KnitWarm - Remarkable achievements in local ICT industry honoured with ICT Awards
The Hong Kong ICT Awards 2020 (the Awards) presentation ceremony was broadcasted online today (December 4).
Since its debut in 2006, the Awards has been commending and promoting outstanding local information and communications technology (ICT) inventions and applications. The Awards encourages and recognises winners' accomplishments and also helps raise their status and reputation in the international market. Among last year's winning entries, a total of six projects also won the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards and two projects won the Global ICT Excellence Awards.
Steered by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer with the collaborative efforts of all Leading Organisers, the Steering Committee, Standards Assurance Sub-Committee, the Grand Judging Panel, judges and supporting organisations, the Hong Kong ICT Awards received overwhelming responses with a record high of over 1,600 entries this year. The Chairman of the Grand Judging Panel, Professor Simon Ho, complimented the entries on their excellence, "I am inspired by the innovative products and solutions of this year's award winners. I believe the successful implementation of their ideas will profoundly benefit businesses and the community, and further promote Hong Kong as a global leading smart city."
At the ceremony, the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Alfred Sit, presented Grand Award trophies to the winners of the eight categories to celebrate their remarkable achievements. The respective winners are:
Award category(Leading Organiser): Smart People Grand Award (The Hong Kong Council of Social Service)
Grand Award winner (Winning entry): KnitWarm Ltd/Fung Fat Knitting Manufactory Ltd (KnitWarm)
In view of the latest epidemic situation, the ceremony was pre-recorded and broadcasted online. Detailed information of the event and the winners, as well as video of the recorded ceremony, are available on the website of the Hong Kong ICT Awards
香港資訊及通訊科技獎表揚本地優秀業界的卓越成就
2020年香港資訊及通訊科技獎頒獎典禮今日（十二月四日）在網上播放，自二○○六年首辦以來，香港資訊及通訊科技獎一直表揚及推廣本地優秀的資訊及通訊科技發明和應用。獎項除對得獎者給予鼓勵和肯定，亦能提升得獎者在國際市場上的地位和聲譽。回顧上屆的得獎作品中，共有六個項目於亞太資訊及通訊科技大獎贏得奬項及有兩個項目奪得環球資訊及通訊科技卓越成就獎等國際殊榮。
在政府資訊科技總監辦公室策動，各籌辦機構、督導委員會、標準保證小組委員會、最終評審委員會、各評審和支持機構的鼎力支持下，今屆賽事共吸引超過1600項參賽作品，打破歷屆的參賽作品數目。最終評審委員會主席何順文教授讚賞作品優秀，他說：「今年各得獎者的創新產品和解決方案令我深感鼓舞。我相信其創新意念的成功落實必定為企業和社區帶來深遠裨益，並進一步推動香港成為國際領先的智慧城市。」
創新及科技局局長薛永恒也在頒獎典禮上頒發獎座予八個獎項類別的大獎得主，表揚他們的傑出成就。各大獎得主分別為：
獎項類別（籌辦機構）智慧市民大獎（香港社會服務聯會）
大獎得主（作品名稱）織暖有限公司／逢發織造有限公司（暖之織）
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