HONG KONG-Wednesday 3 April 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Themed under Smart City • Smart Living, the HKTDC International ICT Expo
will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 13
to 16 April, presenting a range of solutions from smart economy, smart
environment, smart government, smart living, smart mobility and smart
people.
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer will set up the “Smart Government Pavilion”
to showcase innovation and technology (I&T) initiatives such as
electronic identity (eID), smart lamppost that can track traffic and
collect environmental data, intelligent transport system with the use of
in-vehicle unit and the use of virtual reality technology for training.
The Pavilion will also feature the upcoming “Smart Government
Innovation Lab” which aims to facilitate the adoption of I&T to
enhance public services by inviting the industry to put forward
proposals of I&T applications and product suggestions for addressing
challenges in public services, and conducting trials and technology
testing of suitable proposals.
A pavilion from the Hangzhou Government
will showcase its City Brain platform, which uses big data, cloud
computing and artificial intelligence to offer solutions for city
management. The system will be used at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou
to help manage venues, events and participants. This project is headed
by Dr Wang Jian, founder of Alibaba Cloud and the Chief Architect of
this platform, who will host a seminar on 15 April to share its
innovative applications.
More than 30 French companies - multinational corporations, SMEs and tech start-ups - have banded together to form the So French So Innovative Pavilion,
which include Capgemini, Schneider Electric, STMicroelectronics and
more. Some of the participating companies will host themed seminar and
demonstrations during the fair (15-16 April) to share smart city
solutions.
Other key
exhibitors will include Cyberport, Airport Authority Hong Kong, Jetco,
Microsoft, NEC, Hong Kong Science Park, SenseTime, Smart City Consortium
and Xiao-i, as well as several local research and development centres
including the Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre
(LSCM), the Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems (APAS) R&D
Centre, and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research
Institute (ASTRI).
Running concurrently with ICT Expo is HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition).
Register for free admission e-Badge:
International ICT Expo: https://goo.gl/FqS6G7
Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition): https://goo.gl/ipUCFP
International ICT Expo: https://goo.gl/FqS6G7
Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition): https://goo.gl/ipUCFP
Contacts
Hong Kong Trade Development CouncilLindsey Wong
Email: lindsey.yt.wong@hktdc.org
Tel: (852) 2240 4049
