Established | 2001 |
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Type | NGO |
Headquarters | 9/F, Tungtex Building, 203 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong |
Location | |
Region | Asia |
Key people | Roy Law (Chairman) [1] |
Website | wtiahk |
The Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA) is a non-profit trade association based in Hong Kong to promote the development, usage and awareness of wireless technology applications in Hong Kong; and to enhance communication and partnership between different types of companies in the wireless technology industry. [2] [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
WTIA acts as a platform, an aggregator, and community for industry professionals to learn and drive emerging wireless and mobile technologies, governance, and standards. [13]
The awards is organised by WTIA annually with the support of Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. [12] The “Hong Kong Mobile Apps Industry Survey”, is commissioned by WTIA, a project of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), as part of its annual Asia Smart App Awards Summit. [4]
WTIA conducts Asia Smart Apps Contest at Cyberport to organise the Asia Smart App Awards in collaboration with other co-organizers from the Mainland China, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
PCCW Limited is a Hong Kong-based information and communications technology (ICT) company.
The Octopus card is a reusable contactless stored value smart card for making electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong. Launched in September 1997 to collect fares for the territory's mass transit system, the Octopus card system is the second contactless smart card system in the world, after the Korean Upass, and has since grown into a widely used payment system for all public transport in Hong Kong, leading to the development of Navigo card in Paris, Oyster Card in London, Opal Card in New South Wales, NETS FlashPay and EZ-Link in Singapore and many other similar systems around the world.
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