Seven PReCIT Core Members and respective teams of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University presented their research progress at the seed funding scheme workshop. Industry influencers Mr Hugh CHOW, Executive Director at The ESG Consortium and a Partner at Radiant Tech Ventures, and Mr Ronald CHAN, Founder and Chairman of the GBA Education Integrative Development Think Tank were invited to exchange insights with scholars and explore inter-disciplinary collaboration.
Research project topics are:
1. Identification and Development of the Auditing Tool of Scope3 Emissions from Buildings towards Carbon Neutrality – Principal Investigator: Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) and PReCIT Director
2. Child protection and welfare: A scoping review of social policies and systems of accountability in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, China - Principal Investigator: Prof. Eric CHUI, Head of Department of Applied Social Sciences and PReCIT Co-Director
3. Toward Energy-Resilient Residential Environment – an Environment-User Interaction Modelling Approach for Low-Carbon and Sustainable City Development - Principal Investigator: Prof. Horace MUI, Associate Head (Research) of Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
4. Understanding the Challenges and Incentive Policy Requirements to Facilitate Zero-emission transport for Carbon Neutral Cities - Principal Investigator: Dr Siqi BU, Associate Head & Associate Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering
5. Design for successful start-ups: The approach to the effective role of design in Hong Kong tech start-ups - Principal Investigator: Dr Xihui LIU, Assistant Dean (Academic Programmes) and Associate Professor of School of Design
6. Enhancing Hong Kong’s Leadership in the Greater Bay Area’s Innovation Eco-system: A Public Policy Investigation - Principal Investigator: Dr Xueyong ZHAN, Associate Professor of Department of Management and Marketing
7. Greater Bay Area I&T Development: Collaborative Infrastructure and Policy Challenges - Principal Investigator: Prof. LU Haitian, Director of Mainland Office and Hong Kong Sustaintech Foundation Professor in Accounting and Finance
Research teams are granted 24 months to conduct studies and outcomes are expected by 2024.
