PolyU held the “PolyU Qianhai Innovation and Culture Week” in Qianhai, Shenzhen from 6 to 20 May. The Week, organised by PolyU’s Qianhai Disruptive Technology and Innovation Research Centre (QHRC), Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology (PReCIT), and Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (KTEO), and co-organised by The Hong Kong Young Scientist Association, Qianhai International Talent Service Center, and Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub, featured a series of activities, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Academic Forum on Smart Healthcare, an Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC)-themed Salon, an Asia-Pacific technology forum, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Intelligent Design Forum, a Shenzhen-Hong Kong PhD Exchange and Study Tour, and sessions on Policy Navigation and Landing Practice for Entrepreneurs. These activities created a vital platform for science and technology innovation exchange and cooperation between Shenzhen, Hong Kong and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
The flagship event, “Technology Connecting Asia-Pacific: APEC Economies’ Innovation Policy and International Cooperation Forum”, was held on 11 May. The Forum brought together leading experts and scholars from home and abroad to explore pathways for synergy in innovation policies and international collaboration across the Asia-Pacific region, and attracted over 100 participants from government, academia, research institutions and industry.
Prof. Christopher CHAO, Senior Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Director of PReCIT of PolyU, and Fellow and Senior Vice President of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering, said in his opening remarks, “The Forum’s theme accurately captures the pulse of the times. Technological innovation is the core driver of global economic growth, while deepening regional cooperation, facilitating knowledge flows, and strengthening policy coordination are shared priorities for all APEC economies. It creates vital connections between talent, industry and markets, fostering shared prosperity across the Asia-Pacific region.”
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