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Mr
Sunny Lee
President, Hong Kong Computer Society
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 The
impact of information technology on Hong Kong continues
to be tremendous, and some of the benefits IT brings
to the community can be glimpsed from the winning
entries of this year's IT Excellence Awards.
It is nice to see that the Awards give a good flavour
of the scope and importance that IT has on all our
lives these days. IT professionals in Hong Kong
are
hard - working yet innovative, creative yet realistic.
They are well-grounded and well-rounded and know
what our society needs to progress and develop at
the IT level.
The IT Excellence Aw a rds not only showcase some
of the finest IT products and applications brought
to market but also pay tribute to our worthy participants.
Their vision has brought success, and I hope this
will encourage many others to take part in the future.
Through these awards, we are acting as a window
to the very best that Hong Kong's IT industry has
to offer the world - long may this continue!
Congratulations, winners, on your well-deserved
achievement! |
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Mr
Francis Ho, JP
Permanent Secretary,
Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau, Government
of the HKSAR |
 IT
and its application in business, education, e-government
and indeed our daily life are largely taken for
granted by the community. However, we should keep
reminding ourselves of the significance of information
technology as a main driver for product and service
innovation and a key contributor to productivity
gains and
process transformation. In what is now called the
Information Age, IT has to live up to its promises
in knowledge and information distribution and dissemination
for the progress of society. The notion and practice
of excellence in the mastery and application of
information technology is therefore vital.
I congratulate the Hong Kong Computer Society for
the successful organization of the 7th IT Excellence
Awards. It is not an enviable endeavour to be able
to keep up with the rapid technological and market
changes typical of the IT sector and maintain the
relevance and respectability of the Awards amidst
such changes. The Hong Kong Computer Society has
again risen to the challenge. Well done! |
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Professor
Lawrence Lau
Chairman of Panel of Judges,
Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong |
 For
the past seven years, the IT Excellence Aw a rds
have provided a pro g ressive benchmark for the
IT field in Hong Kong. I am delighted to have had
the opportunity
of chairing the Panel of Judges for this edition
and of observing and commenting on the work of so
many talented individuals and teams.
The scheme's organizers, the Hong Kong Computer
Society, received a total of 83 entries. In the
two main categories - products and applications
- we were looking for solid evidence of the following
five criteria: functionality, innovation, market
performance, cost perf o rmance and societal impact.
These five factors, which the
scheme's proponents settled on when the scheme was
first announced back in 1998, continue to be just
as relevant today, despite many rapid advances in
the field.
While heartily congratulating the winners I would
also commend all the entrants for their spirited
support, and call on yet more entrants to step forward
in the future. A steadfast search for IT excellence
will itself have a favourable societal impact and
will help to raise Hong Kong's image, particularly
as a place known for innovation, cost-effectiveness
and a genuine understanding of market needs.
May I finally commend the Society and all those
involved in any way with this scheme for their vision
and their tenacity in ensuring that the vision continues. |
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Mrs
Agnes Mak, JP
Chairman, Organizing Committee |
 I
am delighted to welcome you all to the seventh edition
of the IT Excellence Awards.
The important contribution that small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) make to Hong Kong's economy is
well reflected by the fact that we receive the highest
number of entries from this sector, but these are
overwhelmingly on the product side. I would thus
like to encourage SMEs to explore the direct benefits
that applications can bring to even modest operations.
Each year builds on the successes of previous years,
and I am particularly pleased to report that this
edition has seen more than 300 per cent increase
in entries for projects mounted by post-secondary
students. As you will see, the judges and assessors
wrote most encouragingly about the winning entries
in this new category.
I would like to thank to the panel of judges and
the assessors. They bring to their task a massive
and varied skill set, in both technical and business
areas, but their expert evaluations are always coloured
by a sense of the softer values that make IT such
a worthwhile and engaging discipline.
Finally, I am grateful to my colleagues on the Organizing
Committee and to the many organizations and other
individuals who have contributed their talents and
resources to this year's Awards. Their experience
and dedication, and the support of past winners,
continues to be a great source of strength. |
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