INNOVATION

The Greater Bay Area: Scaling the Best of the Nordics

22 January 2020

The Greater Bay Area is becoming a focus for Nordic companies, attracted by opportunities to apply their creative ideas and corporate initiatives in a fast-developing Asian environment. Recently established in Hong Kong, Nordic Innovation House aims to provide these companies with a route map to take advantage of new markets. More

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Eye on UAE: Thriving Start-ups and Emerging Opportunities

05 August 2019

The UAE not only boasts a healthy economy, but the Emirates also has strong infrastructure and extensive government support for entrepreneurs, offering a host of new possibilities for Hong Kong start-ups. It is worth noting to the initiatives and programmes offered in the two emirate cities – Dubai and Abu Dhabi – both play a meaningful role in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in the region. More

Tech & Innovation

Digital drives the talk at Shenzhen IT show

10 July 2019

Hong Kong is a key driver of technology in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which strives to be an international innovation and technology hub. More

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Technology Innovation Opportunities in the Bay Area: Optimising “Going Out” via Hong Kong

12 December 2018

To explore how Hong Kong and other Guangdong cities can use the opportunity arising from the Bay Area initiative for co-operation and development in innovation and technology, HKTDC Research conducted a study in Guangdong and collected views from local commerce officials and companies. RoboSense provides an excellent illustration of how Hong Kong can help mainland science and technology innovation enterprises develop. More

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Cooperative Technological Innovation Opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area

22 October 2018

Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao are stepping up cooperation to establish the Greater Bay Area as an international technology and innovation centre. Hong Kong technology and services players can use Hong Kong’s advantages like free flow of information and capital to solicit partners in the Area. They can also help their partners acquire what they need in terms of international technology resources, IPRs and other professional services. More

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China Seeks to Establish World Class Smart Supply Chains by 2020

30 October 2017

With a view to establishing smart supply chain systems extending across all of China’s major industrial sectors by 2020, the State Council has issued its Guiding Opinions on Actively Promoting Supply Chain Innovation and Application. More

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Eight Innovation and Reform Pilot Zones Announced

17 October 2017

The eight pilot zones for the State Council’s nationwide innovation and reform initiative have now been announced – the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Shanghai, Guangdong, Anhui, Sichuan, Wuhan, Xi’an and Shenyang. In line with the Circular on Promoting Relevant Reform Initiatives in Support of Innovation, the eight will be the first to implement the 13 reform initiatives recently approved by the Council. More

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Nordic Opportunities: Design and Innovation Solutions

30 June 2016

Famous for its well-designed balance of minimalism, functionality and eco-friendliness, Nordic designs are increasingly regarded as a winning formula for sustainable business growth. Hong Kong, given its close proximity to the production hub of southern China, has become a natural gathering point for Nordic companies to commercialise their innovative business ideas. More

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China’s 13th Five-Year Plan: Capitalise on China’s Innovation Momentum

21 June 2016

China’s 13th Five-Year Plan calls for innovation to enhance the competitiveness of various industries and to help private enterprises move towards higher value-added businesses amid intensified global competition. Such policies are expected to boost China’s demand for technology and related services. With advantages like access to foreign technology, free flow of information and capital and strength in commercialisation, Hong Kong is well placed to capitalise on such increasing demand. More

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Technopreneurship in China (3): Hong Kong’s Role as a Strategic Partner and Investor

04 March 2016

The development of incubators has outpaced the Chinese government’s planning, as investors and related institutions are taking it as one of the important venues to recruit talented technopreneurs. Although finance is among the keys to helping related start-ups become scalable businesses, technopreneurships are keen to seek equity investors that are of the capacity to offer technological and commercial support. Apparently, Hong Kong is in a position to meet such demand. More

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