Chen Maobo: Hong Kong will introduce policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises in adopting AI

The Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Paul Chan, published a blog on the 19th, saying that the SAR government will launch an optimized version of the "Digital Transformation Support Pilot Plan" within this year to support small and medium-sized enterprises in adopting ready-made artificial intelligence solutions. Hong Kong's AI layout has been advanced item by item and entered the system layout stage, striving to enable AI to empower thousands of businesses. Chen Maobo said that as an international innovation and technology center, Hong Kong relies on its advantages of internal and external connectivity under "one country, two systems". It is not only a place for AI R & D and transformation, but also a strategic adaptation place for mainland AI companies to go abroad. It can help cutting-edge technologies and business models align with international standards and applications. He said that the SAR government attaches great importance to AI-related infrastructure and ecological construction. Construction of the Shaling Data Park has begun and will provide approximately 180,000 PFlops of computing power by 2032, equivalent to 36 times the current total computing power in Hong Kong; the Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute will also be put into operation; the Hong Kong Investment Company, which is wholly-owned by the SAR government, 56% of the funds invested in various projects last year were invested in hard technology including AI. Chen Maobo said that technological innovation and AI have quickly become indispensable elements in life. This generation of young people can be said to have grown up with AI. Whether it is assisting learning or collecting special materials, AI is a partner in daily work and thinking processes. He said that artificial intelligence is a major trend in technological change. The SAR government promotes "AI for all" to promote the whole society to understand, learn and use artificial intelligence, and encourages young people to pay more attention to technological innovations, which will be beneficial to their studies and future work and entrepreneurship. Help. (Xinhua Agency)