Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 135/2021
From Ref.
Date
: Secretary for Education : EDB(EID/ITE)/IT/PRO/189 : 17 August 2021
To : Heads of Government, Aided (including Special Schools), Caput and Direct Subsidy Scheme Primary Schools
“Knowing More About IT” Programme
of the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer Open for Application
Purpose
The purpose of this circular memorandum is to invite publicly-funded primary schools to submit applications for funding under the “Knowing More About IT” Programme in the 2021/22 school year and enrol for the online briefing cum sharing session to be held on 15 September 2021.
Details
2. The above programme will be open for application from 1 September 2021. Schools can submit application through the following link (https://www.it- lab.gov.hk/en/application_know-it.php). For details of the Programme and application procedures, please refer to the programme website (https://www.it-lab.gov.hk/en/index.php).
3. The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) arranged three briefing cum sharing sessions on the application details of the above Programme in late-June and early-July 2021. In view of the overwhelming responses, the OGCIO will organise another online briefing cum sharing session on 15 September 2021. Interested schools are invited to enrol on or before 10 September 2021. For details, please refer to the Appendix.
Enquiry
4. For enquiries, please contact the One-stop Support Centre of “Knowing More About IT” Programme of the OGCIO at 2231 5977 or by email to [email protected].
P W YAN
for Secretary for Education c.c. Heads of Sections – for information
Appendix
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辦 公 室
OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNMENT CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
“Knowing More About IT” Programme Invitation to Submit Application and Participate Online Briefing and Sharing Session
Purpose & Details
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) invites all publicly-funded primary schools to participate in the “Knowing More About IT” Programme and submit funding applications for the 2021/22 school year. Schools can submit application through the programme website (https://www.it-lab.gov.hk/en/index.php) starting from 1 September 2021.
2. In view of the overwhelming responses of the previous three briefing cum sharing sessions on application details in late-June and early-July 2021, OGCIO will organise another online briefing cum sharing session, and welcome enrollment from schools that have not participated before. Details of the online briefing cum sharing session are as follows:
Date & Time: 15 September 2021 (Wednesday) from 3 to 5 pm
Venue: Live webcast through Microsoft Teams (the web link of the webinar will be sent to the e-mail account provided and participants can join with the web browser)
Registration Deadline: 10 September 2021 (Friday)
Schools interested in joining the sharing session can find the tentative run down of the event at https://www.it-lab.gov.hk/en/seminars/2021/0915-Online-Sharing-ITLAB.php and enrol by completing the registration form at https://www.it-lab.gov.hk/en/enrol-202109.php.
Successful registration will be notified by email.
Enquiry
3. For enquiries, please contact the One-stop Support Centre of the “Knowing More About IT” Programme of OGCIO at 2231 5977 or by email to [email protected].
Office of the Government Chief Information Officer August 2021
