


2017年1月1日星期日

ANQ Congress 2017 Kathmandu, Nepal

The 15th Asia Network for Quality (ANQ) Congress will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 20-21 September 2017. (http://anq2017.org/ )


The important dates of the Congress are shown below:
Call for Paper
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 15 May 2017
Deadline for Full Paper Submission: 30 June 2017
Venus: Soaltee Crowne Plaze

Summary of past activities of ANQ Congress were recorded in my blog in ANQ History.

ANQ History & Past Congress:
Asia Network for Quality (ANQ) - http://www.anforq.org/

14th ANQ Congress in Vladivostok, Russia (2016)
20160922 - ANQ Congress 2016 Vladivostok, Russia – Gala Dinner


13th ANQ Congress in Taipei (2015)
20150924 - ANQ Congress 2015 Taipei – Gala Dinner


12th ANQ Congress in Singapore (2014)


11th ANQ Congress in Bangkok, Thailand (2013)


10th ANQ Congress in Hong Kong (2012)
The ANQ 2012 Congress was held in Hong Kong and post-congress news included Feedback Questionnaire, Media Reports, Messages from ANQ Friends, Congress Report and Photo Gallery are posted at http://www.hksq.org/anq2012/post_anq_news.html .


9th ANQ Congress in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (2011)
20110929 - ANQ 2011 - Day 1
20110930 - ANQ2011 - Day 2




7th ANQ Congress in Tokyo, Japan (2009)


6th ANQ Congress in Bangkok, Thailand (2008)




4th ANQ Congress in Singapore (2006)