His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh handed over Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones “MODON” King Abdulaziz Award for Quality in its fourth session 2018 for the category of government bodies at the bronze level, during the ceremony organized by the General Secretariat of the Award under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The King Abdulaziz Quality Award is recognized as one of the national awards to highlight institutional excellence in government, private and non-profit institutions. It aims to promote professional practices through specific programs and tools. The award measures the performance of enterprises in eight criteria: management leadership, strategic planning, Partnerships and resources, management of operations, products and services, results of beneficiaries, human resources results, and key performance outcomes. The award aims to raise the level of quality, efficiency and productivity in various sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and granted to the sectors that achieve this.
The King Abdulaziz Quality Award was established to serve the institutional and competitive work of the organizations participating in the award and to achieve excellence in the business by providing an integrated structure to coordinate all performance improvement and management activities by enabling enterprises to evaluate their current performance and compare it to the performance level in world-class facilities, Then work to fill gaps between the two levels. Eng. Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Salem, General Director of Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones "MODON", stated the pride of "MODON" in the merit of the King Abdulaziz Award for Quality as it bears a high name for every citizen, the name of the founder king Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. Eng. Al Salem stated MODON’s recognition of this prestigious award underscores its commitment to quality and institutional work; it also underscores the distinctiveness of MODON with the institutional and simultaneous work of its economic role and its contribution to realizing the Kingdom Vision 2030, aimed at localizing the industry. Acting as a key player in digital transformation and enhancing the role of the industrial sector in sustainable development. As King Abdul Aziz Award for Quality is the mother of institutional excellence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in various sectors.