Digital Policy Office holds AI+ Civil Services Technology Forum (with images)
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The Digital Policy Office (DPO) held the very first Technology Forum in its AI+ Civil Services series at Hong Kong Cyberport today (August 8). The online forum, themed “Smart Governance Era – Digital Agents & Smart Meetings for Efficiency”was kept in hybrid mode and drew in more than 1 300 experts from over 100 federal government departments along with public and personal organisations to go over and promote the applications and development of AI in civil services.
In his opening address, the Commissioner for Digital Policy, Mr Tony Wong, stressed that in action to the fast advancement of AI, the Government should proactively embrace clever innovations to increase work effectiveness and improve the experience for residents, making sure that civil services remain present and progressive. To support departments in checking out ideal AI services, the Smart Government Innovation Lab (Smart Lab) under the DPO earlier introduced the “AI+ Tool and Solution Catalogue” (the Catalogue), including a vast array of rapidly deployable AI services from the development and innovation (I&T) market that match the requirements of the Government. Mr Wong motivated all federal government associates to check out and execute ideal services from the Catalogue to improve work performance and optimise personnels. He likewise seized the day to welcome the I&T sector to send more premium options, cultivating a shared dedication to changing civil services with AI.
At the online forum, a variety of innovation business were welcomed to share info and exchange insights on their innovations and services concentrating on the 2 primary styles: “Digital Human Customer Service” and “Meeting Minutes Summaries and Communication Collaboration”offering a chance for federal government departments and the I&T sector to look into the most recent AI items and services, along with to check out useful applications of AI for much better civil services. Amongst all, the Judiciary shared its experience with voice-to-text innovation in the courts, and Hong Kong Cyberport presented the regional AI community advancement.
The online forum likewise included a variety of cubicles showcasing the current AI innovations and items where guests had the ability to check out and exchange concepts. These consisted of the regional big language design “HKGAI V1” established by the Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Center (HKGAI), and its associated applications, such as the clerical assistant “HKPilot”the smart assistant “HKChat”and the conference minutes generator “HKMeeting”These tools have actually currently been extensively utilized throughout federal government departments.
This online forum was arranged by the Smart Lab in cooperation with Hong Kong Cyberport, the Hong Kong Productivity Council and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. Because its facility in 2019, the Smart Lab has actually been dedicated to linking the Government with the I&T sector, actively cultivating close collaborations in between regional start-ups, little and medium-sized business, and federal government departments. Through routinely arranging marketing activities and innovation exchange workshops, the Smart Lab supports and helps federal government departments in speeding up the intro of regional ingenious innovation items and options, which in turn might help with company matching and attain win-win results.
To even more promote the larger adoption of AI throughout federal government departments, the DPO is introducing a series of marketing activities under the “AI+ Civil Services” style. The online forum today marks the very first Technology Forum of the series. In future, the DPO will continue to hold Technology Forums highlighting appropriate subjects. Interested celebrations are most welcome to remain engaged and take part in the approaching occasions. For more information, please check out the thematic site of the Smart Lab (www.smartlab.gov.hk/en/).