Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting (DMM) and other Digital Weeks high-level events in Chengdu today (July 23). Under this year’s theme “Digital and AI Technologies for Empowerment of the Asia-Pacific Community”, Professor Sun called for APEC’s concerted efforts to advance digital and AI technologies and their sustainable development across the Asia-Pacific community, and build a human-centric and inclusive digital society.
In his speech at the thematic session “Enhancing Digital and AI Technologies for Development”, Professor Sun said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has identified AI as a core industry and is advancing the “AI+” initiative to support the high-quality development for both the nation and Hong Kong. Hong Kong has developed an innovation and technology (I&T) ecosystem anchored by three major I&T parks and five key research and development (R&D) institutions. Through the InnoHK research clusters, Hong Kong stands ready to work with global partners to build a global innovation powerhouse. Hong Kong has also put in place substantial policy and financial support measures, including three $10 billion funding schemes and the Digital Transformation Support Pilot Programme, to accelerate R&D commercialisation and new industrialisation, and while enabling small and medium-sized enterprises to upgrade and transform.