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Chapter Four - Right People
Apparently, Hong Kong is weak in "ecosystem value";
the score is much poorer than the global median. We
also have room for improvement in areas such as the
availability of "experienced software engineers".
However, we are progressing to improve our ecosystem
value.
E&M becomes a match maker
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Apart from public and private organisations, individual
government departments are also contributing in this
aspect. For example, the E&M InnoPortal, a collaboration
platform was launched by the Electrical and Mechanical
Services Department (EMSD) in June 2018, coinciding with
its 70th anniversary. To promote the realisation of R&D
results, EMSD matches the needs of other departments in
applying new technologies with startup projects.
The portal serves as a business matching platform which
lists the needs of technology development in various
