{"id":7444,"date":"2025-02-13T10:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T02:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/?p=7444"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T02:17:08","slug":"review-of-soctech-symposium-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/en\/review-of-soctech-symposium-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of &#8220;SocTech Symposium 2024&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #cc3300; line-height: 24px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7373\" src=\"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20-Gp-photo-cut-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"939\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;\"><span style=\"color: #cc3300; line-height: 24px;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">SocTech Symposium 2024\uff1a<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; line-height: 36px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #cc3300; line-height: 24px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Navigating Innovation, Transforming Social Service Development:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Making Good Use of Artificial Intelligence, Data Applications, and Cybersecurity<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;SocTech Symposium 2024&#8221; organized by the Information Technology Resource Centre of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, was successfully held on December 11, 2024. This year&#8217;s theme was &#8220;Navigating Innovation: Revolutionizing Social Welfare Services Development through Artificial Intelligence, Data Applications, and Cybersecurity&#8221;. The symposium attracted nearly 300 participants from various sectors, including social welfare management, IT professionals, and other industry stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Council aims to connect pioneers in the field to jointly navigate the social services sector. We were honored to invite several influential experts and leaders as officiating guests and speakers to share their insights and experiences. Special thanks to Mr. Daniel CHEUNG, JP, Deputy Commissioner (Digital Infrastructure), Digital Policy Office, for graciously serving as the officiating guests. We also extend our gratitude to other speakers, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Hon. Duncan CHIU, Legislative Council Member of Technology &amp; Innovation Constituency<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ms. Joyce LAI, Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mr. Stanley WONG, Chief Information Security Officer ,Cyberport Hong Kong<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mr. Michael YUE, General Manager, Sales &amp; Operations, Google Hong Kong<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mr. Thomas HO, Assistant General Manager, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence North Asia Pacific Region<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mr. Michael YUNG, Strategic Advisor, Google Cloud<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7370\" src=\"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/21-VIP-Guest-Gp-Photo-cut-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1053\" height=\"528\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Group Photo of the Officiating Guests, Speakers, and Event Sponsors<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7375\" src=\"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-Daniel-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7377\" src=\"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-Choi-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: none;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; word-break: break-word; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Speech by Mr. Daniel CHEUNG, JP, <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; word-break: break-word; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Deputy Commissioner (Digital Infrastructure), Digital Policy Office<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: none;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; word-break: break-word; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Speech by Mr. CHUA Hoi-Wai, JP, <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; word-break: break-word; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During the symposium, several technology companies set up booths to showcase solutions that enhance service efficiency. Additionally, organizations that received the &#8220;Smart People Award&#8221; at the &#8220;Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024&#8221; shared their success stories, hoping these real-life examples will provide new perspectives for NGOs colleagues on the various possibilities of information technology. Furthermore, a certificate presentation ceremony was held, co-organized by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and Google Hong Kong, to recognize NGOs colleagues who actively participated in the &#8220;HKCSS x Google Smarter Digital City: Cybersecurity and AI Innovation Workshop&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"height: 381px; width: 91.4233%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: none;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50.066%; height: 371px; border-style: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-7393 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19-Google-Cert-gp-photo-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"524\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.934%; height: 371px; border-style: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-7395 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-ICT-Winner-I-cut-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"520\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-style: none;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50.066%; height: 10px; border-style: none; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Group photo of the Certificate Presentation Ceremony of <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>&#8220;HKCSS x Google Smarter Digital City: Cybersecurity and AI Innovation Workshop.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.934%; height: 10px; border-style: none; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>&#8220;Smart People Award&#8221; Winning Organizations Sharing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: none;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Over 80% of participants expressed satisfaction with the outcomes of the symposium, stating that it effectively enhanced their understanding of information technology and the demonstrations of A.I. solutions helped to improve their organization&#8217;s operational efficiency. The symposium contributed to the social welfare sector&#8217;s exploration of technology-driven advancements and prepared them for future challenges.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<table style=\"height: 379px; width: 98.9803%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 352px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 48.524%; height: 352px; border-style: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7401 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Soctech-179-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"342\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.476%; height: 352px; border-style: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7403 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/itrc.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/16-Booth-Outside-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"394\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 48.524%; height: 27px; border-style: none; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; word-break: break-word; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Booth exhibition of Winning Organizations for the Smart People Award<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.476%; height: 27px; border-style: none; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Booth exhibition of Technology Companies<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; SocTech Symposium 2024\uff1a Navigating Innovation, Transforming Social Service Development: Making Good Use of Artificial Intelligence, Data Applications, and Cybersecurity &nbsp; &#8220;SocTech Symposium 2024&#8221; organized by the Information Technology Resource Centre of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, was successfully held on December 11, 2024. 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