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Silver Anniversary

25^th International Conference on ISO & TQM 25-ICIT

Theme: “ISO & TQM for AI Development” -- www.hk5sa.com/icit

Date: 22-24 Mar 2027 (Mon.-Wed.)

Venue: Harnack House, Max Planck Society (produced 31 Nobel Winners including Einstein),

at the Free University of Berlin, Germany

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVcRPzS-v1w

Hosted by the:

Global Sustainable Excellence Concepts (GSEC), Germany

Gratia Christian College (GCC), HKSAR, CHINA ( www.gcc.edu.hk )

Asia Pacific Business Excellence Standard (APBEST) Academy ( www.hk5sa.com/apbest ), HKSAR

Supported by the Emerald Publishers (Including TQM & Service Mgt. Journals - SJR-Q1), UK.

Founder Chair: Prof. Sam HO, Ex-Research Fellow, Cambridge U. & Ex-Prof., Oxford U.

Whatsapp: +852-6671-0470 Email: samkmho@gmail.com

Co-chair: Roland K. Jahnke Whatsapp: +49-171-914-2870 Email: rolandjahnke@t-online.de

SUPPORTED BY

Business School, Uni. of Technology Sydney, Australia Centre for Mangt. Quality Research, RMIT, Australia Dept. of Marketing, Linnaeus U., Sweden Emerald Publishing, UK Enterprise Mangt. Research Centre, SYSU., China Foundation for TQM Promotion, Thailand Hang Seng Management College, HKSAR Inderscience Publishers, USA International 5-S Organisation International Academy for Quality Kania School of Management, U. of Scranton, USA Kenya Institute of Management, Kenya Leicester Business School, De Montfort Uni., UK National Chin Yi Uni. of Tech., Taiwan

Luton Business School, Uni. of Bedfordshire, UK National Quality Institute, Montreal, Canada Paisley Business School, Uni. of Paisley, UK Productivity Quality Research Centre, NUS, Singapore School of Business, HK Baptist Uni., HKSAR School of Management, Edith Cowan U., Australia Shanghai Academy for Quality Management, China SIRIM Training Services, SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia University of Buraimi, Oman Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus, China Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai Campus, China BNU/HKBU-UIC, Zhuhai, China

A great thinker was asked: “What is the meaning of Life?”

He replied: “Life has no meaning, it is an opportunity to create MEANING”

So let our 25-ICIT be the OPPORTUNITY to create MEANING!

Contents

1. History of the ICIT

2. Objectives of the 25-ICIT

3. Call for Papers

4. Keynote Speakers & Technical Committee Members

5. Proceedings and Publications

6. The Conference Venue

7. 25-ICIT <== Leaflet

8. Interesting Link

9. Content Pages (just click below) of Past Proceedings (All CD-ROMs come with Papers in pdf format and mostly with supporting Powerpoints):-

-- 3-ICIT Proceedings (in Hard-cover with 104 papers and 653-pages @US$70)

-- 4-ICIT Proceedings (in Hard-cover with 130 papers and 865-pages @US$80)

-- 5-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$40)

-- 6-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$40)

-- 7-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$45)

-- 8-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$45)

-- 9-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$50)

-- 10-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$50)

-- 11-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$55)

-- 12-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$55)

-- 13-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$60)

-- 14-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$60)

-- 15-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$65)

-- 16-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$65)

-- 17-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$70)

-- 18-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$70)

-- 19-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$75)

-- 20-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$75)

-- 21-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$80)

-- 22-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$80)

-- 23-ICIT Proceedings (in CD-ROM @US$85)

-- 24-ICIT Proceedings (in Hardcopy + CD-ROM @US$100) <== Some Papers & PPTs are available FREE at: 11. below.

==> All can be ordered from the Editor by sending a request to: samkmho@gmail.com

Web-page updated on: 27 Sep 2026

1. History of the ICIT (Founder Chair – Prof. Sam HO)

ICIT	Year	Host (Every year since 1996, except 2009 – cancelled by Egypt due to the Gaza War)	Theme	Papers	Dele- gates	Coun- tries
1	96	Leicester Business School, De Montfort Uni., UK	Inaugural	45	80	10
2	97	Luton Business School, Luton University, UK	Business Excellence	75	100	12
3	98	School of Business, HK Baptist University, HK	ISO 9000 & TQM	104	160	18
4	99	School of Business, HK Baptist University, HK	TQM & Innovation	130	180	20
5	00	Productivity Quality Research Centre, NUS, Singapore	Action 2000: Imperatives for Change	119	160	26
6	01	Paisley Business School, Uni. Of Paisley, Scotland	Integrated Management	95	150	21
7	02	Centre for Mangt. Quality Research, RMIT, Australia	Change Management	160	250	29
8	03	National Quality Institute, Montreal, Canada	Business Excellence	84	150	24
9	04	Foundation for TQM Promotion in Thailand	TQM Best Practices	80	280	20
10	05	Shanghai Academy for Quality Management, China	TQM & 6-sigma for Competitiveness	150	300	26
11	06	APBEST Academy (AA) & HSSC, HK	TQM & Corporate Governance	85	150	25
12	07	AA & Nat. Chin-Yi U. of Tech., Taiwan	Going for Gold	68	120	18
13	08	AA & SIRIM, MPC & UiTM, Malaysia	Innovation for Competitiveness	77	220	25
14	10	AA & University of Scranton, USA	Lean Management	55	100	20
15	11	AA, UNITEN, SIRIM, MPC & UiTM	Sustainable Development via Innovation	98	160	21
16	12	AA, HKBC & Linnaeus U., Sweden	ISO, TQM, Medical Tourism & Safety	44	60	15
17	13	AA & U. Technology Sydney (UTS)	Innovation for Sustainability & OD	37	45	13
18	14	AA & UiTM-Sarawak, Malaysia	Enhancing Growth through TQM	57	150	17
19	15	AA & Kenya Institute of Management	TQM for African Development	34	100	14
20	16	AA & U. of Buraimi, Oman	ISO & TQM for Lean Production	32	90	15
21	17	AA & School of Int. Business, BNU-ZH	ISO & TQM for OBOR’s Sustain. Dev.	37	100	11
22	18	AA & Honors College, BIT-ZH	Cultural Harmonization via ISO-TQM	34	100	8
23	19	AA & BNU/HKBU-UIC, ZH	ISO & TQM: Teaching Quality - OBOR	35	80	9
24	25	AA & Gratia Christian College, HKSAR	ISO & TQ/AI for Health, Service & Edu.	27	50	10

The 6-ICIT, held in April 2001 at the Paisley Business School in Scotland, focused on the theme of "Integrated Management". Attended by 150 delegates, 95 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 21 countries.		The 7-ICIT, held in April 2002 at the RMIT, Melbourne, Australia focused on the theme of "Change Management". Attended by 250 delegates, 160 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 29 countries.
The 8-ICIT, held in April 2003 at the Delta Hotel, Montreal, was the first ICIT held in North America. It focused on the theme of "Business Excellence”. Attended by 150 delegates, 84 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 24 countries.		The 9-ICIT, held in April 2004 at the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, had been well supported by the Thailand Foundation for TQM. It focused on "Best Practices”. Attended by 280 delegates, 80 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 20 countries.
The 10-ICIT, held in Mar 2005 at the Galaxy Hotel, Shanghai, had been well supported by the Shanghai Academy for Quality Management. It focused on "TQM & 6-Sigma for Competitiveness” Attended by 300 delegates, 150 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 26 countries.		The 11-ICIT held in April 2005 at the Hang Seng School of Commerce, HK, had been well supported by the AA. It focused on "Corporate Governance”. Attended by 150 delegates, 85 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 25 countries.
The 12-ICIT was held in April 2006 at the National Chin-Yi U. of Tech, Taiwan. It focused on "Going for Gold”. Attended by 120 delegates, 68 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 18 countries.		The 13-ICIT held in April 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel, PJ, Malaysia, was hosted by SIRIM & MPC. It focused on "Innovation for Competitiveness”. Attended by 220 delegates, 77 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 25 countries.
The 14-ICIT was held in April 2010 at the Scranton University, USA. It focused on "Lean Management”. Attended by 80 delegates, 55 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 20 countries.		The 15-ICIT was held in July 2011 at the University Tenaga National, Malaysia. It focused on "Sustainable Development via Innovation”. Attended by 160 delegates, 98 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 21 countries.
The 16-ICIT was held in July 2012 at the Linnaeus University, Vaxjo, Sweden. It focused on "ISO, TQM, Medical Tourism & Safety”. Attended by 60 delegates, 44 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 15 countries.		The 17-ICIT was held in July 2013 at the University Tech., Sydney, Australia. It focused on "Innovation for Sustainability & O.D.”. Attended by 50 delegates, 37 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 13 countries.
The 18-ICIT was held in Apr 2014 at the UiTM-Sarawak, Malaysia. It focused on "Enhancing Growth & Productivity through the Best Practices in QM”. Attended by 150 delegates, 57 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 17 countries.		The 19-ICIT was held in Apr 2014 at the Kenya Institute of Management. It focused on "TQM for National Development – the African way”. Attended by 100 delegates, 34 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 14 countries.
The 20-ICIT was held in Sep 2016 at the U. of Buraimi, Oman. It focused on "TQM for Lean Production & Sustainable Organisational Development”. Attended by 90 delegates, 32 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 15 countries.		The 21-ICIT was held in Apr 2017 at the Beijing Normal U., Zhuhai Campus, China. It focused on " ISO & TQM for OBOR’s Sustainable Development”. Attended by 100 delegates, 37 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 11 countries.
The 22-ICIT was held in Apr 2018 at the Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai Campus, China. It focused on " Cultural Harmonization via ISO-TQM”. Attended by 100 delegates, 34 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 8 countries.		The 23-ICIT was held in Apr 2019 at the BNU/HKBU-UIC, Zhuhai, CHINA . It focused on " “ISO & TQM ~ Teaching Quality & e-Learning in OBOR Countries”. Attended by 100 delegates, 35 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 10 countries.
The 24-ICIT was held in Feb 2025 at the Gratia Christian College. It focused on "“ISO & TQM for Health, Service & Education Excellence. Attended by 60 delegates, 27 high quality papers were delivered by delegates from 10 countries.

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2. OBJECTIVES

Specifically, the 25-ICIT will focus on how best practices in ISO portfolio of standards and TQM will affect quality trends in the new economy. TQM provides an overall concept that fosters continuous improvement in an organisation. The first objective of the conference is thus:

To provide a forum for the identification of contemporary development in the theories and practices of TQM and for the sharing of experience.

The number of ISO certified companies has seen a phenomenal rise, in particular the recent ISO42001 for AI Management System. The importance of the ISO series of standards, and its close relationship with TQM give rise to the second objective:

To establish the impact of ISO Standards implementation on TQM towards Contemporary AI Development in the Social and Economic Sectors.

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3. CALL FOR PAPERS

With an exciting theme and clearly defined objectives for the upcoming 25-ICIT, we would like to invite papers for the following Sub-themes:

1. TQM in AI & Sustainable Development 2. QFD / ESG in AI for Scientific Development 3. ISO 9001 / 14001 / 42001 / SDG / EFQM, etc.

4. TQ Practice for Education Mangt. (SDG-4) 5. TQ Practice for Engineering Management 6. TQ Practice for Gender, Health & Services

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4. Keynote Speakers (* = Distinguished Keynote Speakers; # = Co-chairs)

Australia	1. Prof. John Hamilton (Head of Management & Governance, James Cook U, Cairns) *
China-HKSAR	Prof. H.S. Chui (President, Gratia Christian College) # Prof. Sam Ho (Founder Chair, AA, ICIT & I5SO; Dist. Prof.-SYSU.; Speaker-Oxford U.) # Chairman S. W. Yuen (Founder Chair, GCC Board of Governors) * Prof. Karen Cheung – delegate (President, UNESCO-HK & HK Inst. for Sustainable Development HiESD) Dr. Olivia Ho (Consultant, FHKCFP, & Ex-Sr. House-Officer, Birmingham Children Hospital) Prof. Simon Lam (Asso. Dean & Director, Integrative Health Centre, Tung Wah College) Prof. Shirley Yeung (Prof. of Practice & Head of Business – GCC; AVP – UNESCO HK Association)
Finland	2. Prof. Taina Savolainen (Professor, University of Joensuu, Finnish Quality Award Chief Examiner) *
NZ	3. Dr. Michaela Balzarova (Asso. Prof. of Management, University of Canterbury)
Singapore	Prof. Pui-Mun Lee (Ex-Dean, Singapore University of Social Sciences) *
Slovkia	4. Prof. Kristina Zgodavova (Prof. Tech. U. of Kosice & Chief Editor, Quality, Innovation & Prosperity)
Spain	5. Dr. Palmira Lopez-Fresno (VP, Spanish Quality Association & Spanish Quality Award Chief Examiner) * 6. Dr. Fernando Fernandez Gonzalez (Nero-surgeon & Ex-Head, Hospital Central de Asturias)
Sweden	Prof. Mosad Zineldin (Prof., Faculty of Health & Life Science. Linnaeus University) *
UAE	Prof. Leslie Chan (Prof. & Chair of Accounting, American University of Ras Al Khaimah)
UK	7. Prof. Ray Loveridge (Professor Emeritus, Said Business School, Oxford University) *
USA	8. Prof. Douglas Hensler (Deming Prof., Colorado U.; Dean Emeritus, U. of Wisconsin-GB) *

Photos of the principal Overseas KNS:-

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5. PROCEEDINGS AND PUBLICATIONS

The summary of each paper presented at the 25-ICIT will be printed in a bound Conference Proceedings called “ISO & TQ/AI for Health, Service & Education Excellence”, a link will be provided to each participant to download the full papers and PPTs. The full papers will also be published at the Conference Website to facilitate Internet search and cross-referencing. Style sheets for submission to the proceedings will be sent to you after your paper has been accepted. In addition, accepted papers will be considered for publication in the journals listed below. A Best Paper Award will be allocated to each sub-theme. These papers will be automatically considered for a special edition, after aligning with the Journal of Service Management requirement.

Chief Editor	Journal	Chief Editor	Journal
Prof. Sam Ho (Ex-Chief Editor)	· Journal of Service Management	Prof. Axel Kaehne	· Journal of Health Organization & Management
Prof. Maria Vincenza	· TQM Journal	Prof. Kristina Zgodavova	· Quality, Innovation & Prosperity Journal
Prof. Chris Brown	· Quality Education for All Journal	Prof. Mosad Zineldin	· IJ of Work Organisation and Emotion · IJ of Strategic Business Alliances

Note: Some of the above journals are listed on the Thomson Reuter citation index (ISI).

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6. Conference Activities Pre-Conference Reception: 21/3/2027 (Sun.) 6-8pm – at the Conference Hotel Café Conference Dinner: 22/3/2025 (Mon.) 7-10pm – at the Conference Hotel Function Room Berlin Night-Tour: 23/3/2025 (Tue.) 7-10pm – Free to join for Overseas Delegates		Extending the ICIT fun ....
Sub-theme Best Paper Awarded	The Chairman's Welcome Speech	Conference Dinner at its best

7. Conference Venue & Accommodation

The Conference delegates are free to book accommodation with any hotel they choose.

Harnack House Hostel, Free U. of Berlin Special Daily Rate for ICIT delegates: Eur.147 / 163 (1 / 2 Beds) – include breakfast, Wifi & VAT info@harnackhaus-berlin.mpg.de Tel: +49-308-413-3800 Booking Code: 11184 Reservation till: 2027-1-22 https://www.harnackhaus-berlin.mpg.de/accomodation

8. For Tourist Information: https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-tourist-info-centres

Free University of Berlin

Conference Venue: The Harnack House

Wish you are here !

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11. 24-ICIT PROCEEDINGS <== Papers can be downloaded here FREE

DK = Distinguished Keynote; K = Keynote Paper

RED Paper Titles are those winning the Best Sub-theme Paper Award, voted by the conference delegates.

No.		Title & Authors	Page
ST-1:		TQM in AI & Sustainable Development
1.1DK		Post-Covid Development Strategy 2030: Leveraging Quality Initiatives in Securing Speedy Economic Recovery Jamil Hamali	1
	1.2DK	Mixed Methods Research: NVivo can qualitatively validate a causal quantitative measurement model study John Hamilton	9
	1.4K	Green Building Practices, Green Financing, AI and the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritages (ICH), Shirley M.S. Yeung & C.S. Ho	33
	1.5	Research on the Impact of AI on Quality Management in Agricultural Enterprises - A Case Study of Shanghai SQ Agricultural Technology Company Lili Lu & Song-Bai Liu	45
ST-2:		TQM for BRI Social & Economic Development
	2.1DK	Broader Total Quality Lessons for China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Andrew K.P. Leung	55
	2.2K	Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on Total Quality Financial Perspectives for Sustainable Development Leslie S.L. Chan	71
	2.3K	The TQM and Business Ethics relationship: A Case Study from Greece Fotios Vouzas	84
	2.4	Research framework for iFintech adoption Dil Nawaz Hakro & John Hamilton	93
2.5		Providing Quality "Mental Health" Service to Elders Susanna Wong Ip	107
ST-3:		ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 / SDG / ESG / EFQM, etc.
3.1DK		Insights on Organisations achieving Business Excellence Pui-Mun Lee	123
	3.2DK	A Cost-effective ESG Experiment to Afforest Desert Land in North-western China Shu-Wah Yuen	133
	3.3K	Quality Implementation of ESG Policy with SDGs in Healthcare Industry Gryphon Siu & Shirley Yeung	151
	3.4	Enhancing ISO (PDCA) with A Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model for Quality Property Management Services Wilson Chan & Shirley Yeung	166
	3.5	QM/Performance Excellence Models: a key driver of the UN-SDG 2030 Roland Jahnke	184
ST-4:		TQ Practice for Education Management
	4.1DK	Fostering Humanistic and Competence-Based Education for Resilient Organizations in a VUCA World Prof. Palmira López-Fresno	204
4.2K		School-based Management Excellence Model (SBMEM) : Leadership, Shared Vision, SBM Features & Student Achievement Hong-Sheung Chui	216
4.3K		Navigating Automation: Challenges and Opportunities for Medical Practice and Education Fernando Gonzalez	244
4.4K		Studies about Happiness Index 2018-2024: The Insights from the literature and Hong Kong data Simon C. Lam	253
ST-5:		TQ Practice for Social & Christian Services
	5.2K	Health, Health Systems and Advanced AI solutions Linda Forbes & John Hamilton	275
	5.3	Effective Leadership for Church Development David F.S. Lee & H.S. Chui	281
5.4		Fieldwork Supervision and Mental Health of Social Work Students Walter Yung, Helen Ho & K.C. Li	296
ST-6:		TQ Practice for Health & Services
	6.1DK	Stakeholder Management in Business Process Management -- The journey of Evangel Hospital putting the Voice of Stakeholders at the Core of Healthcare Process Reengineering Billy S.H. Chui	306
6.2DK		Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety & Quality of Life Mosad Zineldin & Valentina Vasicheva	314
	6.3K	Impact of Sunspot on Covid-19 and Beyond Samuel K.M. Ho	324
	6.4	TQM for Clinical Audit -- Management of Gout Case Study Olivia W.Y. Ho	339

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