Commissioner for Digital Policy gos to Hangzhou and Shanghai (with pictures)
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The Commissioner for Digital Policy, Mr Tony Wong, went to the opening event of the 2025 Hong Kong Information Technology and Cybersecurity Special Training Course and occasions associated with the Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Open Data Challenge (HSODC) 2025 throughout his check out to Hangzhou and Shanghai from August 24 to 28.
Throughout the very first drop in Hangzhou, Mr Wong went to Zhejiang University on August 24 and 25 to participate in the 2025 Hong Kong Information Technology and Cybersecurity Special Training Course. Resolving the opening event, Mr Wong stated, “The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government is fully committed to aligning with the nation’s technological innovation and development strategy, and safeguarding cybersecurity is of paramount importance in the pursuit of promoting high-quality development in innovation and technology (I&T) for the nation and Hong Kong.” He motivated individuals to actively participate in conversations, cultivating understanding sharing and shared discovering to enhance Hong Kong’s cybersecurity and digital community, therefore adding to the premium advancement of the country’s digital economy.
The training course drew in 30 market agents from Hong Kong, representing federal government departments, public organisations and essential facilities operators throughout sectors such as civil services, banking, monetary services, energy, interactions, and transportation, and so on. Throughout the seven-day training course, individuals will take part in class knowing, pay check outs to popular ingenious innovation business in Hangzhou, and go to associated workshops and conversations.
Mr Wong then continued to go to Shanghai to reveal his assistance for the Hong Kong groups contending in the HSODC 2025 and act as among the judges for the Grand Award. Collectively guided by the Digital Policy Office (DPO) of the HKSAR Government and the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Data, the HSODC 2025 marks the 3rd successive year of cooperation in between the 2 cities. With the style “Co-creating a Data Industry Platform for the Two Cities”the HSODC 2025 motivates entrants to harness the comprehensive open information resources readily available in the 2 cities to develop ingenious jobs and establish frontier applications that stress 4 crucial locations, particularly clever movement, wise living, wise environment, and wise economy, therefore collectively driving much deeper combination and promoting synergy in the digital economies of the 2 cities.
The Final Judging and the Awards Presentation Ceremony were kept in Shanghai the other day (August 26) and today (August 27) respectively. The Hong Kong delegation, making up 13 groups from different business and organizations, carried out remarkably in the competitors, with Territory North Group winning the Grand Award and Best Smart Environment Award with their option “Hong Kong Environmental Database”while Metro Maestro declared the very best Smart Mobility Award with their service “Passenger Route Choice Simulation”A few of the objecting to entries will be chosen to contend for the nationwide 2025 “Data Element x” competitors collectively arranged by the National Data Administration and pertinent departments, even more showcasing Hong Kong’s I&T strengths.
Mr Wong mentioned, “In response to the national strategy of unleashing the multiplier effect of data elements, the governments of Hong Kong and Shanghai have jointly organised this competition again this year to deepen collaboration in digital technology, thus driving high-quality economic and social development in both cities. In April this year, the DPO and the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Data signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Shanghai and Hong Kong on Digital Economy Co-operation (the MOU) to further deepen I&T co-operation and promote the joint development of the digital economy in both cities, thereby opening up deeper and broader collaboration prospects for the I&T industries between the two places.” He likewise extended his genuine congratulations to the winning groups and motivated all individuals to continue pursuing developments and development in development and information application for making higher contributions to the nation and society.
In addition, Mr Wong gotten in touch with the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Data today and cochaired a mid-term evaluation conference following the finalizing of the MOU, with the Director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Data, Dr Shao Jun. Throughout the conference, both sides exchanged views on deepening cooperation on locations of the digital economy, digital improvement and information component advancement in between the 2 locations, that included the promo of shared authentication of corporation identities, the promo of connections of the federal governments’ platforms and the assistance for the ingenious application of open information. Mr Wong revealed his thankfulness to the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Data for its timely efforts in putting together a list of useful and possible co-operation work products with Hong Kong that remained in line with the I&T advancements in both cities after the finalizing of the MOU. This will assist improve the joint advancement of I&T and the digital economy in between Shanghai and Hong Kong, thus accomplishing shared advantages.
Tomorrow (August 28), Mr Wong will contact the Shanghai Municipal Cyberspace Administration to share the application experiences and newest advancements of the assistance steps on the Standard Contract for the Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland, Hong Kong), and check out the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Shanghai Center, along with the Shanghai Innovation Institute and the MetaX Artificial Intelligence Data Centre to discover the most recent advancements in the regional AI innovations and market. Mr Wong will conclude his see and go back to Hong Kong tomorrow night.