SRIBD News

Hong Kong, 19 December 2023 -Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data (SRIBD)  and China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) have inked a pivotal strategic cooperation agreement. This alliance is set to harness the combined expertise of both entities, driving forward technological innovation, application transformation, and fostering of talent. This initiative is a testament to an innovation-led strategy, dedicated to nurturing the growth of cutting-edge information technology and its associated sectors. Professor Zhi-Quan (Tom) Luo, Director of SRIBD, Professor Xiaoqiang CAI, Vice Director of SRIBD, Mr. Hao Ling, Chairman of China Mobile Hong Kong and Director & Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer of China Mobile Hong Kong, Ms. Xiaoping Shi, represented both parties in forging strategic alliance.

Zhi-Quan (Tom) Luo, the Director of SRIBD and a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, remarked, "Hong Kong and Shenzhen are core cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, playing a crucial role in the history of China's reform and opening up. They have set examples in city innovation, openness, and cooperation, brilliantly interpreting the great endeavor of 'one country, two systems'. Currently, Shenzhen and Hong Kong are focusing their efforts, on seizing opportunities to elevate cooperation to higher levels, deeper layers, and broader fields. The cooperation between SRIBD and CMHK is timely and has great potential. As a comprehensive telecommunications service provider in Hong Kong, CMHK is committed to becoming a 'first-class digital service provider' in Hong Kong, promoting the construction and development of a smart city cluster in the Greater Bay Area. SRIBD focusing on mathematics and applications of data science, is dedicated to promoting the integration of big data research and industry in Shenzhen and the Greater Bay Area. Both parties have highly compatible scenarios and complementary technological advantages, offering broad cooperation possibilities. We hope that the cooperation between the two sides will be implemented soon, developing together to create a model of Shenzhen-Hong Kong institutional and enterprise cooperation in technological innovation, and jointly making greater contributions to the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area."

Mr. Hao Ling, Chairman of CMHK, expressed: "As a leader in Hong Kong's 5G development, CMHK continuously maintains the top position in 5G network technology and quality in the city. In terms of industry applications, CMHK has deeply cultivated the local market, creating a number of benchmark projects and continually enhancing its industry influence, providing a 'digital intelligence' driving force for the economic and social transformation and upgrade of Hong Kong. According to a report by PwC, the digital economy has a solid foundation in the Greater Bay Area. The digital economy's added value in Guangdong reached 6.4 trillion yuan, accounting for 12.8% of the national digital economy's added value, ranking first in the country for six consecutive years. With the He-Tao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone becoming an accelerator for the digital economy in the Greater Bay Area, a new round of technological wave and new industrialization will sweep the Greater Bay Area more widely and deeply. This enhanced cooperation between both parties will jointly promote collaborative innovation in industry-academia-research-application, aiding the continuous development of the innovative science and technology industry and contributing to the development of our country's new generation of information technology and industrial applications."

The partnership between CMHK and SRIBD is anchored in three foundational pillars: Technological Innovation and Research Development, Translating Cooperative Success into Practical Applications, and Establishing a Joint Research and Talent Development Platform.