Innovative Life: Putting into practice in Hong Kong Charles Mok, Legislative Councillor (IT) e-brands award 2017
Hong Kong in 2030‌ Infrastructure and city expansion?
Sustainability and development?
Citizen’s quality of life?
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Hong Kong: Study, Study, Study
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Latest report from PwC commissioned by government (ITB)
9 “strategic actions� 4
Invigorating the
ecosystem for innovation
Integrating with
city planning Equipping students and workforce with the knowledge and skills
Cultivating a
Engaging the public and business and
culture of
co-creating
embracing
smart solutions
changes
Establishing a sound digital
framework
Reducing the digital divide and ensuring
and
inclusiveness
infrastructure Developing an innovative strategy for procuring
Improving
preparedness and prevention 5
What can we learn from other countries / cities ?
Seoul
Taiwan Singapore 6
Singapore’s GovTech Hive ● Singapore Government’s innovation lab for digital services – using government data ● 100-strong team of coders, UX designers and software testers 7
"You have to be in time for the future!" Jacqueline Poh Chief Executive Government Technology Agency (GovTech) of Singapore 8
A transportation system powered by Big Data and IoT
Seoul – Efficiency builders 9
• Operation data: gathered via GPS + wireless communication • Bus lanes to the centre: drastic increase in bus speed and punctuality
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Seoul Distance-based integrated fare system passengers get discounts based on the total travel distance, as the card stores record of time and location of travel 11
TOPIS – virtual control tower for Seoul’s transportation system, managing operation of buses and road traffic
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Taiwan Smart city applications
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Hong Kong – our hurdles • Bureaucracy in procurement • Lack of incentive for internal innovation and transformation • Need coordination and KPIs in implementation • Prolonged decision making • Outdated regulatory framework
We need to catch up! 14
Thank You Facebook: Charles Mok 莫乃光 charlesmok@charlesmok.hk 15