Øresund – Hong Kong Innotech & ChinaBiz Summit
Øresund Science Region (ØSR) and Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC) will deepen their collaborative efforts, by arranging annual summits. The first of its kind was held in Copenhagen on 24 August.
The Hong Kong delegation is spending a week in Copenhagen; the delegation has been introduced and networked with several Danish organisations and institutions with an interest in future collaboration.
Maria Olofsdotter gave a presentation of Øresund Food for the delegation on Monday the 23rd of august 2010.
Øresund Org held a conference in the delgation’s honour Tuesday the 24rd of August at the Hilton Copenhagen Airport Hotel called - Øresund – Hong Kong Innotech & ChinaBiz Summit. This event was attended by over 200 participants deriving from the industry, the academic world and the innovation sector
By signing a memorandum of understanding, Lars Montelius of ØSR and Nicholas Brooke of HKSTPC demonstrated their intention to continue a cooperation that dates back to 2005.
The list of speakers included Mr. Hans M. Pedersen, Deputy Director General of the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, who underlined the importance for Denmark to internationalise its research.
“ We have identified a number of key countries to cooperate with. Of course, Hong Kong and China are part of the selected few”, said Mr. Pedersen.
Ms. Janet Wong, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, introduced the audience to Hong Kong´s history and its transition from low-cost production to knowledge-based economy. She highlighted the opportunities for companies based in the Øresund region to work with Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation in areas such as nanotechnology, biotech, cleantech, ICT and precision engineering.
The summit also included talks by representatives of Swedish and Danish companies, such as ALK-Abello and European Nano Invest, who have ongoing projects together with HKSTPC.
