編製「企業創新指數」藉創科推動香港經濟發展

香港中文大學（中大）商學院今天宣布啟動「企業創新指數」編製工作。該指數將可用作管理和評估工具，以協助香港的大型及中小型企業培養創新科技文化，並提升企業在科技應用上的能力。

「企業創新指數」項目獲香港特別行政區政府創新科技署轄下「一般支援計劃」資助，由中大商學院亞太工商研究所負責編製。該指數通過制定一套量化績效指標，建立一個迎合數碼時代及緊貼香港工商企業的創科概念框架。中大亞太工商研究所將與項目的策略合作夥伴香港總商會攜手合作，邀請來自貿易、製造、分銷、服務、特許經營和投資六大範疇約百家大型企業及二百家中小型企業進行調查。為促進企業在營運上應用創新科技，中大亞太工商研究所還會提供網上評估工具、指南，並安排一系列研討會／工作坊。首屆「企業創新指數」詳情將於2022年第二季發布。

香港特別行政區政府創新及科技局副局長鍾偉強博士表示：「我想藉此機會感謝香港中文大學和香港總商會所作出的努力，致力把香港構建成為創新型城市。這個研究項目獲創新及科技基金資助，與政府希望藉着文獻探討、行業諮詢及交流論壇建構一個概念框架，以協助工商界應對未來挑戰的目標不謀而合。除了最常用來評估企業創新程度的指標之外，包括研發支出、專利數目、專利引用和新產品發布次數等，我相信『企業創新指數』將會成為基於科學和數據分析，用以量度公營和商業機構創新能力的可靠工具之一。」

中大商學院副院長（碩士課程）及亞太工商研究所聯席常務所長張惠民教授認為：「毋庸置疑，新興科技包括人工智能、生物醫學、物聯網和第五代流動通訊等正為香港的經濟帶來急速且翻天覆地的轉變。為響應政府致力將香港發展成以知識為本的經濟體系和區域創科樞杻的目標，『企業創新指數』將有助提高香港大型和中小型企業的創科意識，並推動先進科技的應用。」

香港總商會總裁梁兆基先生表示：「許多企業雖然意識到創新對提升競爭力和公司績效的重要性，卻對如何提升和評估創新應用能力一知半解。我們希望『企業創新指數』成功推出，能夠讓企業以至香港整體經濟及社會大眾受惠，因此我們全力支持指數的編制工作。」

The Seminar

Many companies understand that innovation plays a crucial role in their growth — even their very survival.  Yet when it comes to implementing an innovation strategy, it is far easier said than done.  Throwing money into R&D and talent does not guarantee success or even recouping your investment.  Yet many start-ups appear to have endless innovation as passionate entrepreneurs develop new business models and technologies that threaten to disrupt traditional ways of doing business.  However, as up to 90% of all startups fail, innovation and passion are not always enough to guarantee success.

Successful business leaders weave their experience with start-ups’ innovation and passion to nurture new ventures and steer them away from potential pitfalls. Two entrepreneurial veterans, Dr. Toa Charm and Mr. Patrick Lee, who have decades of experience in corporate innovation and entrepreneurship, will share their hard-earned experience during this fireside chat on:

1. Why corporate innovation is so challenging?
2. What best practices can companies adopt to increase their chances of success when it comes to corporate innovation?
3. What can corporate leaders learn from tech start-ups and vice versa?

Fireside Chat Speakers

Prof Toa CHARM
Associate Professor of Practice in Management, CUHK Business School
Director of Business Development, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK
Former Senior Executive: Cyberport, HSBC, IBM & Oracle

Mr Patrick LEE
Vice Chairman, Industry & Technology Committee, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Former Senior Executive: Inchcape, Intertek

Date & Time : 26 April, 2021 (Mon), 3 – 4:30pm
Venue : Live virtual (Zoom)
Language : English
Fee: Free Registration

Kick-Off Ceremony And Online Seminar Of Energizing The Hong Kong Economy With Innovation In The Digital Age Through The Establishment Of A Corporate Innovation Index

Guest of Honour

Dr David CHUNG Wai-keung, JP
Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Innovation and Technology Bureau, HKSAR Government

Speakers

Prof Waiman CHEUNG
Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), CUHK Business School
Co-Executive Director, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK

Prof Michael ZHANG
Associate Dean (Innovation and Impact), CUHK Business School
Co-Executive Director, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK

Prof Toa CHARM
Associate Professor of Practice in Management, CUHK Business School
Director of Business Development, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK

Mr Patrick LEE
Vice Chairman, Industry & Technology Committee, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Date & Time : 26 April, 2021 (Mon), 3 – 4:30pm
Venue : Live virtual (Zoom)
Language : English
Fee: Free Registration

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