Global technology giant, Cisco announced on Tuesday (April 30) that it would partner with Hong Kong's flagship incubator Cyberport to establish an artificial intelligence lab as part of the collaborations identified in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the two sides.
Under the MoU, Cyberport and Cisco will make joint efforts to set up an AI lab at Cyberport, demonstrating how AI network fabrics revolutionize AI workloads with superior programmability, performance, and insights to enable a cost-effective and robust infrastructure for optimizing AI applications.
"Cisco is committed to the vision of a smarter, more secure digital future for Hong Kong," said Fernando Gil de Bernabe, chief operating officer of Cisco Asia Pacific, adding that Cisco will provide technology and talent development support for Hong Kong's digital transformation.
Sun Dong, secretary for innovation, technology, and industry of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said that Hong Kong has many distinctive advantages in developing the innovation and technology sector, home to five of the world's top 100 universities and top-notch research labs.
The HKSAR government has been supporting the innovation and technology sector, aiming to build the city into a global innovation and technology hub. The Cyberport is on track to set up the city's AI supercomputing center, to support the huge demand for computing power and promote related industry development.
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