E-SCM Developments in Hong Kong Opening address by Mrs. Carrie Yau Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting

E-SCM means the use of IT to conduct business with partners and customers along supply chains concrete benefits: -Exposure -Efficiency -Enhancement -Ensuring -Expansion 2 (e-SCM) E-Supply Chain Management (e-SCM)

Hong Kong has : -strong service culture -world-class business environment -great potential to be a key enabler in the global e- supply chain We need: -advanced infrastructure - clear strategy -dynamic business sector 3

Where Hong Kong stands - 60% PC penetration rate 50% Internet penetration rate Broadband network reaches all commercial buildings and over 95% of households One third of our households use broadband service Nearly 40% of our businesses use Internet in their operation

Over 2.6 million Internet accounts Internet services among cheapest in the world at less than –$1.6 per hour for dial-up –$200 per month for unlimited broadband usage External connectivity: 900 Gbps Where Hong Kong stands -

86% of people aged 15 or above use e-business services 85% of our population have mobile phones One of the first in Asia to introduce GPRS Over 8.5 million e-payment smart cards in circulation. Over 600, 000 citizens are online banking service users

Clear Government strategy Digital21 IT Strategy positioning HK as a leading digital city -Enhancing our e-business environment -Building E-government -Developing our IT workforce -Building a digitally inclusive society -Exploiting enabling technologies

Legal infrastructure Electronic Transactions Ordinance to provide legal framework for electronic transactions Electronic Transactions Ordinance to provide legal framework for electronic transactions Legal recognition for electronic records and digital signatures Legal recognition for electronic records and digital signatures Review to provide the most up-to-date legal framework Review to provide the most up-to-date legal framework

Public key infrastructure Public key infrastructure established Four recognised certification authorities The world’s first to issue mobile digital certificates for community-wide adoption Wireless stock trading, banking and betting

E-government developments Clear E-government strategy Over 70% of public services have provided e-option Electronic Service Delivery Scheme Amongst the top in the world in terms of E- government development

One of the world’s first web-based electronic tendering systems Issue tenders and receive bids securely via the Internet Leading Asia in terms of online procurement 11 Electronic Tendering System

D ynamic business sector Large businesses: develop portals for online trading and logistics services Small businesses: - Small food shops receive take-away orders online - Vegetable wholesalers receive purchase orders and issue payment requisitions online - photo shops receive photo images and orders online

E-entrepot for online services Excellent connectivity with the Mainland and the rest of the world Edge in providing business support services E-entrepot for online services along the global supply chains H.K.

E-logistics development Electronic submission of trade-related documents Paperless submission of air, sea and rail cargo manifests Studying a similar system for road cargo

Wireless SCM Exchange and share information over wireless devices Free supply chain operation from traditional barriers Advanced mobile telecommunications network Third generation of mobile service at door-step

Government Funding Support SME Development Fund Over $21 million disbursed to drive adoption of IT by SMEs

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