The Hong Kong Government Digital Policy Office was established

The Digital Policy Office (Digital Office) under the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Innovation Technology and Industry Bureau (Chuangke and Industrial Bureau) was officially established on Thursday (July 25).

According to a press release issued by the Hong Kong Government Network, the Digital Office will specifically lead the data, citizens and results to the government's internal and different sectors to improve the government efficiency and services.He has won greater benefits to the construction of digital government and smart cities.

Digital office is led by the Digital Policy Commissioner. It has three subjects: digital government, data governance and digital infrastructure, and formulate relevant policies and measures respectively to drive the construction of digital government and promote advanced information technology of various bureaus/departments., To promote new public services; through data governance policies, promote the application and analysis of data opening and sharing and analysis; and strengthen digital infrastructure and security, promote industrial development, and deepen cooperation with mainland China, including facilitating cross -border data flow and "cross -border general management"Government services and other measures.

Professor Sun Dong of Chuangke and Industrial Bureau said that digitalization can help social and economic development, improve government operation efficiency and innovate public services.Digital technology and data are also an important element of driving high -quality development and new productivity.The Digital Office advocates digital policies based on innovation technology and data, and fully leads the government's bureau/departments to use innovative technology to optimize public services and implement more digital government measures for people and benefits to meet the needs of continuous transformation in the digital era and the public.expect.

The establishment of the digital office is a new measure proposed by Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachang in the policy report last year.), To speed up the construction of the digital government.The establishment of the Digital Office involved the science and technology office and the efficiency office's architecture reorganization and resource integration of the Institute of Science and Industry. The relevant suggestions have been approved in the Hong Kong Legislative Council in mid -2024.