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SITI attends World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit (with photos)
8.11.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, began his visit in Zhejiang today (November 8). In the morning, Professor Sun attended the opening ceremony and plenary session of the 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Conference, with President Xi Jinping delivering a video speech at the opening ceremony. The Summit, with the theme "Creating an Inclusive and Resilient Digital World Beneficial to All - Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace", is hosted by the World Internet Conference and undertaken by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province. In the afternoon, Professor Sun travelled to Hangzhou, where he conducted a study on the Hangzhou Headquarters of H3C, a subsidiary of Unisplendour Corporation Limited, by visiting the headquarters' future factory and innovation experience centre. He learned more about the enterprise's development in smart production, generative artificial intelligence (AI), smart solutions and digital infrastructure, as well as the enterprise's achievement in facilitating digital transformation for different industries. He then visited the Alibaba Cloud Valley Park, where he was briefed by the park's management on the business plan of the park, and the latest developments in cloud computing infrastructure and operating systems, data management and services, as well as AI systems. He also observed demonstrations of the Large-scale AI Model, smart city and smart public service. The Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong, also joined the visit programme today. Professor Sun will attend and deliver an opening speech at the Cross-Strait, Hong Kong and Macao Internet Development Forum of the Summit tomorrow (November 9). He will return to Hong Kong in the afternoon on the same day.
SITI to attend World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit in Wuzhen
6.11.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, will depart for Wuzhen, Zhejiang, tomorrow (November 7) to attend the 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit. The 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, with the theme "Creating an Inclusive and Resilient Digital World Beneficial to All - Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace", is hosted by the World Internet Conference and undertaken by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province. Professor Sun will attend the opening ceremony and plenary session of the Conference, and deliver an opening speech at the Cross-Strait, Hong Kong and Macao Internet Development Forum. During his visit, he will also conduct a study on technology enterprises in Zhejiang. The Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong, will also attend the Summit. Professor Sun will return to Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon (November 9). During his absence, the Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms Lillian Cheong, will be the Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry.
Committee on Innovation, Technology and Industry Development holds second meeting (with photos)
7.8.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, chaired the second meeting of the Committee on Innovation, Technology and Industry Development (CITID) this afternoon (August 7). At the meeting, members were briefed on the development of the San Tin Technopole, including the new sites for innovation and technology (I&T) use in the San Tin area and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park at the Loop, and shared their insights and suggestions on relevant matters. Moreover, in conducting the new round of manpower projection, representatives of the Labour and Welfare Bureau also listened to members' views on the manpower outlook and skill demands of the I&T industry in future. Professor Sun said, "Infrastructure and talent are essential elements in driving I&T development. The Government is forging ahead with the development of the San Tin Technopole in the Northern Metropolis to provide space for the I&T industry and push forward the economy towards high-quality development. On talent, the new round of manpower projection can help the Government formulate appropriate talent policies in future. We will continue to strengthen our efforts in nurturing, attracting and retaining talent to support the development of I&T in Hong Kong." Established on March 3, 2023, the CITID advises the Government on the directions and strategies as set out in the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Development Blueprint on promoting development of I&T in Hong Kong, and enhances co-operation among stakeholders.
ITIB and CAC signed Memorandum of Understanding (with photos)
30.6.2023

The Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau (ITIB) and the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Facilitating Cross-boundary Data Flow Within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (MoU) in Beijing yesterday (June 29) to jointly promote cross-boundary data flow in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). To facilitate cross-boundary data flow in the GBA in a safe and orderly manner, the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, and Deputy Director of the Cyberspace Administration of China Mr Zhao Zeliang, signed the MoU, under which the ITIB and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer will work closely with the CAC and explore effective management measures with a view to fostering cross-boundary data flow within the GBA. Professor Sun said, "The National 14th Five-Year Plan indicates clear support for Hong Kong's development into an international innovation and technology hub. Facilitating data flow in the GBA is an important initiative for promoting the integrated and high-quality development of the GBA, lowering the compliance costs of enterprises and driving the development of Hong Kong's digital economy and proactively integrate Hong Kong into national development. The MoU also contributes to the convenient and orderly flow of cross-boundary data from the Mainland to Hong Kong, which is beneficial to building Hong Kong into a global data hub." Professor Sun continued, "On the eve of celebrating the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the first anniversary of President Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong Science Park, the signing of the MoU between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the CAC marks the importance attached by the country and its great support to Hong Kong's innovation and technology development, injecting new impetus to our joint efforts to foster the development of the GBA."
SITI to visit Beijing
28.6.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, will depart for Beijing today (June 28). He will meet with relevant officials of the Cyberspace Administration of China tomorrow (June 29) and return to Hong Kong in the afternoon of the same day. âDuring his absence, the Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms Lillian Cheong, will be the Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry.
SITI visits Munich in Germany (with photos)
15.6.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, yesterday (June 14, Hamburg time) proceeded to Munich for the last day of his visit in Germany. Professor Sun first visited Technische Universit&auml;t M&uuml;nchen (TUM), which is renowned as one of Europe's leading universities in research and innovation, and entrepreneurship. The university's Senior Vice President, Professor Claudia Peus, shared with Professor Sun the TUM's wide-ranging industry collaborations and start-up network, tailored consulting services and professional training for anchoring entrepreneurship at all levels of university teaching and practice. Professor Sun also visited BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH to understand the biotechnology and medicine community and ecosystem in the state of Bavaria and the organisation's support to Bavarian biotech companies in accelerating innovation and growth. Professor Sun later met with the Chinese Consul General in Munich, Mr Tong Defa, and briefed him on the Government's work in charting Hong Kong in moving full steam towards the vision of an international innovation and technology centre. Professor Sun will leave Germany on June 15 (Munich time) and arrive in Hong Kong on Friday morning (June 16, Hong Kong time).
SITI continues to visit Germany (with photos)
14.6.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, proceeded to Hamburg from Berlin yesterday (June 13, Hamburg time) to continue his visit in Germany, where he paid a visit to the Nexperia wafer fab. Nexperia B.V. is among the world top-ten semiconductor companies with business around the globe with research and development (R&D) facilities established in the Hong Kong Science Park. Professor Sun, accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Mr Albert Wong, received a briefing on the company's latest development plan and technologies. He encouraged the company to proactively consider setting up or expanding businesses in Hong Kong. Professor Sun said, "Hong Kong has entered a new stage of advancing from stability to prosperity. I look forward to having more world-leading technology enterprises, including companies focusing on R&D and production of microelectronics to set up or expand businesses in Hong Kong, with a view to further boosting the development of the technology industry and I&T ecosystem in Hong Kong and supporting Hong Kong developing into an international I&T centre." Professor Sun later visited AI.Hamburg where he was briefed the group's work which promotes the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) and brings together leading initiatives in the field of AI to actively support local economy and society in the application of AI. Professor Sun, on the same day, paid a courtesy call on the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg, briefing Consular General, Mr Cong Wu, on Hong Kong's continuous efforts in integrating into the national I&T development. He thanked the Consulate General for supporting Hong Kong to enhance collaboration with Germany in I&T development, and attracting enterprises and investment. Professor Sun will proceed to Munich on June 14 (Hamburg time) morning to continue his visit in Germany.
SITI attends AsiaBerlin Summit 2023 in Berlin, Germany (with photos)
13.6.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, yesterday (June 12, Berlin time) attended the AsiaBerlin Summit 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The four-day summit is expected to welcome more than 3 000 attendees from communities within the startup ecosystems across Asia and Berlin to discuss the newest tech trends and cross-border collaboration between Asia and Berlin. Delivering a keynote speech themed "Hong Kong: The Innovation Powerhouse of Asia &ndash; Ideal Gateway to Mainland China Market" at the summit's opening ceremony, Professor Sun briefed the audience on the HKSAR Government's strong commitment to perfecting the innovation and technology (I&T) ecosystem and promoting industry development, in particular various support to startups, which enables the city's positioning as one of the best destinations for startups to set up and grow to success. "We welcome I&T companies, not only start-ups, but also high-potential and top-notch I&T enterprises from all over the world, to set up or expand their operations in Hong Kong, where they can leverage the seamless access to the gigantic market in the GBA and the Mainland China, and explore boundless business opportunities provided therein," Professor Sun said, adding that only through close cross-regional co-operation and solid exchange between East and West could create a powerful synergy in global technological development and bring prosperity as well as benefits to the human societies. Before the Summit's opening ceremony, Professor Sun met the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Mr Kai Wegner. He also exchanged with government officials and leaders from I&T sector from Europe and Asia on the I&T development in the VIP breakfast hosted by the AsiaBerlin Summit. During the Summit, Prof Sun took a short tour to visit booths set up by various innovation networks and agencies, science platforms, as well as startup incubators. In the afternoon, Professor Sun met with Research Fab Microelectronics (FMD) Germany during which he learned about the latest micro- and nanoelectronic research and development (R&D) in Germany. The FMD, one of the largest cross-site R&D co-operations for micro- and nanosystems in Europe with competences and know-how of 13 institutes from two research organisations - Fraunhofer and Leibniz, focuses on bridging the gap between basic research and customer-specific product development, as well as providing expertise and techniques for innovation solutions. He later visited German Accelerator, a government-funded project under German Entrepreneurship, and was briefed on its highly-customised programmes which empower innovation and help startups from all stages and across various industries to achieve international growth and success. Professor Sun then called on the Envoy of the Chinese Embassy in Germany, Ms Zeng Yingru, and briefed her on the latest I&T development in Hong Kong. â Professor Sun will proceed to Hamburg and continue his visit in Germany on June 13 (Hamburg time).
SITI to visit Germany
9.6.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, will depart for a visit to Germany tomorrow (June 10) late evening to promote exchanges and collaboration on innovation and technology (I&T) development between Hong Kong and Germany. During Professor Sun's visit to Germany, he will give a keynote speech on Hong Kong's attractiveness and the Government's support for start-ups at the opening ceremony of the AsiaBerlin Summit 2023. This flagship event, held between June 12 and 15, is the annual summit of year-long AsiaBerlin activities where policymakers, startups and investors meet to discuss the newest tech trends and cross-border collaboration between Asia and Berlin. Professor Sun will also meet with local I&T leaders and tech companies to learn about the latest developments in advanced manufacturing and tech industries in Germany, and introduce to them investment and business opportunities in the I&T area in Hong Kong. He will visit a local university and research organisations. Professor Sun will return to Hong Kong in the morning on June 16. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms Lillian Cheong, will be the Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry.
SITI expresses sorrow over passing of Mr Paul Chow
2.6.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, today (June 2) expressed his deep sorrow over the passing of Mr Paul Chow. Professor Sun said, "Mr Chow was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited from 2010 to 2016. He had also served as a director of the Board, as well as a member of the Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee and its predecessor, the Information Infrastructure Advisory Committee. Mr Chow had led Cyberport to fulfil its public mission, committed to nurturing technology start-ups and talent and laying a solid foundation for the long-term development of Cyberport. I thank him for his exemplary contributions to the development of information, technology and communications in Hong Kong. "I extend my deepest condolences to Mr Chow's family."
SITI visits industrial infrastructure in Singapore (with photos)
24.5.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, visited industrial infrastructure on the third day of his visit in Singapore today (May 24). Professor Sun paid a visit to JTC Corporation, a lead government agency responsible for the development of industrial land and infrastructure to support and catalyse the growth of new industries and enterprises in Singapore, and received a detailed briefing on the corporation's various landmark projects, latest efforts in spearheading sustainable industrial development, and breakthroughs from public-private research collaborations. Professor Sun then toured JTC Corporation's One-north, positioned as a national hub for research and development, which is a vibrant research and business park that houses well-known leading companies from sectors such as biomedical sciences, advanced manufacturing and science and research institutes. A mixed-use estate occupying an area of 200 hectares and divided into eight thematic precincts, the hub can provide a reference for the Government's planning of the San Tin Technopole of the Northern Metropolis that is of a similar scale. He also visited Biopolis, one of the precincts of One-north, which supports the biomedical industry as Singapore's engine of economic growth, where he learned about the conducive environment provided to drug discovery and medical technology research. Professor Sun concluded his visit and will return to Hong Kong later tonight.
SITI continues visit in Singapore (with photos)
23.5.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, started the second day of his visit in Singapore today (May 23) by calling on the Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies of Singapore, Mr Heng Swee Keat. Professor Sun said he was pleased to see Mr Heng again after the Deputy Prime Minister's working visit to Hong Kong in August last year. He briefed Mr Heng on the latest developments of innovation and technology (I&T) in Hong Kong since the promulgation of the Hong Kong I&T Development Blueprint last December. They had exchanges on issues of common interest and concerns over common challenges faced by the two places. While Hong Kong was keen to foster closer collaboration on the I&T front with other economies, including Singapore, Professor Sun looked forward to creating a powerful synergy that drives economic growth and innovation in the region. Professor Sun delivered a thematic speech, "Hong Kong: The innovation powerhouse of Greater Bay Area (GBA) - Propelling the I&T development of the Region" at a business luncheon attended by around 100 leaders and executives from the Singaporean I&T community organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Singapore and Invest Hong Kong. Sharing with the community the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's vision and efforts to develop Hong Kong into an international I&T centre, Professor Sun stressed that Hong Kong and Singapore, both renowned as leading financial and business hubs in Asia, have immense potential to collaborate in the field of I&T development. "While Hong Kong is the primary gateway to Mainland China and a central city in the GBA powering its regional development, Singapore is one of the leading players and I&T powerhouses in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region. By working together, we both cities can become dual engines propelling the growth of I&T in the region, benefitting not only ourselves but also the entire Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong can serve as a springboard for Singapore start-ups and enterprises to venture into the GBA and Mainland China markets. In contrast, Hong Kong tech companies can make full use of Singapore as a gateway to expand their businesses in the ASEAN region," he said. In the afternoon, Professor Sun called on the Minister for Communications and Information, Mrs Josephine Teo. They exchanged views on data, artificial intelligence and Singapore's Smart Nation initiatives. Mrs Teo also shared Singapore's experiences in drafting Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act. Professor Sun then called on the Chinese Ambassador to Singapore, Ms Sun Haiyan, and briefed her on Hong Kong's continuous efforts in integrating into the national I&T development. Professor Sun will continue his duty trip in Singapore tomorrow (May 24) to visit JTC Corporation and tour One-north.
SITI commences visit to Singapore (with photos)
22.5.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, began his visit to Singapore today (May 22). Professor Sun visited the National University of Singapore after arriving in Singapore. He was briefed by the President of the National University of Singapore, Professor Tan Eng Chye, on the public research university's academic achievements and developments. He learned about the university's focused interdisciplinary research areas, efforts to bring its research dimension to application and commercialisation, its collaborations with industry as well as programmes to create an ecosystem to nurture entrepreneurial talents. Professor Sun then toured the Centre for Quantum Technologies, one of the national research centres of excellence, visited the centre's laboratories to understand the country's quantum ecosystem and the centre's research and application of quantum technologies. He then visited the Mechanobiology Institute, which is another national research centre of excellence, and its MechanoBioEngineering Laboratory, where he learned about its research themes and expertise, its state-of-the-art facility for collaborative research, as well as translation of mechanobiology discoveries to prevent, diagnose and treat human diseases. To consolidate Hong Kong's strengths in scientific research, encourage cross-disciplinary research and promote development of technology industries, Professor Sun said this year's Budget committed to set aside $6 billion of the earmarked provision to provide subsidies for universities and research institutions to set up thematic research centres to facilitate transformation of research and development outcomes related to life and health technology, and earmark $3 billion to promote development of facilities to enhance basic research in frontier technology fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology. Professor Sun will call on senior government officials and meet with the Singapore Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, as well as give a thematic speech at a business luncheon with the Singaporean innovation and technology community co-hosted by the Hong Kong Economics and Trade Office in Singapore and Invest Hong Kong tomorrow (May 23).
SITI to visit Singapore
21.5.2023

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, will depart for a visit to Singapore tomorrow (May 22) to renew the bilateral ties between Hong Kong and Singapore on the innovation and technology (I&T) front, and promote the exchanges and collaboration on I&T between the two places. During Professor Sun's visit to Singapore, he will call on senior government officials and meet with government agencies, namely the Singapore Smart Nation and Digital Government Office and JTC Corporation, to exchange experiences in building smart government and driving digital transformation, as well as to understand government support to research and development on scientific discovery and technological innovation, growth of industries and enterprise transformation. Professor Sun will also visit a local university and research facilities as well as give a thematic speech at a business luncheon with the Singaporean I&T community, co-hosted by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Singapore and Invest Hong Kong. Professor Sun will return to Hong Kong in the evening on May 24. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms Lillian Cheong, will be the Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry.