1-Background
Upon an invitation from JICA Alumni in Lebanon, JICA Alumni in Egypt accepted to share in the above mentioned workshop
to represent Egypt and to activate the relationships with other JICA Alumni in other countries. So JICA Alumni Egypt nominated the below members:
Eng. Mohamed Magdy Gooda, Chairman of JICA Alumni Egypt.
Dr. Mohamed Magdy Zaki, who was asked to prepare and present the infrastructure of quality in Egypt,
2- Agenda of workshop
The workshop had been held for 2 days as follows:
22/1/2010
Opening at 9:30 AM by: H.E. Minister of Industry and H.E. Ambassador of Japan in Lebanon
Representative of Ministry of Tourism and JICA Syria office
10:30AM— 16:40 PM
Instruments for quality assurance
Quality infrastructure in Japan, Lebanon, Syria, Jordon and Egypt.
Consultancies, Certification, Accreditation, Mutual Recog, Agreement.
Food Safely Regulation in Arab award for Quality inTourism.
23/1/2010
10:00 AM, Visit to SANITA factory in Beirut.
12:00 PM, group lunch, wrap up and Recommendations.
13:30 PM, group discussions.
3- Suggestions and Recommendations:
We can summaries this in the following points:
Exchanging information and countries experiences through communication and holding meetings between regional countries.
Requesting JICA support and cooperation by dispatching experts and senior volunteers and fellowships in Japan in the fields of Total
Quality Management, Q.A. System in plants, Q.C.
new 7 Tools, Q. Deployment Function,. . .etc.
Organizing visits to standard laboratories, and quality projects in Arab countries.
Four members from four countries were selected to follow-up above mentioned
recommendations:
Dr. Moaz Al khayat Syria
Mr. Rushdi Alqam Jordon
Dr. Mohamed Magdy Egypt
Ms. Manal Yassin Lebanon
4- Conclusion
Our thanks to JICA office in Egypt and JICA Alumni Egypt to give us the opportunity to attend the workshop and to activate the relationships with other JICA Alumni’s and we suggest to arrange another workshop to be held in Egypt throw 2010 and invite members ,experts from Japan and the regional countries including Libya, Sudan, Tunisia. . .etc.
The suggested subjects could be:
Pilot projects of quality system in Arab countries.
Productivity Increasing and Quality Management System.
