Promoting Tech Adoption – Public Sector Trial Scheme

• For incubatees and graduate tenants of HKSTP and Cyberport

Funding

  1. The maximum grant for each trial project is HK$1 million
  1. Maximum project duration is 12 months
  1. In general, use of prototypes and trials is limited toat a public organisation, including government bureaux and departments, statutory bodies and/or welfare NGOs funded by the Hong Kong Government.
  1. The project should help develop something not yet sold on the marketaimed at a product, and should use R&D results developed by the applicant company

Eligibility

  • The applicant company must beHong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationorCyberportexisting incubatees or graduate tenants
  • The R&D result on trial must be developed by that incubatee or graduate tenant and fit its business plan

Application deadline

Applications accepted year-round

• Public Sector Trial Scheme for technology companies

Funding

  1. The maximum grant for each trial project is HK$1 million
  2. Maximum project duration is 12 months
  3. In general, use of prototypes and trials is limited toat a public organisation, including government bureaux and departments, statutory bodies and/or welfare NGOs funded by the Hong Kong Government.
  4. The project should help develop something not yet sold on the marketaimed at a product, and should use R&D results developed by the applicant company

Eligibility

  • The applicant company must be registered in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) or under the Businessregistered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap. 310) andTechnology companies carrying out R&D in Hong Kong
  • The technology company cannot be a government-funded organisation or its subsidiary,The R&D result on trial must be owned by the technology company, developed mainly in Hong Kong, and fit its business plan

Application deadline

Applications accepted year-round

• Innovation and Technology Fund projects

Funding

  1. Maximum grant: 50% of the actual cost of the original R&D projectFor a project carried out or coordinated by R&D Centre 1, the funding ceiling is 100% of the actual cost of the original R&D project.
  2. Maximum project period: 24 months
  3. Industry sponsorship: not required
  4. Use of prototypes and trials is limited toPublic bodies, including government bureaux and departments, public organisations, non-profit trade associations and charities
  5. The trial should help create something the market does not yet offera product that uses completed results from an Innovation and Technology Fund project

Eligibility

  • All Innovation and Technology Fund projects completed by an R&D centre or a designated local public research institution may apply for trial-scheme funding.
  • The applicant must be the R&D centre or designated local public research institution doing the project, or the company that owns the project’s intellectual property.

Application deadline

Applications accepted year-round