HKSTP rolls out programme for new gen AI, Data Science professionals

The programme will run from May to June 2021.

The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) will be opening the new DeepTech Talents Training (DTT) Programme, intended to upskill technology talent to form a new generation of artificial intelligence and data science.

“Hong Kong is in need of high-quality technology talent more than ever to fulfil the city’s ambition to become a world-class I&T hub. Rapid expansion of the HKSTP innovation ecosystem is seeing new startups and technology ventures who are eager for young talent to fuel their growth,” HKSTP CEO Albert Wong said.

The first DTT programme is now accepting applications from tertiary students and graduates.

It is an addition to other HKSTP initiatives, Technology Leaders of Tomorrow Programme and the PROcruit C programme.

The DTT programme, running from May to June 2021, will see over 10 HKSTP partner companies offer more than 20 job and internship opportunities to candidates.

Participants from the application stage will be shortlisted to the top 100 through an online quiz. They will then attend a six-day DeepTech Bootcamp, from which a final 50 will be invited to a mini-project presentation on computer vision or data science

The DeepTech skills training will be based on the following modules: introduction to AI and common machine learning algorithms; essential skills to build AI application; artificial neural networks and fundamentals of deep learning algorithms; and deep learning mini project implementation.