It focuses on software applications, products and policy, and information and communications infrastructure and related policy.

The renewed MOU was signed by the Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology Francis Ho, and the President of Communications Research Centre of the Department of Industry of Canada, Veena Rawat.

The signing ceremony was held at the Hong Kong pavilion at the International Telecommunication Union TELECOM WORLD 2006.

Ho said at the ceremony that the renewal of the MOU signified the strong connections in the ICT sector between Canada and Hong Kong.

He pointed out that Hong Kong had been fostering ties in ICT cooperation with other countries in the form of MOU in recent years.

Many exchange and cooperative activities were conducted under the auspices of the Hong Kong/Canada ICT MOU.

The major forms of cooperation include mutual visit, exchange forum, trade facilitation, business partnership and student exchange program.