National Quality / Business Excellence Awards in different countries

Research undertaken on behalf of NIST by Musli Mohammad (m.mohammad@massey.ac.nz) and Dr Robin Mann (r.s.mann@massey.ac.nz)
Centre for Organisational Excellence Research, www.coer.org.nz. (Date of research: 9-13 January 2010)
(Please contact COER if any errors or omissions are noticed in the spreadsheet)

Region

Sub-region

Country

AFRICA

Eastern Africa Mauritius

No

Name of award

Mauritian National Quality

Award

Model used

Administrative
organisations(s)

Website

National model (developed from Baldrige)

Mauritius Export Processing Zone

Association

http://www.asq.org/qic/display-item/index.pl?item=10615

National model (developed from Baldrige)

Industrial Modernisation Centre

(IMC)

http://www.nationalawards-eg.com/

AFRICA

Northern Africa Egypt

The National Award for

Excellence in Quality

AFRICA

Northern Africa Morocco

Moroccan National Quality

Award

National model (developed from EFQM

Excellence Model)

Moroccan Association for Quality

http://www.atento.com/content/national_quality_award_en.m

AFRICA

Southern Africa South Africa

South African Excellence

Award

National model (developed from EFQM

Excellence Model)

South African Business Excellence

Foundation

http://www.asip.org.ar/en/revistas/39/kapp/kapp_01.php
http://www.caq.org.cn/htm/english/Activities.asp#

ASIA

Eastern Asia

China

China Quality Award

National model (developed from Baldrige)

China Association for Quality

ASIA

Eastern Asia

Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong Management

Association Quality Award

Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

Hong Kong Management Association

http://www.hkma.org.hk/qa/front.htm
(HKMA)

ASIA

Eastern Asia

Japan

Japan Quality Award

National model (developed from Baldrige)

Japan Productivity Center

http://www.jqac.com/website.nsf/NewMainPageE?OpenPage

National model (unique)

Japanese Union of Scientists and

Engineers (JUSE)

http://www.juse.or.jp/e/deming/
http://www.npdc.org.mn/

ASIA

Eastern Asia

Japan

Deming Prize

ASIA

Eastern Asia

Mongolia

National Productivity Award

National model (developed from Baldrige)
(NPA)

National Productivity and

Development Center

National model (unique)

Korean Standards Association (KSA) http://www.ksa.or.kr/eng/html/promotion.html

ASIA

Eastern Asia

Korea

10

Korean Quality Grand

Award

ASIA

Eastern Asia

Taiwan

11

Taiwan National Quality

Award

National model (unique)

Ministry of Economics Affairs

http://w1.csd.org.tw/english/Quality.htm

ASIA

South-central
Asia

India

12

Rajiv Gandhi National

Quality Award

National model (unique)

Bureau of Indian Standards

http://www.bis.org.in/other/rgnqa_geninfo.htm

ASIA

South-central
Asia

India

13

CII-EXIM Bank Award for

Business Excellence

EFQM Excellence Model

Confederation of Indian Industry and

http://www.cii-iq.in/CII-Exim%20Bank%20Award%20for%20Excelle
Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of India

ASIA

South-central
Asia

India

14

IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj

National Quality Award

National model (developed from Baldrige)

IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National

Quality Awards Committee

ASIA

South-central
Asia

India

15

Golden Peacock National

Quality Award

National model (developed from Baldrige and

EFQM Excellence Model)

Institute of Directors

ASIA

South-central
Asia

Iran

16

Iran National Quality Award National model (developed from EFQM

(INQA)
Excellence Model)

Institute of Standards and Industrial

Research of Iran

ASIA

South-central
Asia

Nepal

17

FNCCI National Business

Excellence Award

National model (developed from Baldrige and

Deming Prize)

Federation of Nepalese Chambers of

http://www.npedc-nepal.org
Commerce & Industry (FNCCI)

ASIA

South-central
Asia

Pakistan

18

Pakistan National Quality

Award

National model (developed from Baldrige and

Deming Prize)

National Productivity Organization

(NPO)

http://www.npo.gov.pk/pap/index.html

ASIA

South-central
Asia

19

Sri Lanka National Quality

Award

Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

Sri Lanka Standards Institution

(SLSI)

http://www.slsi.lk/national-quality-awards.php#qawardcriteria

ASIA

South-eastern
Brunei Darussalam
Asia

20

Brunei Civil Service

Excellence Award

Not known

Brunei Darussalams Civil Service

Not known

ASIA

South-eastern
Indonesia
Asia

Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

Indonesian Quality Award Foundation

http://www.indonesianqualityaward.org/
(IQAF)

COER, Massey University

Sri Lanka

21

Indonesian Quality Award

http://www.imcrbnqa.com/
http://www.goldenpeacockawards.com/index.
php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=103&It
emid=71
http://www.meccaward.com/22/section.aspx/download/32

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National Quality / Business Excellence Awards in different countries

Research undertaken on behalf of NIST by Musli Mohammad (m.mohammad@massey.ac.nz) and Dr Robin Mann (r.s.mann@massey.ac.nz)
Centre for Organisational Excellence Research, www.coer.org.nz. (Date of research: 9-13 January 2010)
(Please contact COER if any errors or omissions are noticed in the spreadsheet)

Region

Sub-region

Country

No

Name of award

Model used

Administrative
organisations(s)

Website

22

Prime Ministers Industry

Excellence Award (formerly
National model (developed from Baldrige and
known as Prime Minister's
Deming Prize)
Quality Award for Private
Sector)

Ministry of International Trade and

Industry (MITI)

http://www.miti.gov.my/

South-eastern
Malaysia
Asia

23

Prime Minister's Quality

Award (for public sector)

National model (unique)

Malaysian Administrative and

Modernization Planning Unit
(MAMPU)

http://www.mampu.gov.my/pdf/akpm2009.pdf

ASIA

South-eastern
Malaysia
Asia

24

Quality Management
Excellence Award (QMEA)

National model (developed from Baldrige and

Deming Prize)

Malaysia Productivity Corporation

(MPC)

http://www.mpc.gov.my

ASIA

South-eastern
Philippines
Asia

25

Philippines Quality Award

(PQA)

Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

Department of Trade and Industry

(DTI) and Development Academy of
the Philippines

http://www.pqa.org.ph/pqaaward.htm

ASIA

South-eastern
Singapore
Asia

26

Singapore Quality Award

National model (developed from Baldrige and

EFQM Excellence Model)

The Standards, Productivity and

Innovation Board (SPRING)

http://www.spring.gov.sg

ASIA

South-eastern
Thailand
Asia

27

Thailand Quality Award

(TQA)

Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

Foundation for Thailand Productivity

Institute (FTPI)

http://www.tqa.or.th/en/node/743

ASIA

South-eastern
Malaysia
Asia

ASIA

ASIA
ASIA

South-eastern
Vietnam
Asia
Western Asia Bahrain
Western Asia Cyprus

ASIA

Western Asia

Israel

31

ASIA

Western Asia

Jordan

32

King Abdullah II Award for

Excellence

ASIA

Western Asia

Oman

33

Oman Award for Excellence Not known

Not known

Not known

ASIA

Western Asia

Qatar

34

Qatar Quality Award

Not known

Not known

Not known

ASIA

Western Asia

Saudi Arabia

35

King Abdulaziz Quality

Award

Not known

Saudi Arabian Standards, Metrology

and Quality Organization (SASO)

http://www.kaqa.org.sa/index_en.aspx

ASIA

Western Asia

Turkey

36

TUSIAD-KalDer Quality
Award

EFQM Excellence Model

KalDer and TSAD

http://www.kalder.org.tr/page.asp?
PageID=592

ASIA

Western Asia

United Arab
Emirates

37

Dubai Quality Awards

EFQM Excellence Model

Department of Economic
Development

http://www.dqa.ae/DQA

ASIA

Western Asia

United Arab
Emirates

38

Sheikh Khalifa Excellence

Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Abu Dhabi Chamber Of Commerce &

http://www.adcci.gov.ae:90/public/skea/index_e.htm
Industry

ASIA

28

Vietnam Quality Award

National model (developed from Baldrige)

29
30

No award to date
ECO-Q Recognitions
Israel National Industrial
Quality Award

EFQM Excellence Model

National model (unique)

Directorate for Standards, Metrology

http://en.tcvn.vn/default.asp?action=article&ID=2648
and Quality (STAMEQ)
Bahrain Centre for Excellence
http://bahrainexcellence.org
ECO-Q Magazine
Not known

National model (unique)

The Israek Standards Institute

http://www.sii.org.il/

National model (developed from EFQM

Excellence Model)

King Abdullah II Center for

Excellence

http://www.kace.jo/Default.shtm

EUROPE

Eastern Europe Czech Republic

39

Quality Award of the Czech

EFQM Excellence Model
Republic

Czech Quality Award Association

(CQAA)

EUROPE

Eastern Europe Hungary

40

Hungarian National Quality

EFQM Excellence Model
Award

The Hungarian Quality Development

http://www.nfgm.gov.hu/en/print/archiv_en/tradeindustry/national_q
Center (HQDCIT)

EUROPE

Eastern Europe Hungary

41

IIASA SHIBA Award

National model (developed from Deming Prize)

The Hungarian Quality Development

http://www.nfgm.gov.hu/en/archiv_en/tradeindustry/iiasa_shiba_aw
Center & National Institute IIASA

EUROPE

Eastern Europe Poland

42

Polish Quality Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Polish Chamber of Commerce

COER, Massey University

Not known

http://www.chamberofcommerce.pl/

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National Quality / Business Excellence Awards in different countries

Research undertaken on behalf of NIST by Musli Mohammad (m.mohammad@massey.ac.nz) and Dr Robin Mann (r.s.mann@massey.ac.nz)
Centre for Organisational Excellence Research, www.coer.org.nz. (Date of research: 9-13 January 2010)
(Please contact COER if any errors or omissions are noticed in the spreadsheet)

Region

Sub-region

Country

No

Name of award

Model used

Administrative
organisations(s)

Website

EUROPE

Eastern Europe Poland

43

Business Fair Play Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Polish Chamber of Commerce

http://www.chamberofcommerce.pl/

EUROPE

Eastern Europe Romania

44

Romanian Quality Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Not known

Not known

EUROPE

Eastern Europe Russian Federation

45

Russian National Quality

Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Government of the Russian

Federation

Not known

Slovak Society for Quality

Not known

EUROPE

Eastern Europe Slovakia

46

The Slovak Quality Award

National model (developed from EFQM

Excellence Model)

EUROPE

Eastern Europe Ukraine

47

Ukrainian National Quality

Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Ukrainian Association for Quality

http://uaq.org.ua/

EFQM Excellence Model

Center for Ledelse

http://english.cfl.dk/

EUROPE

Northern Europe Denmark

48

Danish Quality Prize

(Danske Kvalitetspris)

EUROPE

Northern Europe Estonia

49

Estonian Quality Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Estonian Centre for Excellence

(ECE)

http://ww2.eas.ee/?id=1412

EFQM Excellence Model

Finnish Center for Excellence

Not known

National model (developed from Baldrige and

EFQM Excellence Model)

Icelandic Association for Quality

Not known
http://www.eiqa.com/

EUROPE

Northern Europe Finland

50

Finnish Quality Award

(Suomen laatupalkinto)

EUROPE

Northern Europe Iceland

51

Icelandic Quality Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Excellence Ireland Quality

Association (EIQA)

National model (developed from Baldrige)

Excellence Ireland Quality

Association (EIQA)

http://www.eiqa.com/
http://www.lka.lv/?module=Articles&view=list&lng=en

EUROPE

Northern Europe Ireland

52

Irish Business Excellence

Award

EUROPE

Northern Europe Ireland

53

Q-MARK National Quality

Award

EUROPE

Northern Europe Latvia

54

Latvian National Quality

Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Ministry of Economy & Latvian

Quality Association

EUROPE

Northern Europe Lithuania

55

Lithuanian National Quality

EFQM Excellence Model
Prize

Minister of Economy & Quality

Council

Not known

Excellence Norway Forum for

Leadership and Quality

Not known

EUROPE

Northern Europe Norway

56

Norwegian Quality Award

National model (developed from EFQM

Excellence Model)

EUROPE

Northern Europe Northern Ireland

57

Northern Ireland Quality

Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Centre for Competitiveness

http://www.cforc.org/

EFQM Excellence Model

Quality Scotland

http://www.qualityscotland.co.uk/home.asp

EUROPE

Northern Europe Scotland

58

Scottish Award for

Business Excellence

EUROPE

Northern Europe Sweden

59

Swedish Quality Award

(Utmarkelsen Svensk
Kvalitet)

Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

Swedish Institute for Quality (SIQ)

http://www.siq.se/Home.htm

EUROPE

Northern Europe Sweden

60

Swedish Quality Award

(Utmarkelsen Svensk
Kvalitet)

EFQM Excellence Model

Swedish Institute for Quality (SIQ)

http://www.siq.se/Home.htm

EUROPE

Northern Europe Sweden

61

Swedish Quality Award

(Utmarkelsen Svensk
Kvalitet)

National model (unique)

Swedish Institute for Quality (SIQ)

http://www.siq.se/Home.htm

EUROPE

Northern Europe United Kingdom

62

UK Business Excellence
Award

EFQM Excellence Model

British Quality Foundation (BQF)

http://www.bqf.org.uk/

EUROPE

Northern Europe Wales

63

Wales Quality Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Wales Quality Centre

http://www.walesqualitycentre.org.uk/

64

Croatian Quality Award

Not known

Not known

Not known

EUROPE

Southern
Europe

COER, Massey University

Croatia

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National Quality / Business Excellence Awards in different countries

Research undertaken on behalf of NIST by Musli Mohammad (m.mohammad@massey.ac.nz) and Dr Robin Mann (r.s.mann@massey.ac.nz)
Centre for Organisational Excellence Research, www.coer.org.nz. (Date of research: 9-13 January 2010)
(Please contact COER if any errors or omissions are noticed in the spreadsheet)

Country

No

Name of award

Administrative
organisations(s)

Region

Sub-region

Model used

Website

EUROPE

Southern
Europe

Greece

65

Athens Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
Awards

National model (developed from EFQM

Excellence Model)

Athens Chamber of Commerce and

Industry

http://www.acci.gr/acci/Home/tabid/28/language/el-GR/Default.asp

EUROPE

Southern
Europe

Greece

66

ECO-Q Recognitions

National model (unique)

ECO-Q Magazine

Not known

EUROPE

Southern
Europe

Italy

67

Italian Quality Award

(Premio Qualita Italia)

EFQM Excellence Model

Associazione Premio Qualita Italia

(APQI)

http://www.apqi.it/index.php?page=/main/home

EUROPE

Southern
Europe

Malta

68

Malta Quality Award

Not known

Not known

Not known

EUROPE

Southern
Europe

Portugal

69

Portuguese Quality Award

(Premio de Excellencia
Systema Portugues da
Qualidade)

EFQM Excellence Model

Instituto Portugues de Qualidade

http://www.ipq.pt/custompage.aspx

EUROPE

Southern
Europe

Slovenia

70

Slovenian Business
Excellence Prize

EFQM Excellence Model

Metrology Institute of the Republic of

http://www.mirs.gov.si/en/field_of_activity/slovenian_business_exc
Slovenia (MIRS)

EUROPE

Southern
Europe

Spain

71

Prince Philip Award for

Business Excellence
National model (unique)
(Premios Principe Felipe a
la Excellencia Empresarial)

Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism

http://www.premiosprincipefelipe.es/
and Trade

EUROPE

Western Europe Austria

72

Austrian Quality Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Austrian Foundation for Quality

Management (AFQM)

http://www.qualityaustria.com/index.php?id=539&L=1

EUROPE

Western Europe Belgium

73

K2 Award

EFQM Excellence Model

Flemish Centre for Quality

Management (VCK)

http://www.vck.be/

EUROPE

Western Europe France

74

French Quality Award (Prix National model (developed from EFQM

Francais pour la Qualite)
Excellence Model)

Mouvement Francais pour la Qualite

http://www.mfq-fc.asso.fr/
(MFQ)

EUROPE

Western Europe Germany

75

German National Quality

Award (Ludwig-ErhardPreis)

German Society for Quality (DGQ)

EUROPE

Western Europe Luxembourg

76

Prix Luxembourgeois de la
National model (unique)
Qualite

EUROPE

Western Europe Netherlands

77

Dutch Quality Award

National model (developed from EFQM

Excellence Model)

Institute Nederland Kwaliteit (INK)

Not known

78

Swiss Quality Award for

Business Excellence

EFQM Excellence Model

ESPRIX

http://www.esprix.ch/de/business/business_e
xcellence.php

79

Aruba Quality Award

National model (developed from Baldrige)

Aruba Quality Foundation

Not known

National model (unique)

Ministry of Economy and Planning

Not known

EUROPE
LATIN
AMERICA

Western Europe Switzerland

Caribbean

Aruba

EFQM Excellence Model

http://www.dgq.de/en/welcome.htm

Mouvement Luxembourgeois pour la

Qualite, Minister of Economy &
Not known
Centre of Public Research

LATIN
AMERICA

Caribbean

Cuba

80

National Quality Award of

Cuban Republic

LATIN
AMERICA

Caribbean

Puerto Rico

81

The Puerto Rico

Excellence Award

Not known

Not known

Not known

82

Costa Rica Excellence

Award

National model (unique)

Costa Rican Chamber of Industries

Not known

LATIN
AMERICA

Central America Costa Rica

COER, Massey University

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National Quality / Business Excellence Awards in different countries

Research undertaken on behalf of NIST by Musli Mohammad (m.mohammad@massey.ac.nz) and Dr Robin Mann (r.s.mann@massey.ac.nz)
Centre for Organisational Excellence Research, www.coer.org.nz. (Date of research: 9-13 January 2010)
(Please contact COER if any errors or omissions are noticed in the spreadsheet)

Region
LATIN
AMERICA

Sub-region

Country

Central America Mexico

No

Name of award

83

National Quality Award of

Mexico (Premio Nacional
de Calidad)

Model used
National model (unique)

Administrative
organisations(s)

Website

Mexican Foundation for Total Quality

http://www.fundameca.org.mx/
(FUNDAMECA)

LATIN
AMERICA

South America Argentina

84

National Quality Award of

National model (developed from Baldrige,
Argentina (Premio Nacional
Deming Prize and EFQM Excellence Model)
a la Calidad)

Foundation for the National Quality

Award (FNQA)

LATIN
AMERICA

South America Brazil

85

Brazil National Quality

Award

Brazilian Foundation for the National

Not known
Quality Award

LATIN
AMERICA

South America Chile

86

National Quality Award of

National model (developed from Baldrige,
Chile (Premio Nacional a la
Deming Prize and EFQM Excellence Model)
Calidad)

National Center of Productivity and

Quality

www.chilecalidad.cl

LATIN
AMERICA

South America Colombia

87

Colombia National Quality

Prize

National model (unique)

National Government of Columbia

Not known

LATIN
AMERICA

South America Ecuador

88

Ecuador National Quality

Award

Not known

Not known

Not known

Not known

Not known

Not known

National model (developed from Baldrige and

EFQM Excellence Model)

http://www.premiocalidad.org.ar/index_2.html

LATIN
AMERICA

South America Paraguay

89

Paraguay National Quality

Award

LATIN
AMERICA

South America Peru

90

Peruvian National Quality

Award

Not known

Not known

Not known

LATIN
AMERICA

South America Uruguay

91

National Quality Award of

Uruguay (Premio Nacional
de Calidad)

National model (unique)

National Quality Committee of

Uruguay

Not known

NORTHERN
AMERICA

Northern
America

Canada

92

Canada Awards for

Excellence

National model (unique)

National Quality Institute of Canada

http://www.nqi.ca/Awards/Overview.aspx

NORTHERN
AMERICA

Northern
America

United States of
America

93

Malcolm Baldrige National

Quality Award (MBNQA)

Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

Baldrige National Quality Program,

National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST)

http://baldrige.nist.gov/

OCEANIA

Australia and
New Zealand

Australia

94

Australian Business
Excellence Award

National model (unique)

SAI Global

http://www.saiglobal.com/business-improvement/process/framewo

OCEANIA

Australia and
New Zealand

New Zealand

95

New Zealand Business

Excellence Award

Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

New Zealand Business Excellence

Foundation

http://www.nzbef.org.nz/

OCEANIA

Melanesia

Fiji

96

Fiji Business Excellence

Award

National model (developed from Australian

Business Excellence Framework)

Training and Productivity Authority of

http://productivitypromotion.tejoswebhost.com/index.php?option=c
Fiji

COER, Massey University

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