{"id":2997,"date":"2025-06-04T13:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/?p=2997"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:59:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:59:55","slug":"a-preview-of-the-international-science-technology-and-innovation-forum-of-boao-forum-for-asia-2025-hong-kong-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/a-preview-of-the-international-science-technology-and-innovation-forum-of-boao-forum-for-asia-2025-hong-kong-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"A Preview of the International Science, Technology and Innovation Forum of Boao Forum for Asia 2025 Hong Kong Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #83b346;\"><span class=\"s16\">\u00bbBreaking New Ground in Innovation, Setting Sail from Hong Kong &#8212; A Preview of the International Science, Technology and Innovation Forum of <\/span><span class=\"s16\">Boao<\/span><span class=\"s16\"> Forum for Asia 2025 Hong Kong Conference<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">From June 6 to 7,\u00a02025, the International Science,\u00a0Technology and Innovation Forum\u00a0(<\/span><span class=\"s18\">ISTIF<\/span><span class=\"s18\">)\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s18\">Boao<\/span><span class=\"s18\"> Forum for Asia (<\/span><span class=\"s18\">BFA<\/span><span class=\"s18\">) will make its inaugural appearance in Hong Kong. Jointly hosted by the <\/span><span class=\"s18\">BFA<\/span><span class=\"s18\"> and the <\/span><span class=\"s18\">HKSAR<\/span><span class=\"s18\"> Government, the Forum will be held under the theme &#8220;Transitioning <\/span><span class=\"s18\">Towards<\/span><span class=\"s18\"> the Future: Powered by Science and Technology Innovation&#8221;. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">The forum will arrange\u00a0in-depth discussions on cutting-edge topics including the global innovation ecosystem, international science and technology governance, the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, innovation chain and industrial chain\u00a0of new quality productive forces, life sciences, AI, future mobility, and quantum technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">Established in 2019, the <\/span><span class=\"s18\">ISTIF<\/span><span class=\"s18\">\u00a0of <\/span><span class=\"s18\">BFA<\/span><span class=\"s18\"> serves as a comprehensive platform for high-level dialogue across government, business, and academia in the field of scientific and technological innovation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">The Forum brings together participants from the Mainland and overseas to share insights on emerging scientific and technological trends, foster global innovation collaboration, to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Previous sessions, held in Macao (2020), Guangzhou (2022), and Zhuhai (2023), <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">have yielded meaningful outcomes, establishing\u00a0long-term <\/span><span class=\"s18\">sci<\/span><span class=\"s18\">-tech cooperation mechanisms in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, enhancing technology transfer along the Belt and Road\u00a0Initiative, and promoting global governance of AI. The Forum has established itself as a key platform for international dialogue and partnership in <\/span><span class=\"s18\">sci<\/span><span class=\"s18\">-tech innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">Hong Kong enjoys a unique advantage as a gateway connecting the Chinese mainland, the Asia-Pacific region and the wider world. In the past few years, Hong Kong&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"s18\">sci<\/span><span class=\"s18\">-tech innovation development has entered the fast lane, relying on the combined advantages of industrial clusters, <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">fundamental R&amp;D, and\u00a0its position as the\u00a0finance center. Hosting\u00a0the <\/span><span class=\"s18\">ISTIF<\/span><span class=\"s18\">\u00a0will further elevate Hong Kong&#8217;s role as both a &#8220;super-connector&#8221; and &#8220;super value-adder&#8221; between China and the world, supporting the Greater Bay Area to build itself into a globally influential hub for technological innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">Today, the world is undergoing a new wave of scientific and industrial revolution. Transformations in the field of science and technology are unfolding at an unprecedented pace. While technological advancement continues to deliver profound benefits to humanity, it is also reshaping societies in unprecedented ways. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">Issues such as data security, technological ethics, and privacy protection have become global concerns, posing serious challenges to the current system of technology governance. The <\/span><span class=\"s18\">ISTIF<\/span><span class=\"s18\">\u00a0of <\/span><span class=\"s18\">BFA<\/span><span class=\"s18\"> 2025, to be held in Hong Kong, is set to provide valuable insights for strengthening international cooperation in <\/span><span class=\"s18\">sci<\/span><span class=\"s18\">-tech innovation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s18\">It will contribute to the development of a new global governance framework for science and technology, foster the growth of cutting-edge technologies and future industries, and help elevate international collaboration to a new level. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2888\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/World-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/World-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/World-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/World-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/World-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/World.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bbBreaking New Ground in Innovation, Setting Sail from Hong Kong &#8212; A Preview of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,34,35],"tags":[71],"class_list":["post-2997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-events-training","category-world","tag-istif"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2999,"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997\/revisions\/2999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esg-asia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}