Sarawak IQC 2002

Quality Should be Part of the Culture in the Government Civil Service

After the success of Sarawak IQC '99, the gathering of quality experts from around the globe provided a perfect avenue to update and upgrade quality practices in the State in particular the State Civil service.

Unless and until the quality culture has seeped into the bloodstream of each individuals and organisations, any effort to bring about quality initiatives will be met with obstacles and possibly failure.

This was said by Dr Razali Abon, Director of the Human Resource Development & Quality Unit (Chief Ministers' Department) on behalf of the Deputy State Secretary, Datu Haji Salleh bin Haji Sulaiman at the close of the Sarawak 2nd IQC 2002 at a leading hotel in Kuching.

Themed " Sharing Leaders' Best Quality Practices" , the 2-day Congress which began 25 September, 2002 brought nine international and local speakers who shared with us the latest tools and methods in quality practices from around the world.

Leaders at various levels in the organisations must realise that quality initiatives can only be successful if it has the support and driven by quality leaderships. The various quality initiatives, including the Sarawak IQC is a firm commitment of the government to continue to promote quality movement in the state.

"Sarawak has entered the knowledge management era, an age of excellence with no geographic borders. The need for all individuals and organisations to continue improving is a must in order to survive and grow. We have no choice but to be the best of the best for there are no room for mediocrity", he further reiterated.

The Sarawak 2nd IQC 2002 was attended by 150 participants from both the State's public and private sectors. The opening ceremony was officiated by the Chief Minister of Sarawak, YAB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr.) Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud
 

Among the second IQC participants

The secretariat was busy registering the media people

A workshop was also carried out to equip the participants with the latest quality management approaches

Source: Rakan Sarawak, October 2002