The political economy of Hong Kong's quest for high Technology Innovation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4945865
AutoresErik Baark (0000-0002-4778-6632, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), A Y So (0000-0002-6915-9891, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Año2006
Volumen36
Número1
Páginas102-120
Fecha de publicación2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00472330680000061
OpenAlexW2086471884
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas12

In the late 1990s, the nascent Special Administrative Region state put forward a new developmental strategy to turn Hong Kong into a global high tech city. Various programmes such as Cyberport, the Innovation Technology Fund, the Hong Kong Science & Technology Park, and the Applied Science and Technology Research Institute were launched. This article examines the conditions that led to the formulation of the Cyberport project and the way it has been implemented. It is argued that the project is deeply embedded in the political economy of the post-colonial Hong Kong state-society relationship. Furthermore, closer examination of the rhetoric and realities of the Cyberport project reveals deep-seated and fundamental flaws in the Hong Kong government's ability and willingness to pursue a strategy for promotion of high technology industries. Keywords : cyberport Hong Kong state capacity information technology service sector development innovation policy

Economics · Economy · Government (linguistics · High tech · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Rhetoric · State (computer science · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Public Administration · Socioeconomic Development in Asia