Government

Innovation and Technology Commission

Promotes and supports applied R&D, and technology transfer and application, fosters an I&T culture in the community, promotes technological entrepreneurship, facilitates the provision of infrastructure and development of human resources to support I&T.

Office of the Government Chief Information Officer

Provides IT services and support within the Government, and formulates IT strategies, programmes and measures to help sustain Hong Kong's position as Asia's leading digital city.

Efficiency Office

As the Government's internal management consultant, the office assists Government bureaux and departments in improving services and enhancing operation efficiency through promoting technology application, fostering innovation and collaboration, using design thinking and creativity and streamlining procedures.

Technological infrastructure

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation ("HKSTPC")

HKSTPC was established in May 2001 to provide one-stop infrastructural support services to technology-based companies and activities. It offers a comprehensive range of services to cater for the needs of industry at various stages, ranging from supporting technology start-ups through incubation programmes, providing premises and services in the Science Park for applied R&D activities, to providing land and premises in the industrial estates for production.

Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

A private company wholly owned by the Government to foster the growth of technology enterprises and facilitate the development of Hong Kong into a global hub for I&T, and to assist local enterprises and start-ups in adopting the latest technologies more efficiently.

Hong Kong Productivity Council

A statutory body that aims to promote productivity excellence through the provision of integrated support across the value chain of Hong Kong firms.

R&D Centres

R&D Centres

Set up in 2006 to drive and coordinate applied R&D in selected focus area and to promote commerialisation of R&D results and technology transfer.

• Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute ("ASTRI"), designated as the R&D Centre for Information and Communications Technologies

• Nano and Advanced Materials Institute ("NAMI")

• Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre ("LSCM")

• Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel ("HKRITA")

• Automotive Platforms and Application Systems (APAS) R&D Centre

Universities

Universities

The Technology Transfer Offices in the six local universities are committed to transferring technology from academia to society.

• City University of Hong Kong: Knowledge Transfer Office

• Hong Kong Baptist University: Knowledge Transfer Office

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong: Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University : Institute for Entrepreneurship

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Innovation and Technology Development Office

• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: Technology Transfer Center

• The University of Hong Kong: Technology Transfer Office

Others

University Grants Committee ("UGC")

A non-statutory advisory committee that advises the Government on the development and funding needs of higher education and administers public grants to UGC-funded tertiary institutions.

Research Grants Committee

A non-statutory advisory body that advises the Government on the need of Hong Kong's higher education institutions in the field of academic research and for the distribution of funding for academic research projects undertaken by academic staff of those UGC-funded institutions.

The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong

A non-statutory body that promotes the development of science and technology in Hong Kong and raises the city's profile as a centre of scientific excellence.

Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited

Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) is a not-for-profit and non-statutory corporation designated by the HKSAR Government to administer the registration of Internet domain names under .hk and .香港 country-code top level domains.