Digital 21 Strategy

2008 DIGITAL 21 STRATEGY...

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Public Engagement

Public input solicited on the draft Statements of Desired Outcomes of the 2008 Digital 21 Strategy by 31 July 2008

To supplement the high-level overall vision of the 2008 Digital 21 Strategy, the Government is soliciting input from the public for refining the draft Statements of Desired Outcomes (SDOs), which shall give a more concrete picture of how success would be defined in each of the five action areas. These SDOs could then be used in the selection of meaningful quantifiable success measures, in the communication of progress towards our goals, in identifying gaps in the Digital 21 programme and in prioritizing resource allocation. The text of the draft SDOs is available here.

Targets and Outcomes

Good progress made on implementing the 2008 Digital 21 Strategy

The Government provided an update on the latest progress on the implementation of initiatives under the Digital 21 Strategy to the Legislative Council Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting on 10 June 2008. Apart from concluding that good progress was made on the five action areas, the Progress Report also highlighted the major milestones and the benefits that the initiatives have brought to citizens. Information on the progress on each action area is available in the Targets and Outcomes section while latest figures of selected key indicators are provided in the Statistics and Figures section.

Dr CM Tam of the HKO with the Trophy and the Leader of the Judging Panel, Mr E. Mardle after the awards presentation ceremony at Stockholm

International

Winners of Stockholm Challenge 2008 Announced:
World Weather Website Operated by HKO Honored

The World Weather Information Service (WWIS) website operated by the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) on behalf of the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has won the prestigious Stockholm Challenge Award 2008 in the Environment category. The WWIS is an international cooperation project of the WMO, and serves as a central portal for official weather information worldwide. Please continue reading about the event in the press release.

ABOUT THE DIGITAL 21 STRATEGY...

The Digital 21 Strategy is the blueprint for the development of information and communications technology (ICT) in Hong Kong. It is updated regularly to take into account technological advancement and changing needs of the society.

On 21 December 2007, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development announced the fourth edition of the Digital 21 Strategy. The vision of the 2008 Digital 21 Strategy is "Advancing our achievements and seizing new opportunities: building on Hong Kong's position as a world digital city." To lay the foundation for ICT-enabled development in Hong Kong in the next decade, we have identified 5 key action areas for implementation between 2008 and 2010. These key action areas include -