The Cyberport of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region will set up an artificial intelligence supercomputing center and a microelectronics research and development institute next year.
Thank you, Mr. Air, a netizen of CTOnews.com, for your clue delivery! CTOnews.com news on November 9, Sun Dong, director of the Bureau of Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region, attended the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference today and talked about digital construction planning in his opening speech.
Sun Dong said that Hong Kong's "Cyberport" will set up an artificial intelligence supercomputing center, which will be put into operation in phases from next year to support the computing needs of scientific research and related industries and help the development of artificial intelligence industry.
In addition, the Hong Kong SAR Government plans to set up a Microelectronics Research and Development Institute next year to lead and promote industry-university-research cooperation, including research on the core technology of third-generation semiconductors, and make full use of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's complete manufacturing industry chain and huge market.
According to previous reports by CTOnews.com, the press release of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region announced last month that the Import and Export Office has successfully introduced 30 innovation and technology enterprises to Hong Kong, 80% of which are from Chinese mainland, and some from the United States and Britain, including Huawei, JD.com, Meituan, Lenovo, AstraZeneca, and so on.
In the middle of last month, the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation announced that it had signed a memorandum of cooperation with microelectronics company Jiepingfang Semiconductor Co., Ltd. the two sides will set up a global R & D center dominated by third-generation semiconductors in the Hong Kong Science Park. it has also invested in the establishment of the first 8-inch advanced vertically integrated silicon carbide wafer factory in the Hong Kong Special Administrative region.
