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Cyberport's Chairman Paul Chow (first from right) shared the company's new
vision and latest development strategy in a media luncheon last month. |
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Cyberport announces HK$100 million investment to boost local ICT development in
next three years |
Cyberport is planning a HK$100 million investment
in Hong Kong's information and communications technology (ICT) industries in the
next three years.
Paul Chow, Cyberport's Chairman, shared in a recent media luncheon the company's
development and direction with the new funding which had been formulated and
approved during the Directors' Workshop earlier. The significant amount of
investment for the next three years demonstrates Cyberport's confidence in the
potential of the local industry to grow and contribute to the overall local
economy.
"We will especially place our focus on facilitating ICT start-ups and SMEs in
Hong Kong to grow and take advantage of the growing market trend such as Web
3.0. This can be achieved by Cyberport's continued funding and reciprocal
network support given to the visionary market players, as part of the HK$100
million investment," said Mr. Chow. "The importance of ICT's role in economic
growth is becoming more and more apparent worldwide which I firmly believe that
with the joint efforts of the board and the Cyberport management team, we can
strive to ensure the local ICT industry is able to seize the opportunities and
establish Cyberport as a leading hub for the Asia-Pacific ICT industries."
With a new vision to establish Cyberport as a leading ICT hub in the
Asia-Pacific region, Cyberport is committed to facilitating the local economy
by:
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Nurturing ICT industry start-ups and
entrepreneurs to foster local talent;
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Driving collaboration to pool resources
and create business opportunities;
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Narrowing digital divide through
strategic initiatives and partnerships
To achieve these three goals for a better economy,
Cyberport will focus its development on five core activity areas:
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Campus development: develops and manages
the Cyberport Campus to provide the essential framework for Cyberport to
achieve its objectives, with a strong emphasis on sustainability.
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Entrepreneurship: runs the Incubation
Centre and the Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF), invests in more
high-growth local start-ups/SMEs and scales up CCMF to spark creativity and
innovation in ICT industries.
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Technology: adopts innovative and
advanced technology to provide a state-of-the-art ICT infrastructure
conducive to the creation and development of a strategic ICT industry
cluster in Hong Kong.
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Collaboration: helps the local ICT
industry collaborate with overseas counterparts in two major areas: Business
Alliances and Talent Exchanges; sets up a reciprocal network to help SME ICT
companies explore and capture business opportunities in overseas and
mainland markets.
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Knowledge: drives knowledge based
programmes that will transform Hong Kong into an inclusive knowledge-based
digital economy, invests in local talent by organising world-class
conferences, inspirational training and competitions, opens more ICT related
positions and supports digital inclusion initiatives to narrow digital
divide.
Since its establishment in 2004, Cyberport has
functioned as a hub for nurturing ICT talent, fostering the growth and
development of ICT start-ups and entrepreneurs, as well as providing the best
support to the industry by introducing the latest technology and industry
knowledge to Hong Kong. Let's look forward to building on this success by
investing in Hong Kong's competitive advantages – its industry expertise, young ICT talent and advanced infrastructure. |
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