Asia Smart App Awards (ASA) is aimed to recognise the excellence of innovative smart app development and provide a platform for top smart app professionals in the region to meet, share, collaborate and learn from each other, Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA) follows up on the successful Asia Smart Apps Contest to organise ASA 2018/2019. By joining forces with the co-organisers from the Mainland , Israel, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, WTIA will bring this timely event to further facilitate the growth of the burgeoning smart app sector in Asia.

Award Categories

1. Public Sector Distinction
2. Business and Commercial
3. Lifestyle, Social and Entertainment

Interested parties should complete the “Online Application Form” via the project website http://bestasiaapp.hk by the deadline with a short description of the applying smart app plus a link to a one-minute video (English voice-over or sub-title must be incorporated into the video to facilitate judging), demonstrating the operation of the applying smart app, with the video hosted on, for example, corporate website, Youtube, Tudou, etc.

For Details: http://contest2019.bestasiaapp.hk/eDM/01/ASA_2019_edm_01_EN.html

1. Making New Internet Domains Work for Everyone

Top-level domains (TLDs) and email addresses have evolved since 2010, when Chinese and other language characters and Top-Level Domains (TLDs) longer than 3 characters (e.g. .museum, .asia, etc.) were introduced.  If you are not aware of the implications of Universal Acceptance (UA), you may risk failing your customers and missing business opportunities.

Learn more about the basics of Universal Acceptance (UA) here: http://get.uasg.asia/docs/UA101_HK_ENZH_final.pdf

2. Is Your Email Ready for the Global Market?

Is your system UA-Ready (Universal Acceptance)? To make a system ready for a global audience, users need to be able to write their email address and domain in their native scripts like in Russian, Hindi, Thai or Chinese.

Read More on how to get your system ready for the Global Market:  http://get.uasg.asia/docs/UA102_EAI_ENZH_Final.pdf

3. Programming Language Hacks to Prepare for the Global Market

Universal Acceptance (UA) is the simple concept that all legitimate domain names and email addresses work across all applications. Is your design programmed with the ability to accept emails like 测试[email protected]普遍接受-测试.世界?

Check out Test Cases for your system: http://get.uasg.asia/docs/UA103_Programming_ENZH_Final.pdf

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近年，香港政府致力推動創新科技發展，設立多項創科基金，資助科研機構聘請人才及中小企使用科技方案以提升生產力。創新及科技局轄下創新科技署管理的企業支援計劃（ESS）、科技券（TVP）以及 博士專才庫（PH-ITF）一直得到業界的高度關注，但申請程序繁複，令不少機構卻步。

為幫助IT界公司和創業者更深入了解各項計劃詳情和增加成功機會，莫乃光議員邀請了以上三項計劃的成功申請機構，以過來人身份分享  i) 申請心得;  ii) 準備申請文件要注意的地方;  iii) 計劃的成效和建議，並會回答現場觀眾的提問。

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主辦：莫乃光立法會議員（資訊科技界）辦事處、IT Vision

日期：12月18日（星期二）

時間：4:00 – 6:00PM

地點：香港金鐘金鐘道 95 號統一中心八樓 CityU Scope

語言：粵語

名額：120 位

費用：全免

支持機構：香港零售科技商會 (RTIA) ︳香港無線科技商會 (WTIA) ︳香港資訊科技商會 (HKITF)

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活動將以廣東話進行，歡迎資訊科技業界人士和傳媒出席。

場地所限，為方便計算人數，請每位參加者分別填寫登記表格一次，謝謝。

查詢: 3758 2617 / [email protected]

Event details:
Date: Dec 1 (Sat), 2018
Time: 10:00 – 18:00
Venue: 1/F, Eaton Hotel, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
Fee: Free of charge; free snacks and beverage will be provided during lunch break
Language: Cantonese; materials in English

Event rundown: https://www.isoc.hk/news/iot-security-and-privacy-hackathon/

Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/QV2sp2hF9IoqZ2m73
Deadline of registration: Nov 14 (Wed), 2018

The Asian E-tailing Summit (AES) is your one-stop platform to keep abreast of the latest updates related to e-tailing industry, network with industry experts and connect with potential business partners. Globally renowned experts will offer insights on key topics such as how evolving e-tailing ecosystem fuels business growth and how Belt and Road Initiative drives cross-border e-commerce activities. Topics such as AI and Machine Learning, Big Data, Mobile Payments and Omni-channel will also be thoroughly discussed during the afternoon breakout and workshop sessions.
More than 1,300 participants from Hong Kong, Chinese mainland and overseas are expected to be present at the Summit this year. Be part of this must-attend event for e-tailers!

Official website: Here