In September 2002, our ICT department has secured an ITF grant through a partnership with the Hong Kong Baptist Univeristy (HKBU), Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA). The total value of this project is $7.07 million. The main objective of this project is to develop a method to estimate the location of mobile devices (such as mobile phones) solely with the data that can be obtained from the wireless network. No extra hardware is required in to add onto the existing wireless network. Such a system would be most useful in big cities with urban canyons like Hong Kong since Global Positioning Systems (GPS) do not work well in these areas.

Our department, together with The University of Hong Kong, has been awarded a HK$3.5 million ITF Grant to help ASM Pacific develop a CASE tool to generate programs for motion control of automated machines.

In December 2001, with the kind donation of $5 million software testing tools from Compuware Asia Pacific Ltd, our department has set up a Compuware Softare Testing Laboratory. The purposes of this laboratory include
a) Provide students with quality and state-of-the art software
testing tools in learning practical software testing technique;
b) Strengthen the quality and facilities further development of
Software Engineering Education in ICT/IVE(TY); and
c) Support downstream R&D of Software Quality Assurance in the ICT/IVE(TY).
This Compuware Software Testing Laboratory is the first of this kind in Hong Kong.

We have established both the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) networking academy programs. These academy programs are now embedded into the curriculum of the Telecommunications and Networking courses.

We are affiliated with Training Partners, which is presently the largest Cisco Learning Partner in the Asia Pacific region. With the expertise from both our department and Training Partners, we aim to provide authorized training courses and certification to our students.

This is a program that Microsoft offers to provide tools to facilitate the delivery of courseware that helps prepare our students for Microsoft product certification.

Fluke Networks produces a wide range of product specifically designed to assist network engineers to identify problems and resolve network issues. Recently, we have become a Fluke Networks Certified Training Academy to provide Certified Cabling Test Technician (CCTT) training.

Tyco Electronics, one of the leading suppliers in network cables and connectors, donated
cables and connectors training facilities.

One of our teaching staff is a member of TMG in the UN/CEFACT. UN/CEFACT is a direct sponsor of ebXML, a set of internationally recognized standards for electronic business.

updated 18 Nov 2002