Reporting to the Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Commissioner for Digital Policy (CDP) is mainly responsible for –

• (a)assisting the Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry in formulating and overseeing the overall policies, strategies and initiatives on digital government, data governance and IT;
• (b)devising strategic plans for the promotion and implementation of digital transformation in public services;
• (c)promoting the adoption of IT in the community and various industry sectors and lead efforts to bridge the digital divide;
• (d)fostering IT collaboration with the Mainland and cross-boundary data flow to facilitate the implementation of collaborated IT initiatives of the Mainland and Hong Kong, and the safe and orderly data flow from the Mainland to Hong Kong;
• (e)steering and co-ordinating the work of the Digital Policy Office (DPO), including the work under the purview of the three Deputy Commissioners on the development of digital government, facilitating the sharing and application of data, driving the development of local digital infrastructure and digital industry, strengthening cybersecurity, etc., with a view to achieving timely, smooth and effective implementation of various policies and programmes;
• (f)serving as the Controlling Officer for the expenditure head of the DPO and to ensure proper use of financial resources within the office; and
• (g)being the Head of the Analyst/Programmer, Computer Operator and Data Processor grades.

For more information about the DPO, please visit the DPO’s Homepage at https://www.digitalpolicy.gov.hk .

Candidates should possess –

• (a)a bachelor’s or post-graduate degree from a university in Hong Kong or equivalent;
• (b)at least 15 years of management experience in a senior position with solid staff management and administrative experience;
• (c)good knowledge of the government system;
• (d)an international perspective and the ability to interact with interlocutors in the information technology (IT) field and counterparts in the Government;
• (e)strong leadership and management capabilities, good interpersonal and communications skills;
• (f)strong command of both written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English; and
• (g)a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST).