Technology transfer in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is expected to speed up with the establishment of a joint center integrating Shenzhen’s and Hong Kong’s resources to cultivate internationally recognized technology transfer talents.
Starting in late September, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Technology Transfer Talent Training (Qianhai) Center plans to launch joint training courses to offer related talent certificates recognized by either domestic or international organizations. Established in the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone in western Shenzhen, the center was cofounded by Qianhai Technology and Innovation Group, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and technology startup acceleration platform Zebras.
After one to two years of training, participants can qualify as a technology manager in China and a Registered Technology Transfer Professional, as recognized by international organizations.
With an annual quota of 200, the course will guide trainees on how to find niche markets for leading technologies and how to build startup teams and distribute interests — skills urgently needed to drive the commercialization of research results. Through the program, they can establish broad connections with Shenzhen’s industries and Hong Kong’s scientific institutions as well as overseas investors.
Samson Tam Wai-ho, chairman of the Hong Kong Industry-University-Research Collaboration Association, said that current courses on the Chinese mainland for training technology transfer professionals primarily focus on theory, rather than practical applications. In contrast, this center’s course will emphasize practical experience and align more closely with international standards by incorporating teaching resources from Hong Kong.
“To further promote the application of our scientific outcomes, the talent training courses must bemore international, better connecting with the overseas technologicalsector,” Tam said.
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Highlighting the significance of qualifications, he said that both the domestic and international sectors have become more standardized in transferring technologies.
In some mainland regions, the operation of incubators requires qualified technology managers.
Tam added that these professionals will also further enhance incubators’ role in tech industries, enabling them to offer more comprehensive and effective support to startups.
Besides involving Shenzhen and Hong Kong, the center also plans to strengthen collaboration with other Greater Bay Area cities, such as Foshan and Jiangmen, to better utilize their supply chain resources.
Xu Wenyun from the Qianhai Technology and Innovation Group said that Qianhai will further promote the industrialization of scientific outcomes of Hong Kong universities, especially in their advantageous research fields like artificial intelligence, fintech and traditional Chinese medicine.
The cooperation zone will also team up with financial organizations in the cluster to enhance financial support for tech companies, facilitating their high-quality development.
During the same event, Greater Bay Area organizations from industries, universities, research institutions and investors launched an initiative to strengthen cross-boundary cooperation in cultivating international technology transfer talents.
In addition, the initiative also focuses on building a shared network for sci-tech resources, broadening technology application scenarios, facilitating crossboundary data flow between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and creating new platforms for industrial exchange.
