“Leading Towards Robotics Technologies” Innovation Competition
The then Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) organised the Catch the Innovation Campaign (the Campaign), themed on “Leading Towards Robotics Technologies”, to promote innovation and creativity in using robotics technologies to enhance public services. The Campaign starts with a series of thematic seminars and workshops, in parallel with an innovation competition (the Competition) for all serving staff in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the HKSAR Government) to submit innovative proposals with adoption of robotics technologies to enhance public services.
Short-listed Proposals
Following project proposals have been short-listed by the Selection Panel for proof-of-concept (PoC) in the Stage 2 of the Competition. If you would like to propose any I&T solution that could facilitate the PoC of any of the short-listed project proposals, please send a short description of your solution, the name of the relevant project proposal and your contact information to Smart Government Innovation Lab.
- AI Inspection with Airdrone for HyD Structures and Public Road Surface
- Application of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technologies for Smart Warehouse
- Emergency Drone Dispatch System (EDDS) at Hiking Trails
- Enhancement of the Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) System for Water Quality Monitoring at Impounding Reservoirs
- Integrated Smart Robot Assistant for Building IoT network
- Intelligent Traffic Enforcement Robot (ITER)
- Robotic Cleaning and Disinfection System with Video Analytics and Robotic Arm
- Robotic Steam Boiler Tube Cleaning & Inspection System
- Robotics-enabled Public Services on Toilet Bowl Cleaning Application
- Setting up Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for Fire and Emergency Services
With the assistance of the Smart Government Innovation Lab, contestants of the short-listed project proposals will work with IT suppliers to implement their project proposals via a PoC within a six-month period. Contestants are required to submit a report for their PoC and present the PoC results to the Judging Panel on the Pitching Day.
Winners will be awarded with the following prizes:
Innovation and |
Prize |
Grand Award |
A trophy and HK$10,000 cash coupon |
1st Runner up Award |
A trophy and HK$5,000 cash coupon |
2nd Runner up Award |
A trophy and HK$3,000 cash coupon |
Merit Award x 7 |
A trophy and HK$1,000 cash coupon |
Certificate will also present to each team member of winning teams.
All awarded proposals will be showcased in the “Smart Government Pavilion” at the ICT Expo in the next year
Enquiries
For any enquiries about the Competition, please contact:
Contact |
Tel |
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Smart Government Innovation Lab |
3855 6731 |
smartlab@digitalpolicy.gov.hk |