https://www.scmp.com/rss/306522/feed Naubahar Sharif is Professor of Public Policy at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com During the past few days, the focus of Hong Kong’s pandemic response has shifted to the best timing to administer a fourth vaccine dose, the possible rise of imported cases and the administration of voluntary self-testing over three consecutive days. As we enter the second quarter of 2022, which coincides with the second quarter of Hong Kong’s fifth wave, the administration and Hong Kong’s population would do well to take advantage of this moment to take stock of the enormity of the price we... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3173137/hong-kong-faces-hard-questions-over-pain-pandemic-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3173137/hong-kong-faces-hard-questions-over-pain-pandemic-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:15:12 +0000 We are witnessing a further extension of the longstanding argument over funding for the proposed innovation and technology bureau. Hong Kong needs this bureau, which would be the government's smallest, to ensure the broadening of the city's economic base, and also to guarantee its integration into a regional economy that depends increasingly on innovation and technology as a lever for economic growth. READ MORE: Expect filibustering as Hong Kong Innovation and Tech Bureau debate returns for a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1871390/technology-gap-hong-kong-cannot-afford-delay-setting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1871390/technology-gap-hong-kong-cannot-afford-delay-setting?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:22:47 +0000 A recent report on Chinese investments in research and development organisations in the US indicates Beijing's desire to leverage US-based research to generate new patents. This is part of China's concerted long-term effort to become the global leader in technology and it is clearly setting its sights on hi-tech, high-value-added industries on an ever-increasing scale. Although there is widespread scepticism about China's capacity to be a global tech leader, it has three distinct advantages that... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1835035/three-reasons-why-china-has-makings-global-technology-leader?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1835035/three-reasons-why-china-has-makings-global-technology-leader?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Jul 2015 03:58:22 +0000 Massive open online courses have generated much excitement, scepticism and consternation in tertiary education. Mostly university-level courses, they represent an important, potentially revolutionary development because they are offered free and open to anyone anywhere who has an internet connection and video-viewing capabilities. Those offering courses are mainly elite university consortia or are affiliated with elite universities. Online education is not new. So what makes these courses... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1254092/online-learning-future-or-fad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1254092/online-learning-future-or-fad?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000