HKTDC Annual Plan 2021/22

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Objective III

Nurture an international entrepreneurial ecosystem for Hong Kong in the digital era

Strategies and major new initiatives

Empower SMEs and entrepreneurs to go global and to ride the wave of digitalisation

Build a “T-box Community” and organise regular networking events between the graduates and current members for cross-inspiration

Broaden the advisor network for T-box working with partners in Hong Kong as well as internationally

Set up a T-box GBA Centre at our Shenzhen Office to serve as a first stop for HK SMEs entering the GBA

Launch “E-tailing Academy” to nurture Hong Kong SMEs in e- commerce applications

Organise “Meet-the-Experts” session at the Asian E-tailing Summit focused on exports to mature markets through online platforms

Develop in-house KOLs to advocate and promote Design Gallery products

Create a dedicated webpage on DesignInspire website featuring stories of participating designers and brands and highlighting the strengths of Hong Kong design

Develop a year-round campaign for local designers on Fashion Hong Kong’s social media platforms

Launch “Digital Academy” on the revamped hktdc.com Sourcing to provide a year-round learning hub for SMEs

Accentuate Hong Kong’s profile in the start-up world

Collaborate with experienced local and overseas accelerators backed by corporates to recruit quality tech start-ups to scale up Startup Zones at our trade events

Recruit investors, business angels, venture capitalists across Asia and Hong Kong listed companies interested in start-up ventures to explore investment and partnership opportunities with Startup Zones’ participants

Introduce an Emerging Times zone for start-ups in Watch and Clock Fair

Launch a new interactive workshop, titled Roundtables, at the Startup Zone of Hong Kong Electronics Fair

Launch “IPHatchathon” to groom the start-up community

Enrich the logistics technology solutions showcased at ALMAC through working with accelerators in Hong Kong and overseas to showcase quality start-ups in the field

Expand the FintechHK Start-up Salon for worldwide fintech start-ups to showcase their next-generation business ideas at the AFF

Launch “T-chat” at Entrepreneur Day focusing on global trends and business transformation

Launch Enterprise Connect “World Series”

Feature Hong Kong Start-up Express winners in international pitching competitions

Launch Start-up Express Master League

Organise Start-up Bootcamps to prepare Hong Kong start-ups for international markets

Performance measurements

Number of successful projects facilitated by HKTDC for Hong Kong SMEs in entering new markets, branding, technology upgrade and other business improvements
Number of start-ups which made connection via HKTDC platforms