Speech by SITI at GBA International Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Summit 2024 (English only) (with photo)

     Following is the speech by the Secretary for Innovation, Expertise and Business, Professor Solar Dong, on the GBA Worldwide Synthetic Intelligence and Robotics Summit 2024 right this moment (November 26):

 

Emil (Deputy Chairman of Hong Kong Productiveness Council (HKPC), Mr Emil Yu), Mohamed (Government Director of HKPC, Mr Mohamed Butt), distinguished audio system and company, women and gents,

 

     Good morning. It’s my nice pleasure to be right here right this moment on the GBA Worldwide Synthetic Intelligence and Robotics Summit 2024. As we step into the third version of the convention, we’re thrilled to see many specialists and modern start-ups from the Mainland and around the globe this 12 months. A really heat welcome to you all.

 

     AI (synthetic intelligence) and robotics have remodeled each stroll of life and modes of operation throughout varied trade sectors, from healthcare and finance to manufacturing and repair industries. These highly effective and closely associated applied sciences haven’t solely tremendously enhanced productiveness and optimised service high quality however have additionally caused higher comfort, personalised companies and higher high quality of life. Coupled with the huge market dimension and inhabitants within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Higher Bay Space, the advantages of AI and robotics purposes, alongside the related enterprise alternatives, are immensely promising and substantial.

 

     Hong Kong offers the proper setting for AI and robotics applied sciences to flourish. With the assist of our motherland, Hong Kong is making strides in direction of turning into a global innovation and know-how (I&T) centre. As dwelling to 5 of the world’s prime 100 universities, we possess world-class R&D (analysis and improvement) capabilities and tech infrastructure, in addition to a various expertise pool. Within the newest IMD World Digital Competitiveness Rating, Hong Kong has ascended to rank seventh globally, which serves as a recognition to our steady effort in selling the I&T improvement of Hong Kong over the previous few years.

 

     Certainly, we have now spared no effort in implementing all-round measures to foster a vibrant AI ecosystem in Hong Kong that’s conducive to each the neighborhood and companies. To offer ample computing energy assets for R&D, Cyberport is working full steam on creating the AI Supercomputing Centre, or AISC in brief, to fulfill the rising calls for of analysis institutes and trade sector. The primary part of the power will quickly come into operation. With computing energy of round 3 000 petaFLOPS, the AISC will likely be one of many larger-scale computing services within the area.

 

     Additionally, customers of the AISC can leverage the AI Subsidy Scheme, in a complete quantity of HK$3 billion, equal to round US$385 million, to obtain funding assist for the computing assets to drive their AI-driven R&D work and modern purposes.

 

     Women and gents, with our motherland’s staunch assist, Hong Kong is properly poised to become a global I&T centre. We’ll make good use of Hong Kong’s distinctive benefits of being intently related to the world, and play properly our vital function as a “tremendous connector” and “tremendous value-adder”, with a view to turning into a platform for high-level I&T alternate, dialogue and co-operation, in addition to an vital bridge and two-way platform connecting the nation and the world, thereby higher serving the nation’s high-quality improvement.

 

     Final however not least, I want to prolong my heartfelt gratitude to the Hong Kong Productiveness Council for organising this Summit. Might I want the Summit an amazing success, and everybody an inspiring convention stuffed with useful insights and cross-sectoral exchanges. Thanks.

Ends/Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Issued at HKT 10:56

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