The 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Ideathon: AI, FinTech, and Financial Literacy, a territory-wide student competition organized by CTBE, IFEC, and Cyberport, has concluded successfully, with 107 registered teams and 9 finalist teams across Hong Kong. Read more

The report introduces a dual-dimensional analytical framework centered on Technology Development Potential (TDP) and Ecosystem Co-benefit Capacity (ECB). This framework brings together both the scale of technological capability and the quality of its outcomes within a single evaluative system. Ahead of the full arrival of the AI era, it helps cities, firms, and policymakers more clearly recognize how technology is reshaping social structures and how institutional design and ecosystem coordination can guide technological progress toward long-term, sustainable public value. Read more

An article titled "Redefining Corporate Success: From 'Profit Maximization' to 'Co-beneficial Ecology'" co-authored by Professor Zhaoli MENG, Associate Director of the Center for Technology and Business Ecosystem, and Professor Kai-Lung HUI, Acting Dean of HKUST Business School and Director of the Center for Technology and Business Ecosystem, was published in the October/November issue of Harvard Business Review China and credited with the 2025 Annual Special Award by the magazine. Read more

On November 22, 2025, the HKUST Center for Technology and Business Ecosystem, in collaboration with the Investor and Financial Education Council and Cyberport Hong Kong, hosted a Web3 workshop at Cyberport. Over 200 tertiary students from 11 local institutions attended the half-day workshop. Read more