ASTRI’s Senior Director Speaks At The ‘Belt And Road, Together We Grow’ I&T Roundtable In Changsha

Mr YK Li, Senior Director of Advanced Digital Systems of ASTRI, was invited as a guest speaker at the ‘Belt and Road, Together We Grow’ I&T Roundtable held on 14 March 2017 at Changsha, Hunan of China. Representatives from enterprises and research institutions in Changsha and Hong Kong attended the event to discuss the role of technology under the Belt and Road initiative. The discussions also stressed on promoting innovation in science and technology. The event was jointly organised by InvestHK and Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology.

Group photo with honorable guests and speakers. Mr Zhu Wan (4^th from left), Deputy Director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology and Mr YK Li (2^nd from right), Mr YK Li, Senior Director of Advanced Digital Systems of ASTRI.

Mr YK Li delivers a presentation titled ‘Overview and Collaborative Models of ASTRI’ .

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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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