The 5G IN Digital Ecosystem Innovation Centre (the Ecosystem Centre) is jointly created by the GSMA, Deutsche Telekom (DT), and Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) to empower innovations and realise inspirations. The Ecosystem Centre is designed to be a dynamic and international growth connector that fully leverages the extensive resources and capabilities from partners.
The 5G IN Ecosystem Centre’s mission is to accelerate growth of innovative start-ups and scale-ups, empower next generation solutions that better utilize digital capabilities, gain better access to potential customers, and to equip innovators with expertise from telecom and technology sectors across our global networks.
Combining GSMA’s influence in the mobile ecosystem connecting over 750 mobile operators and 400 industry members globally; Deutsche Telekom’s extensive footprint over 50 countries of 248 million mobile customers; and HKSTP’s 20+ years of experience in propelling success for entrepreneurs and innovators and delivering positive impacts from Hong Kong to the Greater Bay Area and to the world, the Ecosystem Centre is uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive set of capabilities to nurture innovative talents and start-ups, including:
- access to internationally recognised industry expertise and resources in developer communities and incubation programmes
- high-potential partner and investor networks
- direct market access across a large global customer base
- connections of the global mobile ecosystem stakeholders
- tailored support of local teams across Beijing, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong
- showcase opportunities in Berlin and other regions across our international footprint
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has for 20 continuous years committed to building up Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology hub to propel success for local and global pioneers today and tomorrow. HKSTP has established a thriving I&T ecosystem that is home to three unicorns and Hong Kong’s leading R&D hub with over 11,000 research professionals and over 1,000 technology companies focused on healthtech, AI and robotics, fintech and smart city technologies.
As a super-connector, HKSTP connects innovators, investors, government, universities, R&D institutions, regulators, as well as corporate and industrial partners to leverage on Hong Kong’s world-class talent pool, unique R&D environment, excellent IP protection and legal framework, and access to huge Mainland China market to build strong business momentum and shape our future.
We are committed to connecting various stakeholders to build a vibrant innovation and technology ecosystem and providing value-added services including university-industry innovation platform and business matching platform.
With HK being the international gateway to GBA, we serve as the “bridge” to help overseas companies establish a foothold in GBA and help innovators in HK & GBA with emerging opportunities by offering them regional & global exposure, building high-potential partners and investor networks, offering diversified talent pool, and providing financial support for acceleration.
More information about HKSTP is available at www.hkstp.org.
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies, with some 248 million mobile customers, 26 million fixed-network lines, and 22 million broadband lines.
We provide fixed-network/broadband, mobile communications, Internet, and IPTV products and services for consumers, and information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for business and corporate customers.
Deutsche Telekom is present in more than 50 countries. With a staff of some 216,500 (Dec 31, 2021) employees throughout the world, we generated revenue of 108,8 billion Euros in the 2021 financial year.*
Today, we are developing from a classic telephone company into a service company of a completely new type: the software company that sells telecommunications services. Because only a Telekom that is digitalised in all areas can continue the successful path of the past years. With our presence in Europe and the USA, we are ideally positioned for this. We want to become the leading digital telco. The core business, i.e. the operation and sale of networks and connections, will remain the basis.
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