With AI, cybersecurity, and future-ready networks gaining significant prominence in Hong Kong and across the globe, Cyberport and Cisco have partnered on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost Hong Kong’s strengths in these advanced technologies. This strategic alliance will help start-ups and professionals build capacities and broaden access to cutting-edge tech crucial to innovation, economic resilience, and Hong Kong’s digital economic development.
Under the MoU, Cyberport and Cisco will establish an AI Networking Lab at Cyberport to highlight the transformative potential of AI network technologies. Additionally, the Cisco Networking Academy will provide high-calibre training and education to engineers and other industry professionals to ensure they are well-equipped and properly prepared to face future demands.
The two parties will also join forces to nurture Cyberport start-ups, providing active support and essential resources. An array of activities – discussions, training programmes, and collaborations within Cyberport and Cisco communities – will foster industry growth and encourage knowledge exchange.
In addition, Cisco will offer a try-and-buy programme providing the Cyberport community with a selection of intuitive SaaS solutions, including networking, collaboration, and security tools (Meraki/Webex/Umbrella). The company’s cybersecurity experts will even conduct hands-on threat-hunting workshops to help enterprises strengthen their cybersecurity capabilities and reinforce their threat readiness.
At the signing ceremony, Cyberport Chairman Simon Chan highlighted the significant presence of approximately 200 start-ups in the Cyberport community dedicated to AI and data science-related R&D and applications. He believes that the partnership with Cisco will complement the ongoing development of Cyberport’s AI Supercomputing Centre – a facility designed to bolster AI innovations, attract research talent, and serve start-ups from Hong Kong, the Mainland, and abroad – and amplify Hong Kong’s advantages in basic research and internationalisation.
