Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024 - Smart Mobility Award Winners Unveiled

AI Innovations Leading the Way - Smart Mobility Grand Award Winner Won the "Award of the Year"

HONG KONG, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Steered by the Digital Policy Office and organised by GS1 Hong Kong, the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024 – Smart Mobility Award Presentation Ceremony was successfully held on 22 Nov, 2024. The Smart Mobility Award includes 3 streams – Smart Tourism, Smart Logistics and Smart Transport. Selected contestants were awarded with Gold, Silver, Bronze Awards, or Certificate of Merit after undergoing adjudication processes and subsequent interviews by the judging panel. In addition, in a bid to foster the innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI), a new "Best Use of AI" award was introduced this year to recognise and honour outstanding achievements in harnessing the power of AI in respective areas.

This year's "Smart Mobility Grand Award" was awarded to the project "Public transport ridership simulation and railway planning - MTR to Keep Cities Moving" jointly developed by MTR Corporation and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The project also received the "Smart Mobility (Smart Transport) Gold Award" and the "Best Use of AI Award", and was honoured with the "Award of the Year", selected by the Grand Judging Panel from the eight Grand Awards. The project utilises a large-scale dynamic simulation model with digital twin to visualise crowd distribution for station and traffic management, facilitating a systematic decision-making process for railway planning. The judging panel unanimously recognised that the solution excellently demonstrated how to combine open data with MTR's passenger data to adjust simulation models. This not only allows for a more accurate forecast of active passengers' behaviour patterns but also enables automatic updates, ensuring timely adjustments to travel arrangements in response to unexpected situations, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the transportation system, bringing substantial benefits to society as a whole.

Other outstanding award-winning projects include: a smart prototype solution for Chinese medicinal powders that combines industrial robots, vision programmes, cameras, sensors, along with mechanical structures and control software; a one-stop supply chain management platform for aircraft parts that integrates warehouse management system with digital technology; a Smart City App integrating advanced indoor mapping and positioning technology for barrier-free navigation. For details of more award-winning projects, please visit: https://www.gs1hk.org/SmartMobilityAward.

"We are delighted to witness the increasing adoption of AI technology, which is driving innovation and technological development locally. This year, many of the winning projects showcased exceptional creativity, integrating AI elements and aligning with the global sustainability trend, while addressing various pain points in response to industry needs. This reflects both the remarkable achievements and immense potential of Hong Kong's talent. GS1 Hong Kong will continue to collaborate with the government and industries to promote 'Go Digital, Go Green' through international standards, shaping Hong Kong into a world-class smart city," said Anna Lin, Chief Executive of GS1 Hong Kong.

Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024 – Smart Mobility Award winners list (In alphabetic order by company / organisation name):

Category	Award	Organisation	Winning Entry
Smart Mobility	Grand	MTR Corporation / The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Public transport ridership simulation and railway planning - MTR to Keep Cities Moving
Smart Mobility	Best Use of AI	MTR Corporation / The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Public transport ridership simulation and railway planning - MTR to Keep Cities Moving
Smart Transport	Gold	MTR Corporation / The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Public transport ridership simulation and railway planning - MTR to Keep Cities Moving
	Silver	Transport Department, The Government of the HKSAR / Autotoll Limited / Arup	HKeToll – the free-flow tolling system
	Bronze	MTR Corporation / Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited	Revolutionizing Emergency Communication: AI-Driven NLP Transcription for Immediate Incident Attention in Tetra Radio
	Certificate of Merit	Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited / Drainage Services Department, The Government of the HKSAR	Tumbler Inspection Ball Robot with Embodied Intelligence
Smart Logistics	Gold	Hong Kong Productivity Council	Smart Pack@TCM
	Gold	SF Supply Chain - Hong Kong & Macau / Cathay Pacific Airways Limited	Wing to Shelf Tracker
	Bronze	PARKnSHOP / Geek Plus International Co.,Ltd / Acquaintance Enterprises Limited	PNS Online Fulfilment Centre
	Certificate of Merit	Zuellig Pharma Limited	Automation Warehouse
Smart Tourism	Gold	Maphive Technology Limited	CityGeni - Smart City App Specializing in Barrier-Free Navigation
	Silver	Locolla Limited / WiTricity HK Limited	LocoBike
	Bronze	Lincogn Technology Co. Limited	Yoswit's Smart Hotel System
	Certificate of Merit	Ctrip Corporate Travel Holding (Hong Kong) Limited	Digital Business Travel Solution

Category

Award

Organisation

Winning Entry

Smart Mobility

Grand

MTR Corporation / The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Public transport ridership simulation and railway planning - MTR to Keep Cities Moving

Smart Mobility

Best Use of AI

MTR Corporation / The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Public transport ridership simulation and railway planning - MTR to Keep Cities Moving

Smart Transport

Gold

MTR Corporation / The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Public transport ridership simulation and railway planning - MTR to Keep Cities Moving

Silver

Transport Department, The Government of the HKSAR / Autotoll Limited / Arup

HKeToll – the free-flow tolling system

Bronze

MTR Corporation / Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited

Revolutionizing Emergency Communication: AI-Driven NLP Transcription for Immediate Incident
Attention in Tetra Radio

Certificate of Merit

Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited / Drainage Services Department, The Government of the HKSAR

Tumbler Inspection Ball Robot with Embodied Intelligence

Smart Logistics

Gold

Hong Kong Productivity Council

Smart Pack@TCM

Gold

SF Supply Chain - Hong Kong & Macau / Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

Wing to Shelf Tracker

Bronze

PARKnSHOP / Geek Plus International Co.,Ltd / Acquaintance Enterprises Limited

PNS Online Fulfilment Centre

Certificate of Merit

Zuellig Pharma Limited

Automation Warehouse

Smart Tourism

Gold

Maphive Technology Limited

CityGeni - Smart City App Specializing in Barrier-Free Navigation

Silver

Locolla Limited / WiTricity HK Limited

LocoBike

Bronze

Lincogn Technology Co. Limited

Yoswit's Smart Hotel System

Certificate of Merit

Ctrip Corporate Travel Holding (Hong Kong) Limited

Digital Business Travel Solution

For details of the winning entries, please visit: https://www.gs1hk.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/SMA%202024%20booklet_single%20page_AW10%20%286%29_0.pdf

For details about "Smart Mobility Award", please visit: https://www.gs1hk.org/SmartMobilityAward

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About GS1 Hong Kong

Founded by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 1989, GS1 Hong Kong is the local chapter of GS1®. GS1 Hong Kong's mission is to empower businesses of their digital transformation, improve supply chain visibility and efficiency, ensure product authenticity, facilitate commerce connectivity and enable sustainable value chain through the provision of global supply chain standards (including GTIN & barcodes), and a full spectrum of platforms, solutions and services.

GS1 Hong Kong currently supports close to 8,000 corporate members from 20 sectors including retail & consumer packaged goods, food & beverage and food services, healthcare, apparel & footwear, logistics & ICT. By working closely with communities of trading partners, industry organizations, government, and technology providers, we can foster a collaborative ecosystem, paving the way for "Smarter Business, Better Life".

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Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024 - Smart Mobility Award Winners Unveiled

MUSCAT, Oman, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Future Fund Oman (FFO), a portfolio of Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the Sultanate of Oman's sovereign wealth fund, has announced a new package of 105 strategic projects and investments worth USD 1.744 billion, as the Sultanate of Oman accelerates its economic diversification.

The portfolio combines USD 585 million in commitments from FFO with around USD 458 million in local investment, spanning renewable energy, advanced manufacturing, tourism, healthcare, medical technologies, innovation and food industries.

"This portfolio directs capital toward nationally prioritized sectors and strengthens Oman's appeal to global investors," said His Excellency Mulham Al Jarf, Deputy President of Investment at the Oman Investment Authority. He noted that the Fund has worked to establish itself as an economic catalyst and a trusted investment partner.

The portfolio's most internationally significant bets place Oman inside global supply chains. Its flagship, Orion Solar, will build an integrated solar cell and module facility in SOHAR Freezone with annual capacity of six gigawatts, the first of its kind in the Middle East and a cornerstone of localizing the solar value chain. Alongside it, Gallant Industrial Project will produce 66,000 tonnes a year of lithium iron phosphate cathode material, a core component of electric vehicle batteries, linking the Sultanate to the fast-growing clean-energy and storage markets.

The Fund is also building capacity across tourism, technology and food security. It is backing the As' Sodah Island Resort, an integrated development spanning roughly 10 kilometres of pristine coastline, and Terminal 11, Oman's first integrated innovation hub, which brings startups, venture capital and researchers under one roof. Further investments span Alma, an animal-nutrition manufacturer drawing on Oman's marine and pastoral resources, and XCyber, a sovereign cybersecurity company using artificial intelligence to protect critical national infrastructure under the joint fund between ewpartners and FFO.

The package also draws marquee international capital into the country. FFO committed USD 200 million each to Vivo Capital, a leading global life sciences fund, and Certares, an international tourism and hospitality investor, and launched a new Healthcare Investment Fund capitalized at USD 130 million to localize medical industries and lift the quality of care.

Beyond large-scale projects, FFO continues to back startups and small and medium-sized enterprises at every stage of growth, from incubation through early growth to established firms.

Established in 2024 with a capital of USD 5.2 billion to stimulate economic recovery in Oman following COVID-19, the Fund continues to build specialized partnerships that bring global expertise and knowledge transfer to priority sectors across the Sultanate of Oman. It underscores FFO's expanding role in advancing Oman Vision 2040 through economic diversification, venture investment and foreign capital attraction. Investors, entrepreneurs and institutions interested in these opportunities can explore the targeted sectors and apply through the Fund's digital platform at www.futurefund.om.

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OMAN'S US$5.2 BILLION FUTURE FUND UNVEILS US$1.744 BILLION IN PROJECTS