Once again, ASTRI’s website scooped the Sliver Award in the Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme jointly organized by the Office of Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).
The award winning new website was launched in September 2015, and was designed according to the web accessibility guidelines set out in the Scheme with a view to facilitating easy access to online information and services by all members in the community.
The Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme is open to all local companies, non-government/quasi-government organizations, and academia, with the aim to encourage and recognize local enterprises and organizations’ efforts to adopt accessibility design in their websites and mobile apps.
For details about the scheme, please refer to: http://www.ogcio.gov.hk/en/community/web_accessibility/recognition_scheme/

ASTRI wins silver award in Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme 2016.

Mr. Alan Pun, Senior Manager, Chief Technology Officer Office of ASTRI represents ASTRI to receive the award.
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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) is founded in 2000 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As Hong Kong’s largest government-funded research and development centre, ASTRI is a key force and super connector driving innovation and technology advancement in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and the global innovation ecosystem. This role is strengthened through its merger with Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI).
Committed to bringing high impact research from lab to market, ASTRI advances interdisciplinary, market driven R&D that delivers practical innovations for industry and meaningful benefits for society.
Its technological strengths and capabilities enable AI powered, cross disciplinary ICT and advanced materials solutions across Smart City, FinTech, Digital Health and Life Sciences, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) and Advanced Electronics, New Energy and Energy Storage, and Green and ESG Technologies.
Over the years, ASTRI has cultivated a strong pool of I&T talent and earned numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations and contributions to industry and the community. Following the merger with NAMI, ASTRI’s cumulative global patent portfolio has grown to over 1,500, with more than 2,200 technologies successfully transferred to industry.
With enhanced scale and capabilities, ASTRI is uniquely positioned to elevate Hong Kong’s innovation capacity, accelerate technology commercialisation, and drive societal and economic progress through world class applied research.