共享數據宜開誠布公 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat

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近日收到各大機構有關私隱條款的更新，這是因應歐盟《一般資料保護規定》（GDPR）在5月25日正式生效所致。

Data transparency key to winning the public’s trust – ejinsight

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced his nation’s aim to catch up with the US and China on artificial intelligence (AI) by spending 1.5 billion euro (HK$13.7 billion) within the next five years. The success of AI development, however, depends on people’s trust as AI involves many privacy issues. Trust between the government and the public is crucial, Macron noted.

嚴法無阻創科 增透明度最關鍵 – 香港經濟日報

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社交網站Facebook洩漏客戶資料事件成為全球關注的議題，正巧被喻為「史上最嚴資料保護令」的歐盟《一般資料保護規定》（General Data Protection Regulation，簡稱GDPR）將於明天（5月25日）正式生效，為個人私隱和安全建立了一套新標準。

港缺AI人才之謎 – 蘋果日報

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人工智能（AI）已被視為驅動世界未來發展的關鍵，縱然歐美以私人企業主導，中國以國家政策帶動，核心都是尖端的人才。騰訊研究院去年12月發佈的《全球人工智能人才白皮書》，指全球AI人才約30萬，市場需求卻以百萬計，每年相關學科的畢業生約兩萬，遠未能滿足需求。

Increased data transparency can promote innovation – ejinsight

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The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which establishes a set of new standards for personal privacy and security, will become effective from this Friday (May 25).

科研界冀各盡其才釋潛能 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat

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各地政府和機構一方面大聲疾呼人才不足，另一方面卻有研究報告表示，許多地方未有人盡其才。世界經濟論壇《2017年全球人力資本報告》指出，評估的130個國家中，僅有25個能較充分運用人才，即所謂人力資源運用率達到70%或以上；大部分國家都處於50%至70%，有14個國家更低於五成。報告認為，很多國家其實不乏人才，只是缺乏新技能培訓，或資源配置不理想，令人才未有充分發揮的機會。

A dedicated department is needed for geospatial policy – Harbour Times

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From searching for the shortest road to destinations, helping co-ordinate search and rescue operations, locating lost children or elderly absquatulaters, to tracking the real-time location of buses and facilitating the future autonomous vehicles, geospatial data or location-based service now plays an essential role in our daily life, businesses and the society as a whole.

Data transparency promotes trust between public and authorities – China Daily

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The smart lamppost project, an important pilot program of the smart city development in Hong Kong, will collect a lot of data such as on air pollution and traffic. However, public concern over their privacy being intruded on has recently been heightened by Facebook’s leakage of customer data. How can the government gain the trust of people? I think enhancing transparency and opening the data related to people’s everyday activities will certainly help. The past experiences from both local and overseas events tell us transparency can not only reduce bias but also help facilitate rational public discussion.

Geospatial data plays vital role in smart city development – ejinsight

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Hong Kong is fortunate to benefit from infrastructure developed and managed by advanced technology entities and dedicated government departments. The Environmental Protection Department, for example, carries out air pollution analysis; the Observatory collects, studies and disseminates weather data; the Highways Department is responsible for roadworks; and the Transport Department takes care of traffic management.

創科發展就是比併人才 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat

 

 

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