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In response to the Government’s call for building a smarter city in the Smart City Blueprint, Lingnan University and Smart City Consortium held the “Smartcity: How Big Data Reinvent Hong Kong Future” Conference in 2019 at the Hong Kong Productivity Council to gather together corporations and the public for a better understanding of the various issues related
to big data and the future direction of Hong Kong’s development as a smart city. Representatives included those from the MTR, HK Electric, Airport Authority, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Observatory, 3 Hong Kong, Tai Cheung Holdings, Hong Kong Federation of Industries, Hong Kong Chinese Manufacturers Association, Cyberport and more.
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Exploring ways to build a smarter Hong Kong
Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary Learning supported by the RGC Grant
With a firm conviction to positioning the young academic scholars for excellence, the Conference brought together over 100 speakers and participants not only from Lingnan University but also other local universities like the University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
and City University of Hong Kong. Overseas speakers and postgraduate students from University of Bristol, University of York, National University of Singapore, Fu Jen Catherine University, Central China Normal University and University of Shanghai for Science & Technology also joined the conference.