ASTRI’s Board Chairman Shares Insights On Technologies For Smart City In Symposium On Innovation And Technology

Mr. Wong Ming-yam, BBS, JP, Chairman of Board of Directors of ASTRI was invited as the moderator of the Panel Discussions session to share insights on technologies for smart city development at the Symposium on Innovation and Technology held on 13 October 2016 at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

In the discussion session, Mr. Wong discussed with a number of panelist speakers from the industry the emerging technologies that can contribute to the development of Smart City and smarter living. Mr. Wong also shared his views on the future technologies direction and the possible challenges.

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Mr. Wong Ming-yam, BBS, JP, Chairman of Board of Directors of ASTRI shares insights at the Symposium on Innovation and Technology.

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Mr. Wong Ming-yam, BBS, JP, Chairman of Board of Directors of ASTRI (left) with one of the panelist speakers the Hon Charles Mok, JP (right).

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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.

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