FINTECH MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA-PACIFIC FINANCIAL CENTERS WITH A FOCUS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND BIG DATA PROFESSIONALS

15 14 Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Talent Development in Asia Pacific 28. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2019, December). | Report on Manpower Projection to 2027 (p.55). | https://www.lwb.gov.hk/en/other_info/mp2027_en.pdf Table 2.3 Manpower Requirements of Innovation and Technology Industries in 2017 and 2027 28 Selected industry Actual manpower requirements in 2017 Number Projected manpower requirements in 2027 Number Projected change from 2017 to 2027 Projected average annual rate of change (2017-2027) Information technology and information services 72 300 90 000 + 17 800 + 2.2% Innovation and technology industries 38 000 57 600 + 19 600 + 4.3% Cultural and creative industries 217 800 238 000 + 20 200 + 0.9% Environmental industries 45 200 51 500 + 6 300 + 1.3% Testing and certification services 14 500 16 600 + 2 100 + 1.3% Table 2.4 Bachelor’s Programs: University School / Faculty Program 1 City University of Hong Kong School of Data Science Bachelor of Science in Data Science 2 Bachelor of Engineering in Data and Systems Engineering 3 Department of Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering in Computer & Data Engineering 4 Hong Kong Baptist University An Interdisciplinary program jointly offered by the Department of Computer Science and School of Business Bachelor of Science in Business Computing and Data Analytics 5 Lingnan University Department of Computing & Decision Sciences Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Data Science 6 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Social Science Data Science and Policy Studies 7 Department of Computer Science and Engineering Bachelor of Engineering in Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies 8 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School of Science Science (Group A) with an Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence 9 School of Business and Management, School of Engineering, and School of Science Bachelor of Science in Risk Management and Business Intelligence 10 School of Engineering Engineering with an Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence 11 The University of Hong Kong Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence 12 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Professional Education and Executive Development Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Applied Sciences (Statistics and Data Science) 13 The Open University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Science with Honors in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 14 Bachelor of Science with Honors in Statistical Analysis and Data Science Postgraduate Programs: University School / Faculty Program 1 City University of Hong Kong School of Data Science Master of Science in Data Science 2 Department of Computer Science Master of Science in Computer Science 3 The University of Hong Kong Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (host) and Department of Computer Science Master of Data Science