Prof
Sun
Dong,
Secretary
for
Innovation,
Technology
and
Industry(front
row
middle);
Ir
Tony
Wong,
Commissioner
for
Digital
Policy(front
row
third
left);
Hendrick
Sin,
Chairman
of
the
Committee
of
the
AISS
and
committee
members(front
row
third
right)
;
Simon
Chan,
Chairman
of
Cyberport(front
row
fourth
left)
;
Dr
Rocky
Cheng,
CEO
of
Cyberport(front
row
fourth
right)
and
other
ecosystem
partners
attended
the
opening
ceremony
of
AISC
and
AI
Lab
at
AI
Lab
to
witness
the
crucial
moment
of
promoting
local
AI
development
to
a
new
milestone.
Prof
Sun
Dong,
Secretary
for
Innovation,
Technology
and
Industry
said,
“Artificial
intelligence
(AI)
is
the
most
critical
technology
for
‘new
quality
productive
forces’
in
the
future.
The
Government
has
introduced
a
number
of
policies
and
measures
to
improve
the
development
of
the
local
AI
ecosystem
orderly
and
promote
the
‘digital-intelligent’
application
of
AI.
The
official
establishment
of
Cyberport’s
Artificial
Intelligence
Supercomputing
Centre
today
will
become
an
indispensable
and
important
pillar
of
the
development
of
AI
in
Hong
Kong.
The
supercomputing
centre
will
not
only
provide
advanced
computing
capabilities
to
promote
industry
development,
but
also
become
a
cradle
for
converging
and
cultivating
AI-related
quality
professionals.
The
supercomputing
centre
will
bring
together
talents
specialising
in
computing
power,
data
and
algorithm
technology,
coupling
it
with
Cyberport’s
AI
Lab,
Cyberport
will
provide
an
innovative
platform
for
AI
ecosystem
partners
and
enterprises
to
connect
with
relevant
application
scenarios,
explore
product
innovations
and
integrate
with
technologies,
facilitating
the
transformation
and
application
of
more
technologies,
thereby
injecting
new
impetus
into
the
high-quality
development
of
Hong
Kong’s
economy”.
Simon Chan, Chairman of Cyberport said, “The official commencement of Cyberport’s AISC signified the development of local AI ecosystem and industry has risen to a new height, broadening the prospects for the innovation and technology (I&T) advancement. The computing power of the first-phase facility provides 1,300 PFLOPS this year, and it will increase to 3,000 PFLOPS next year to meet the growing demand for computing power in the technology sector. With the opening of AI Lab concurrently, it leverages the research and development (R&D) capabilities of ecosystem partners to create a heterogeneous computing platform, which enables joint development of innovative AI products across different industries and use cases to facilitate the transformation and realisation of R&D outcomes as well as empowers communities and business sector to drive intelligent transformation. Additionally, it will enhance Hong Kong’s R&D capabilities to attract more cutting-edge technology projects and talents from Mainland China and around the globe to the city, thereby solidifying Hong Kong’s status as an international I&T hub.”
To promote the development of AI in Hong Kong, the HKSAR Government announced in the 2023 Policy Address that Cyberport would set up an AISC in phases from this year onwards to provide research teams with the necessary computing hardware. In addition, the HKSAR Government also announced in the 2024-2025 Budget that HK$3 billion were allocated to Cyberport to implement a three-year AISS, which mainly provides funding support to five categories of eligible entities, including local institutions, R&D centres and enterprises to utilise the computing power of the AISC to achieve more breakthroughs in scientific research.
The first phase of the AISS was launched in early October and multiple applications from eligible entities, including AI start-ups, local institutions, R&D centres, and strategic enterprises, were received. The funding has also been set aside to facilitate works including strengthening the cyber and data security of AISC in addition to promotion and education. It’s expected the scheme will allow the industry to make good use of the computing facilities as well as attract relevant talents, enterprises and R&D projects from Mainland China and around the world to land in Hong Kong, thereby providing necessary support to facilitate the many aspects of local AI and related industries developments.
The AI Lab launched today brings together the R&D capabilities of AI ecosystem partners in Hong Kong, providing them with an interactive space to showcase AI solutions and launch service products. Nearly 15 companies showcased their innovations at the ceremony, including local start-ups, strategic enterprises based at Cyberport, and ecosystem partners, to facilitate AI-related R&D and collaborations. Furthermore, the AI Lab provides AI ecosystem partners and enterprises with a platform to experience different supercomputing tools, explore product innovations, converge technologies, which could be applied to different industries and use cases to promote the transformation and realisation of innovative technologies, thereby driving new quality productive forces to foster the development of digital economy and smart city.
With the AISC as its core engine, Cyberport has built a comprehensive AI ecosystem that encompasses computing power, general and professional large models, model risk assessment, industry application support, governance and ethics discussions, and more, which gathers talent and innovative resources from the Mainland China and overseas to support innovative R&D and applications spanning across the AI ecosystem chain to accelerate industry development.
Currently, Cyberport houses more than 330 start-up enterprises specialising in AI and big data, including many strategic enterprises that have established operations in Cyberport, including D2 Intelligence, LAiPIC, Saunova, and beyond. Cyberport also fosters collaborations with leading AI enterprises including Baidu, Huawei and Inspur Cloud, and interconnects with start-up enterprises with the combination of their R&D capabilities in computing development, large model building, and more to promote the innovation and application of AI R&D. The strategic enterprises attracted to Hong Kong have invested capitals, technologies and talents to develop international headquarters. Through Hong Kong as an international springboard, they can “go global” to enable internationalisation of their AI products and services.
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