Senior executives from Skolkovo Foundation and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC) met to exchange experience on the critical success factors in creating world leading technology hubs that create the most favorable environment for growth and development of startups. The Skolkovo delegation led ten startup companies to take part in the 'Internet of Things Symposium' organized by HKSTPC on 16-17th April where industry leaders shared their insights on the latest development and market opportunities enabled by IOT. This visit also facilitated startup companies from Skolkovo and HKSTPC under the Information Technologies and Telecommunications cluster to meet and explore business opportunities in areas such as cloud computing and big data analysis technology. Vaisily Belov, Senior Vice President, Innovation Development, of the Skolkovo Foundation said, "Cooperation with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation is integral to the development of Skolkovo Foundation. For us, it is important to gain experiences from world renowned technology hubs like the Science Park managed by HKSPTC to drive for promotion of innovative-.based entrepreneurship. We hope that this visit is just one of the very first steps, which will allow us to share our experiences and to identify market opportunities for startups both in Hong Kong and the Russian markets." Andrew Young, Vice President, Marketing and Sales of HKSTPC commented that "HKSTPC is committed to provide the best infrastructure, laboratories, business development support and investment matching opportunities to help nurture the technology industry's development. We are really excited to have this opportunity to exchange our experiences and explore with Skolkovo Foundation on the best model for maximizing the effectiveness of a technology hub that will drive for innovations that will deliver great value to the economy." In addition to attending the business exchange and Symposium, the Skolvoko also visited the state-of-art laboratory facilities and sustainable green building development managed by HKSTPC.
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