The 6th National
Quality Conference (NQC) organized by Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality
Organization (SASO) from 28th to 30th Nov 2017. It aims
to meet the updates and enhances the quality culture through spreading the
latest knowledge in this field. The
slogan of the Conference is “Quality ...
the path toward excellence and leadership” combines the main goal of the
Conference together with the latest updates in the current situation. Before the conference, Minda and I took a
photo in the hall.
Day 1 (29th Nov 2017)
The first keynote speaker was Dr.
Khaled Al Sabti (President of Education Evaluation Commission) and his topic
entitled “Quality and Business Excellence path to Saudi Vision 2030”. He said “An innovation is the implementation
of a new or significantly improved product (good or service), or process, a new
marketing method, or a new organizational method in business practices,
workplace organization or external relations.”
In his talk, there were four key
points as follows:
i.
Outlined Vision 2030 and showed
how support of innovation is a key factor of the objectives and initiatives of
Vision 2030.
ii.
Introduced innovation, presents its major types, show its correlation
with the competitiveness of nations, and trace its role in the four industrial
revolutions.
iii.
Focused on the role of governments and the private sector in spurring
innovation, and present models of different arrangements that countries have
pursued in this respect.
iv.
Shed light on the national innovation system in the Kingdom by outlining
its key components.
