Digital Policy Office and Cyberport collaborate to launch Digital Corporate Identity Sandbox Programme
The Digital Policy Office (DPO) announced its collaboration with the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited to launch the Digital Corporate Identity (CorpID) Sandbox Programme today (December 31). This Programme provides a free simulated environment for service providers interested in supporting the CorpID (including public and private organisations as well as government departments) to conduct proof-of-concept testing and develop applications, thus supporting the design of application scenarios and solutions for different industries and markets. This initiative aims to kick-start the ecosystem development of the CorpID with a view to assisting and facilitating Hong Kong corporations to accelerate their digital transformation, thereby further enhancing the business environment for Hong Kong corporations.
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CorpID Platform
To speed up the process of digital economy development in Hong Kong, the DPO is planning to launch the CorpID Platform by the end of 2026 for use by Hong Kong corporations with gradual extension of services. The Platform will provide one-stop digital corporate identity authentication and related services for Hong Kong corporations established or registered under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) and local businesses registered under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap. 310), thereby facilitating e-business activities between Hong Kong corporations and the Government as well as other public and private organisations.
The main functions of the Platform include digital corporate identity authentication, digital signing, pre-filling of forms and storage of digital licences and permits, etc., which facilitate Hong Kong corporations to undergo corporate identity authentication and corporate signature verification in a secure and convenient manner when using e-government services and conducting online transactions, hence alleviating the complicated procedures of submitting and verifying duplicate copies of related original documents and company chops. At the same time, it enables corporations to reuse information previously provided when using different electronic services, saving processing time and reducing human errors, hence facilitating the digital transformation of corporations.
CorpID Sandbox Programme
The CorpID Sandbox Programme will provide participating service providers with appropriate technical support, reference documentations and simulated Application Programming Interface (API). It will also introduce suitable application scenarios enabling service providers to test the functions of the CorpID.
Through this Sandbox Programme, government departments as well as public and private organisations can understand the API specifications related to the CorpID, and utilise these API for testing and application development, thus making adequate preparations for the adoption of the CorpID in the future.
Service providers interested to participate can visit the CorpID Sandbox Programme website (sb.corpid.gov.hk) for registration.
The DPO encourages the industry to actively participate in the Sandbox Programme and jointly explore the application potential of the CorpID, thereby together promoting the digital economy development of Hong Kong's digital economy and facilitating corporations to enhance business efficiency through digital transformation.
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