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Focus on Business – Partnerships for Growth Canberra • 14, Sept 2006 Anthony Wong Commissioner for Innovation and Technology Innovation and Technology The Regional Environment
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Focus on Business – Partnerships for GrowthCanberra • 14, Sept 2006
Anthony WongCommissioner for Innovation and Technology
Innovation and TechnologyThe Regional Environment
Canberra versus Hong Kong
Land Area (km2)
Population(‘000)
Density(people/km2)
GSP / GDP(USD billion)
Major Contributionto GSP/GDP
806
324
401
13.8(ACT)
Federal Government
1,104
6,936
6,420
165.6
Services Sector
Year 2004
• Networked City
• Home to International
Businesses
• International Life Style
Comparative Advantages
Innovation & Technology Development
Supportive government
Robust IP protection & enforcement
Time-to-market
Access to competitive
manufacturingbase
Strong research
Technologicalcapabilities
Free flow of idea/information
EnvironmentConducive for
Innovation
Australia Hong Kong Collaboration – Success Story
Octopus CardWorld’s most successful Electronic Cash System
14 million in circulationFare Collection System
Point of Sales ApplicationsOver 9.8 million
transactions per day
Over 370 service vendorsAccess Control
• Hong Kong Industrial Base
over 60,000 manufacturing firms are Hong Kong invested and managed, directly and indirectly employing 10 million workers in the PRD region.
they are striving for technology upgrading and quality design
Hong Kong in the Region
Map courtesy of HKTDC
Graphic courtesy of Hong Kong Trade Development Council
PRD Region
The Pearl River Delta Region
World’s Manufacturing Power House
The Pearl River Delta Region
• 1/3 of China’s total export
• Population: 40 million
• GDP: US$220 billion
• Trusted environment for IP / technology development• Extensive regional industry linkages for tapping into China market• Access to competitive manufacturing base for mass production• Provides a platform for successful technology transfer and commer
cialisation• A comprehensive suite of professional service to support business t
ransaction
Hong Kong – A Regional Technology Service Hub
Problem
InternationalTechnology Company/
Research Institute/ University
Funding /Research Project
PRDManufacturing
Base
IP/Technology know how
Technology/ Prototype
HKR&D Centres
Financial Centre
IP Protection
Commercial Service Hub
ResearchCapability
Rule of Law
Government Fund
HK - A Regional Technology Service Hub
5 New Research & Development Centres
• Automotive parts and accessory systems
• Information and communications technologies
• Logistics and supply chain management
enabling technologies
• Nanotechnology and advanced materials
• Textiles and clothing
(Note: HKJCICM – R&D Centre to conduct Chinese
Medicine research was set up in 2001)
Research Focus Areas
• Automotive parts and accessory systems
– Electronics and software
– Security systems
– Advanced materials and processes
– Hybrid and electric drives and environmental technologies
• Information and communications technologies
– Communications technologies
– Consumer electronics
– Integrated circuit design
– Opto-electronics
Research Focus Areas • Logistics and supply chain management enabling technologies
– Hardware technologies
– Networking and infrastructure technologies
– Applications and decision support technologies
• Nanotechnology and advanced materials
– Nanomaterials: fuctionalisation & applications
– Nanotechnology enabled nano opto-electronics
– Nano-structured / textured material applications
– Advanced materials for interconnection, packaging and thermal management
– Development of advanced materials
• Textiles and clothing
– New materials, textile and apparel products
– Advanced production technologies
– Innovative design and evaluation technologies
– Enhanced industrial systems and infrastructure
The One-stop Shop
General Guidelines of Participation
R&D Centre
Be aProject Investor
e.g. venture capitalist, manufacturer, service company, technology
enterprise
Be a Technology
Partnere.g. technology
enterprise, research institute
and university
Be a Research
Usere.g. manufacturer, service company
Be an Ordinary Member
e.g. SME,venture capitalist
For more information, please contact the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong SAR Government
Address
Website EmailTelFax
: 20/F Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong: www.itc.gov.hk: R&[email protected]: (852) 2737 2208: (852) 2730 4633
Thank You
