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Our Hong Kong IT Industry

Hong Kong has a world-class Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure and an open, competitive and safe environment that is conducive to the development of a vibrant ICT industry. With some 17 249 business establishments, the ICT sector generated business receipts and income amounting to HK$1,547 billion, representing 6.2% of our GDP as of 2020.

Source: “Hong Kong as an Information Society” , 2022 Edition, the Census and Statistics Department

	IT Career Role Models Platform – This platform provides a concrete overview of IT positions, career progression path and career prospects of the IT profession in local and multinational companies/enterprises of different industry sectors. Read more about IT Career Role Models Platform.
	Hong Kong IT Manpower – The labour market in the IT sector of Hong Kong keeps steady growth with total IT employment rose to 112 425 IT employees in April 2022. Read more about Hong Kong IT Manpower.
	Manpower Projection to 2027 – The Information & Communications (I&C) sector consists of three sub-sectors, namely Telecommunication activities, Software publishing and information technology related services, and Miscellaneous activities related to information and communications. Read more about Manpower Projection to 2027.
	Competence of IT Professionals – Under the Qualifications Framework (QF), the ICT Industry Training Advisory Committee (ITAC) was formed in July 2005 to draw up IT industry’s competency requirements and standards. Read more about Competence of IT Professionals.
	IT Career – The IT profession offers broad and promising career paths such as business analyst, project manager, IT architect, IT security auditor, as well as starting up his/her own business. Read more about IT Career.
	ICT Professional Development and Recognition – A task force was set up to examine the case of establishing a framework for ICT professional recognition in Hong Kong so as to enhance the portfolio of ICT professional qualifications. The task force completed its study and published the final report in August 2015. Read more about ICT Professional Development and Recognition.