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Innovation and Technology
The HKSAR Government is participating actively in the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into an international I&T hub, backed by the country's long- running staunch support of Hong Kong's I&T development. President Xi Jinping has given a personal instruction affirming Hong Kong's solid scientific and technological foundation and quality technological talent. The instruction also supported Hong Kong's development into an international I&T hub. The Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance announced in May a new policy allowing Hong Kong universities and research institutions to apply directly for science and technology funding provided by the Central People's Government and to use the funding in Hong Kong.
In September, the HKSAR Government and the Ministry of Science and Technology signed the Arrangement on Enhancing I&T Cooperation between the Mainland and Hong Kong, and the Agreement on Commencing Jointly Funded Projects between the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Innovation and Technology Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The arrangement and its annex, Joint Action Plan on Mainland and Hong Kong I&T Collaboration, will serve as an action framework for the two parties to take forward I&T cooperation initiatives. The ministry also announced the establishment of a National Open Innovation Platform for Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence on Intelligent Vision, and presented plaques to Hong Kong's 16 State Key Laboratories, which would enjoy more flexibility to work with different Mainland R&D institutions after being renamed from Partner State Key Laboratories.
In November, the HKSAR Government and the Chinese Academy of Sciences signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing Affiliated Institution by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hong Kong. The MoU confirms the academy will set up an institution in Hong Kong to help its Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health and Institute of Automation establish a presence in the Science Park's upcoming Health@InnoHK and AIR@InnoHK research clusters, and that the new institution will serve as the Secretariat of the Greater Bay Area
Academician Alliance.
The HKSAR Government promotes technological cooperation with the Mainland through regular mechanisms, including the Mainland/Hong Kong Science and Technology Cooperation. Committee, the Guangdong/Hong Kong Expert Group on Cooperation in Technology and Innovation, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme. The scheme encourages collaboration among universities, research institutions and technology enterprises from the two places.
Websites
Cyberport: www.cyberport.com.hk
Government Computer Emergency Response Team Hong Kong: www.govcert.gov.hk GovHK one-stop portal: www.gov.hk
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute: www.astri.org
Hong Kong Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems R&D Centre: www.apas.hk Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification: www.hkctc.gov.hk
Hong Kong ICT Awards: www.hkictawards.hk
Hong Kong Productivity Council: www.hkpc.org
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