๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ: ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐โ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ
Honoured to speak at the Rotary Club of Kowloon North on how inclusive AI can advance Rotaryโs mission of Service Above Self. A heartfelt thank to Margaret Chau for her invitation and all the participants, especially my CUHK EMBA CUHK EMBA students, joining us today. It was my honor to have met the Rotary leaders especially the legendary leader David Harilela.
AI is no longer just a technology shift โ it is a societal responsibility. When guided well, AI becomes a tool for equity, empowerment, and community uplift.
๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐:
1. The AI divide is accelerating โ capabilities are concentrated in a few countries.
2. AIโs economic gains are large but unevenly distributed.
3. AI readiness depends on infrastructure, data quality, and talent.
4. AI can accelerate the SDGs โ but only with responsible governance.
5. Global cooperation is essential โ and Hong Kong can play a unique bridge role.
๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐
๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐
1. ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ & ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐งโ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ
Accelerate industryโrelevant AI adoption across finance, retail, logistics, hospitality, and public services.
2. ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐๐ & ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ
From students to seniors, SMEs to NGOs โ everyone deserves the skills to thrive in the AI era.
3. ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Provide lowโcost, lowโbarrier access to computing power, advisory support, and practical tools.
4. ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐โ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ
Critical thinking, data literacy, AI fluency, creativity, and ethics will define tomorrowโs leaders.
5. ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ โ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐งโ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ
Position Hong Kong as a global hub for AI talent exchange โ attracting worldโclass experts, enabling crossโborder collaboration, and nurturing a mobile, futureโproof workforce.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐
Rotary has always stood for uplifting communities and bridging divides. In the AI era, this mission becomes even more important. AI must serve society โ and society must be empowered to shape AI.
DALA – Data & AI Literacy Association DALA together with Rotaryโs values and Hong Kongโs spirit, we can build a future where AI uplifts all, not just a few.
More about the Technology and Innovation Report 2025: Inclusive artificial intelligence for development | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) https://lnkd.in/gmYVXffW
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