Madeira to present regional quality strategy at Azores forum
Madeira GuideMadeira's Regional Quality Strategy will be presented at a quality forum in São Miguel on 15 and 16 October.
Madeira will present the Regional Quality Strategy of the Autonomous Region of Madeira at the X Jornadas Regionais da Qualidade dos Açores on 15 and 16 October in Ribeira Grande, São Miguel. The event will take place at the Arquipélago, Centro de Artes Contemporâneas.
Isabel Catarina Rodrigues, regional director of Commerce, Industry and Quality, will speak in the opening session on 15 October and take part in the panel "Inovação e Qualidade em Territórios Insulares". She will address the implementation of Madeira's regional quality strategy and the challenges of promoting quality in Madeira.
The meeting is held under the theme "Macaronésia: Qualidade, Cooperação e Competitividade em Territórios Insulares". The Associação Portuguesa para a Qualidade is organizing it with the Direção Regional do Empreendedorismo e Competitividade do Governo dos Açores.
Rodrigues said the meeting is an opportunity to share Madeira's experience in promoting quality and learn from other Macaronesian territories. She said quality has a role in the modernization of organizations, consumer confidence and economic competitiveness. She also called for stronger cooperation and the sharing of good practices among island territories.
The jornadas bring together institutional representatives, specialists, companies and academia from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Discussions include sustainability, innovation, the blue economy and quality of life. The 16 October programme includes Open Days with Azorean companies and institutions.
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