Innovation and technology (I&T) plays an important role in promoting economic growth and improving the livelihood of citizens.  It also helps communities to swiftly respond to different challenges like the recent COVID-19 pandemic.  Staying ahead of the I&T curve is pivotal to elevating competitiveness and sustainability of Hong Kong.  To align with the Government’s agenda to build Hong Kong into a world class smart city, IVE Engineering of VTC has established the IoT Innovation & Technology Centre to cultivate smart city talent for Hong Kong. The Centre will provide a purpose-driven three-in-one platform for teaching & learning, applied research and multi-disciplinary interactive learning.  Through the process of industry co-creation, cross-disciplinary collaboration and innovation, students will develop design thinking skills, collaborative and problem-solving skills highly needed by the 21st century workplace.

We are deeply honoured to have Ir Alfred SIT, Secretary for Innovation and Technology, to be the Guest of Honour of the opening ceremony. The ceremony would also be broadcast on social media to engage young people to keep pace with I&T related development.