Annual Report 2013/14

Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

Annual Report 2013/14

CHIEf ExECuTIvE OffICER’S REvIEW

行政總裁報告

Collaborating for Success

Since our establishment more than 10 years ago, we have

developed a far-reaching network of alliances, cooperative

arrangements and strategic partnerships. We formed this

network to stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit of new ICT

talents and to foster a thriving start-up ecosystem within Hong

Kong and throughout the region. It provides opportunities for

our incubatees and start-ups to learn about the culture of other

companies and markets as well as exchange technical ideas and

talent in an environment of mutual support.

As these young companies begin to mature, this network will

provide additional opportunities for funding and expansion into

new markets. Partnerships include those with government

bodies, investors, start-up communities, IT associations and

educational institutions, not just in Hong Kong but in other

markets as well, particularly in the Mainland and Silicon valley in

the uS.

In Mainland, we worked with partners in Guangzhou, Shanghai

and Beijing to support a number of joint activities. These

included “SmartHK 2013 in Guangzhou”, “TechCrunch

Shanghai 2013”, “Shanghai-Hong Kong Hackathon”, “Cloud

Connect China and Game Developers Conference” in Shanghai,

and “ChinaBang Awards 2014” in Beijing. As a result of these

initiatives, we were able to connect Hong Kong start-ups with

entrepreneurs, investors and accelerators in the Mainland to

explore business opportunities and establish a presence in the

market.

In Hong Kong, we held close to 100 events during the review

period, including the launch of “Global Entrepreneurship Week

(GEW) China — Hong Kong” as a pilot programme. Highlights

of GEW included the “Hong Kong Launch Ceremony cum

Cyberport Demo Day”, “Cyberport Hackathon 2013”,

“Guangdong-Hong Kong ICT Young Entrepreneurship

Programme 2013 Boot Camp” and “Cyberport Startup Alumni

Association Annual Gathering cum Closing Ceremony of GEW

2013”. All of these activities were designed to inspire creative

ideas among participants and take them to the next level in

their entrepreneurial journey.

In the uS, we built on our well-established network by forming

new partnerships with leading investors and industry players,

and participated prominent industry gatherings such as

TechCrunch Disrupt Sf 2013 in San francisco, where we

introduced Hong Kong ICT start-ups to global investors. The

global network is vital for start-ups, one of our incabatees,

Openball succeeded in raising uS$750,000 in angel funds after

the uS ICT delegation.

協作創佳績

數碼港成立至今超過十年，已發展成為一個具

影響力的聯盟、協作和策略夥伴網絡。建立此

網絡旨在激發新加入

ICT

行業的人才的企業精

神，以及在香港以至整個亞太區營造理想的環

境供初創企業茁壯成長，讓我們的受培育公司

及初創企業有機會認識其他公司和領會市場的

營商之道，彼此亦可在互相扶持的基礎下進行

技術和人才交流。

隨著這些新晉公司日臻成熟，聯盟網絡將提供

更多融資和拓展新市場的商機。我們的夥伴包

括政府機關、投資者、初創企業、

協會及教

育機構，這個跨地域網絡，更伸延至內地和美

國矽谷等其他市場。

內地方面，我們與來自廣州、上海和北京的夥

伴合辦多項活動，包括在廣州舉辦「

2013

轉型

升級

•

香港博覽」、在上海舉辦的「

TechCrunch

2013

創新峰會上海站」、「滬港雙城黑客馬拉

松」、「全球雲計算大會中國站及遊戲開發商會

議」及在北京舉辦「

ChinaBang Awards 2014

」。

藉著這些活動，我們令香港的初創企業得以認

識中國內地的企業家、投資者和創業加速器，

從而在市場上發掘商機及建立據點。

香港方面，我們於回顧期內舉辦近百項活動，

包括首推「全球創業週中國站

—

香港」。全球

創業週的重點項目包括「『

2013

全球創業週中國

站

—

香港』啓動禮暨數碼港大學生創業專案演

示日」、「數碼港黑客馬拉松

2013

」、「

2013

粵港

ICT

青年創業計劃訓練營」及「數碼港創業學會

週年聚會暨

2013

全球創業週中國站

—

香港閉

幕禮」。所有活動的設計均旨在啟發參加者的創

意和加速他們的創業成長。

美國方面，我們透過與主要投資者和業界人士

建立新夥伴關係強化數碼港的環球網絡，並在

三藩市參與享譽業界的聚會，如

TechCrunch

Disrupt Sf 2013

，藉此向全球投資者介紹香港

的

ICT

初創企業。強大的環球網絡對初創公司

尤其重要，培育公司

Openball

在參與矽谷外訪

團後，成功籌得天使基金

萬美元。