[City Innovation and Technology Challenge] Gather the "government-industry-university-research" sectors to create new opportunities for innovation and technology

The "Urban Innovation and Technology Challenge", a major event in the innovation and technology industry, has successfully concluded earlier. A number of winning teams were successfully born. The competition also raised the public's attention to innovation and technology and provided future entrepreneurs with different innovation and technology opportunities.

It is divided into four groups: elementary school group, middle school group, university/college group and open group. A total of more than 740 entries were received, and more than 1,250 local and foreign participants were supported to create feats.

The epidemic has caused an earth-shaking change in everyone's living habits, forming a new normal, and moving further into the era of technology.

Organized by the Innovation and Technology Commission and co-organized by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), the first "Urban Innovation and Technology Challenge" is responding to new changes by creating the theme of "Intelligent Creation of Hong Kong's New Normal", focusing on "Environmental Sustainable Development" and The issue of "maintaining social contact" is divided into four groups: elementary school, middle school, university/college and open group to inspire creative thinking and raise awareness of innovation and technology.

The "Urban Innovation and Technology Challenge" has been very popular from the beginning of the registration stage. From elementary school students to tertiary students, as well as all walks of life in the community, are actively forming teams, hoping to gain more experience and brainstorm through the competition.

The final competition received more than 740 entries, and more than 1,250 local and foreign participants participated.

The finals were successfully held earlier. A judging panel composed of 9 representatives from the "government, industry, academia, and research" sectors selected 4 winning teams. The event brought together more than 600 guests from all walks of life. And online audiences from all over the world witnessed the birth of the winning team.

The "Urban Innovation and Technology Challenge" achieved unprecedented success, and the winning team was born smoothly.

The Director of Innovation and Technology Commission, Pant Tingting, came to congratulate the winning teams on the day of the finals and said that the winners of the university/tertiary category and the open category will enter the stage of optimization and trial solutions, and will receive the support of the project manager and mentor. Arrange participation in training and funding, and have the opportunity to create prototypes of award-winning solutions in the future, and try them out in government departments or public organizations to help innovators transform their ideas into innovation and technology solutions that can be applied to the real world.

Director of Innovation and Technology Commission Pant Tingting expressed the hope that through this competition, innovators will be able to transform their ideas into innovation and technology solutions that can be applied in the real world.

Dr. Yichao Cha, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, said: “The Science and Technology Parks Corporation is convinced that cultivating and absorbing innovation and technology talents is the cornerstone of building Hong Kong into a world-class innovation and technology hub. 』Work together to provide opportunities for talents who are aspiring to become leaders in innovation and technology in the future. "City Innovation and Technology Challenge" is an excellent example of the cooperation between science and technology park companies and the government, successfully providing Hong Kong with potential innovation and technology talents stage."

Dr. Yichao Cha, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, said that he has been actively cooperating with all sectors of the "government, industry, academia and research" to cultivate innovative talents.

The "Urban Innovation and Technology Challenge", which aims to promote the integration of innovation and technology into life, has accompanied the public for nearly a year. It was officially launched in December last year and has gone through multiple stages, including the online review in July, the 5-day semi-final in September, The finals in October.

During the conference, participants will be provided with a series of trainings, such as the "Creating Library Master Class LIVE Series" online lectures, teaching skills such as speaking and reporting, and online and physical training workshops.

The event also invited more than 20 mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry and bioengineering, and computer science scholars from the Hong Kong Youth Academy of Sciences to guide the contestants of the primary and secondary school groups, create a passionate atmosphere of innovation and create a grand event together.

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