George’s BLOG

With subsidy from OGCIO of HKSAR Government, WTIA / HKWDC is offering a privilege exhibition package with participation fee of HK$2,388 only, to local SMEs.

Business hksar, sme

The summary of the latest statistics (Nov 2004) are as follows:

- Number of mobile service subscribers = 8,076,705

- Number of Non-Prepaid SIM subscribers = 4,559,247

- Number of 2.5G / 3G customers = 1,257,140

- Number of SMS Sent = 108,500,356

- Number of SMS Received = 191,098,843

Business ofta, satistics

WTIA and HKPC are going to organize The 1st WiMAX Forum in Hong Kong on 17 Feb 2005. During this forum, we will invite telecom regulators and industry experts to give talks and discussions focusing on this emerging broadband wireless standard and technology, its applications, business cases and the licensing framework to be adopted in Hong Kong.

Technology wimax

You are cordially invited to join the “Fly with 3G in 2005″ forum organized by WTIA, HKWDC and HKPC on with Panel Discussion at 27 Jan 2005 at Pacific Room 1 & II, 9/F., The Royal Pacific Hotel, TST. The forum will introduce the program of the next two sets 3G training courses. Moreover, represenatatives of 3G license owned operators will express their point of view on 3G development in Hong Kong and you are feel free to participate into it.

Technology 3g

The Information and Software Industry Association (ISIA) has successfully obtained funding from the SME Development Fund to implement a project in Software Export to Japan and Korea. They are now organizing the first mission trips to Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, on 23 Jan 2005, other than visiting a number of Japan IT Associations and IT firms to find out how Hong Kong software companies can tap in the Japan software market and look for business opportunities for software products & outsourcing, they will visit the Software Outsourcing Expo held in Tokyo organized by JETRO Japan.

Business isia, japan, software, tokyo

To accentuate the importance of Sino-Canadian relations, the Honourable James Scott Peterson, the Canadian Minister of International Trade will be leading a trade delegation of some 100 companies to China in January. The trade delegation will visit the Hong Kong SAR on 22-25 January 2005.

Business canada

The Asian ERP Industry Development Forum will be held in Beijing on Jan 20-21, 2005, organized by the China Software Industry Association, Finance and Management Software Branch.

Technology beijing, erp

With the support of the SME Development Fund, Project CMM Fast-track (CMMFT) Programme for Hong Kong SME Software Companies has been successfully kicked off by the main organizing body, the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS). HKCS is a non-profit-making body of IT professionals, and its mission includes the promotion of the use of IT and the fostering of the development of the IT/Software/Computer industry in Hong Kong.

Business sme

ISACA Hong Kong Chapter (www.isaca.org.hk) is organizing FREE CISA and CISM Briefing Sessions this Saturday (8 Jan 2005) in Guangzhou and Shanghai respectively. This will be a great opportunity for you if you are in those cities in China, or your Chinese colleagues and associates in China, to learn more about CISA and CISM examinations in China.

Business cisa, cism