年輕人疫下失業問題 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat

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在新冠肺炎疫情下，失業率上升是必然現象，但今次首當其衝的卻是年輕女生。於15至19歲組別，女性的失業率暴增，相比去年第二季，今年同期數字大幅攀升一倍，達18.1%，更差不多是整體失業率的3倍。

港增「智慧」 怎吸過江龍培育本地薑 – 香港經濟日報

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因應《智慧城市藍圖2.0》公布在即，立法會在六月上旬檢討香港智慧城市的發展狀況。

Rescue startups: government adopts more local products and services – Harbour Times

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Although the advanced technology research and development capabilities of Hong Kong universities is internationally renowned and generously government-funded, there have been few cases of innovation and technology that has been successfully commercialised.

智慧城市趨勢二：巿民解難能力 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat

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東盟國家在經濟高速發展的同時，也面對城市人口飆升引發的住屋、環境、治安等問題；而發達國家如英國、加拿大，則備受效率不前、能源不足、人口老化等問題困擾，她們不約而同以智慧城市方案謀求出路。

訂政策連繫灣區 助港創科發展 – 明報

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今年財政預算案繼續投入上百億元，促進香港在創新科技方面的發展。有人卻指早前公布的《粵港澳大灣區發展規劃綱要》（《綱要》）僅強調香港金融、貿易等固有優勢，未有提到香港成為創科中心，似乎中央只想香港繼續走舊路。對此我不敢苟同。

不拘一格培育多元人才 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat

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今年西班牙IESE商學院的《智慧城市排名》，香港位居全球第九，在亞洲地區排第四。該商學院提到一個城市如何以自己的優勢定位，並以此規劃長遠策略，不但有利長治久安，也可以令城市再上一層樓。

Openness is the best strategy to attract global talents – Telecom Review Asia Pacific

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Acquiring foreign talent is proved to be a shortcut to promote social and economic development of a place. The United States being well known as the melting pot of various nationalities is a typical example in this respect.

Social diversity can enhance Hong Kong’s innovative capability – Harbour Times

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Acquiring innovation and technology talents from overseas has proven to be a shortcut to improve the economic development of a city and even a country. According to a study from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), immigrant inventors owned twice as many patents as that of the native Americans in the United States from 1990 to 2010. That’s the reason the Hong Kong government is rolling out a fast track immigration scheme to attract more technology professionals.

Spatial thinking inspires planning for future – ejinsight

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Tsinghua University and LinkedIn, a professional social networking platform, has recently released The China Digital Economy Talent Report. The study finds a huge talent gap in newly emerged fields such as big data analysis and digital marketing. The shortage of training expertise in emerging technologies and innovations is also severe.

智慧發展 教育至關鍵 – 信報財經新聞, StartUpBeat

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智慧城市聯盟聯同畢馬威、中電等機構在1月底發布有關香港發展智慧城市的調查研究，被訪的500多個商界人士和千個市民，大多數認為「教育」是影響香港能否持續繁榮的頭三大議題之一。