Focus on Business Partnerships for Growth Canberra 14, Sept 2006 Anthony Wong Commissioner for Innov

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Focus on Business Partnerships for
GrowthCanberra 14, Sept 2006Anthony
WongCommissioner for Innovation and Technology
Innovation and TechnologyThe Regional Environment
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Canberra versus Hong Kong
Year 2004
Land Area (km2)
1,104
806
Population (000)
324
6,936
Density (people/km2)
401
6,420
GSP / GDP (USD billion)
13.8(ACT)
165.6
Major Contributionto GSP/GDP
Federal Government
Services Sector
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Comparative Advantages

• Networked City
• Home to International Businesses
• International Life Style

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Innovation Technology Development
Strong research Technological capabilities
Free flow of idea/information
EnvironmentConducive forInnovation
Access to competitive manufacturingbase
Supportive government
Robust IP protection enforcement
Time-to-market
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Australia Hong Kong Collaboration Success Story
Octopus Card Worlds most successful Electronic
Cash System
14 million in circulation
Fare Collection System
Over 9.8 million transactions per day
Point of Sales Applications
Over 370 service vendors
Access Control
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Hong Kong in the Region

• 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

PRD Region
Map courtesy of HKTDC
Graphic courtesy of Hong Kong Trade Development
Council
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The Pearl River Delta Region
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The Pearl River Delta Region

• Worlds Manufacturing Power House

• 1/3 of Chinas total export
• Population 40 million
• GDP US220 billion

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HK - A Regional Technology Service Hub
Financial Centre
Technology/ Prototype
IP/Technology know how
IP Protection
International Technology Company/ Research
Institute/ University
PRD Manufacturing Base
Rule of Law
HK RD Centres
ResearchCapability
Commercial Service Hub
Problem
Funding / Research Project
Government Fund
Hong Kong A Regional Technology Service Hub

• 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 commercialisation
• A comprehensive suite of professional service to
  support business transaction

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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 RD Centre to conduct Chinese
  Medicine research was set up in 2001)

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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

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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

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The One-stop Shop
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General Guidelines of Participation
Be aProject Investor e.g. venture capitalist,
manufacturer, service company, technology
enterprise
Be a Technology Partner e.g. technology
enterprise, research instituteand university
RD Centre
Be a Research User e.g. manufacturer, service
company
Be an Ordinary Member e.g. SME,venture capitalist
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Thank You
For more information, please contact the
Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong
Kong SAR Government Address Website
Email Tel Fax
20/F Wu Chung House, 213 Queens Road East,
Wanchai, Hong Kong www.itc.gov.hk
RDcentre_at_itc.gov.hk (852) 2737 2208 (852)
2730 4633