過去半年大中小學停課， 但不少人停課不停學，一群大專學生便以所思所學，以地理資訊系統（GlS）分析自選的議題並尋求解決方案，參加今年的「Esri青年學人大賽」。看到他們的得獎作品，你不能不佩服年輕人廣闊的視野、對社會的關懷和勇於創新的思維。
繼續閱讀Rescue startups: government adopts more local products and services – Harbour Times
Using science & technology index to monitor govt administration – EJ Insight
Recently, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang pointed out that the mainland should accelerate the development of high-tech-focused “new infrastructure initiative", such as 5G networks, big data and artificial intelligence, as well as upgrade and “smarten" existing infrastructure. The Nikkei Asian Review quoted a report released in March by the government-backed think tank China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID), estimating that the mainland will invest at least RMB17 trillion (about HK$18.5 trillion) in more than 800 projects in the next five years, including 73 projects in Guangdong Province, such as autonomous driving and smart ports. The article also listed the key companies involved in these projects, Hong Kong is basically missing the opportunity brought by these huge infrastructure project, except for the artificial intelligence (AI) startup SenseTime. How can we not be disappointed!
繼續閱讀以先進科技迎接風季 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat
Get ready for the typhoon season – EJ Insight
According to the World Meteorological Organization, 2019 was the second warmest year on record, with the five years from 2015 to 2019 being the five warmest since recording. The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) also confirmed that May of 2020 was much hotter than usual. The monthly mean temperature of 27.7 degrees in May was 1.8 degrees above the normal figures. Moreover, the annual mean temperature this year is expected to be above normal, very likely to be among the top 10 warmest on record.
繼續閱讀科技指數監察施政 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat
Here is how the government can step in to support the city’s start-up companies – South China Morning Post
The Hong Kong government has invested more than HK$100 billion to support innovative technology development and boost the start-up ecosystem in the last five years. However, the Covid-19 epidemic has disrupted the capital chain. A local survey found that nearly 40 per cent of the start-ups interviewed had laid off employees.
Short, medium and long-term measures to save local startups – Harbour Times
The COVID-19 epidemic cast a deep shadow over the global economy, and the situation startups are faced with is tragic. Startup Genome, a consulting firm, interviewed more than 1,000 startups across 50 countries around the world from March to April, it was found that more than 70 percent of the startups interviewed were forced to lay off employees due to the epidemic.
科學園數碼港應科院三合一上市 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat
Can a robot be the boss? – EJ Insight
Computers in Human Behavior, an academic journal on human-computer interaction, published an interesting article titled “When computers take the lead: The automation of leadership". It describes how computers today have taken over work traditionally handled by human boss, such as scheduling duty and dispatching tasks.
