Second Youth Innovation Forum on Digital Earth concludes in Hong Kong

The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals were also organizers of the forum.

At the opening ceremony of the forum on Dec 5, Dr Alessandro Annoni, the president of ISDE, extended a warm welcome to the young scientists, encouraging them to embrace the spirit of creativity, innovation, collaboration, and commitment in pursuit of the shared Digital Earth vision.

"In recent years, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has supported local universities in conducting space-related education and research, and achieved notable results. The successful launch of the CUHK satellite is one of such landmark achievements," said Professor Sun Dong, secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry in the Government of the HKSAR.