Transformation of ICT Industry in Hong Kong How ICT Helps to Win the Game! Charles Mok Internet Society Hong Kong 2008.07.09

ICT in Hong Kong From IT to ICT Dominated by service providers The Pillar of Hong Kong's Pillar Industries Source: Hong Kong as an Information Society 2007 (Dec 2007), Census and Statistics Department, HKSARG No. of Employment Distribution of no. of establishment in 2005 Distribution of no. of persons engaged in 2005 Manufacturing of IT&T products 2938 1.6% 3.9% Communication system installation and maintenance 3767 2.9% 5.0% Distribution of IT&T products 25467 38.7% 33.8% Telecommunications services 18309 3.1% 24.3% Information technology services 24864 53.8% 33.0% Total 75345 100% 100%

From IT to ICT

Dominated by service providers

The Pillar of Hong Kong's Pillar Industries

Hong Kong's ICT Services Sector Mainly composed of SMEs Georgraphic markets served: Hong Kong (78.2%), Mainland (12.7%), other economies (9.1%)‏ Source: Study on Hong Kong IT Services Sector 2006 , (Mar 2007), Hong Kong Productivity Council

Mainly composed of SMEs

Georgraphic markets served:

Hong Kong (78.2%), Mainland (12.7%), other economies (9.1%)‏

ICT in Hong Kong Banking and Finance Trading Transportation Manufacturing Shipping, freight forwarding and logistics E-government Digital entertain- ment

Banking and Finance

Trading

Transportation

Manufacturing

Shipping, freight forwarding and logistics

E-government

Digital entertain- ment

ICT in Hong Kong Source: Hong Kong IT industry Study 2005 , (Nov 2005), Hong Kong Productivity Council

ICT Issues in Hong Kong ICT Industry Positioning Market development Manpower supply People Future and career ladder Professional status Whole economy Missing layer of core competency Missed opportunities Missed responsibilities

ICT Industry

Positioning

Market development

Manpower supply

People

Future and career ladder

Professional status

Whole economy

Missing layer of core competency

Missed opportunities

Missed responsibilities

Ten Policy Suggestions to SCED 2007.07.01 Manpower development e-Government using Web 2.0 Optimize industry support structure Government ICT procurement Maintain liberalized telecom regime Wireless and ubiquitous city Security and privacy Progressive copyright protection Sustained support for digital inclusion Freedom of information and PSB Where do we go from here?

Manpower development

e-Government using Web 2.0

Optimize industry support structure

Government ICT procurement

Maintain liberalized telecom regime

Wireless and ubiquitous city

Security and privacy

Progressive copyright protection

Sustained support for digital inclusion

Freedom of information and PSB

Where do we go from here?

ICT Industry Transformation From service provision to value creation for the whole economy From job creation to environment building From looking at our own industry to the whole of Hong Kong Richard Florida's 3T's: Technology, Talent, Tolerance Focus on the development of the Creative Class From Environment to People to Economy From asking to giving

From service provision to value creation for the whole economy

From job creation to environment building

From looking at our own industry to the whole of Hong Kong

Richard Florida's 3T's: Technology, Talent, Tolerance

Focus on the development of the Creative Class

From Environment to People to Economy

From asking to giving

How ICT Wins the Game of Tomorrow? From Web 2.0 to: Economy 2.0 – our businesses and economy Governance 2.0 – our government Sharing 2.0 – our people Technology and the Internet are breeding Creative Minds Building a Ubiquitous Hong Kong Responsible ICT Green ICT Technology for the benefits of others Bill Gates' Creative Capitalism

From Web 2.0 to:

Economy 2.0 – our businesses and economy

Governance 2.0 – our government

Sharing 2.0 – our people

Technology and the Internet are breeding Creative Minds

Building a Ubiquitous Hong Kong

Responsible ICT

Green ICT

Technology for the benefits of others

Bill Gates' Creative Capitalism

Are You Ready?

Thank You! Charles Mok Internet Society Hong Kong [email_address] http://www.it360.hk http://charlesmok.blogspot.com http://www.isoc.hk

Charles Mok

Internet Society Hong Kong

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