Application for LSCM Projects funded by ITF

Hong Kong R&D Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies (LSCM R&D Centre) is established with funding support from the Innovation and Technology Commission of the HK SAR Government. The Centre focuses on four major R&D areas:

RFID Hardware and Systems
Networking and Infrastructure Technologies
Industrial Segment-Specific Proposal
Internet-of-Things (IoT) Technologies and Applications

Programmes for applications

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Platform Research Programme - Requires sponsorship support from at least two companies with total cash/in-kind contribution of no less than 10% of the project cost.

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Collaborative Research Programme – For a private company collaborates with a local university or research institute, application requires the cash and/or in-kind contribution of no less than 30% of the total project cost at the start of the project and gradually increases to over 50% of the total project cost during the project period. The project will be carried out by a public-funded research institute either identified by the applying company or LSCM R&D Centre. Applications for Collaborative Research Programme are opened throughout the year.

Cash Rebate for Company Sponsors of ITF projects

Company sponsors will receive a cash rebate equivalent to 30% of its expenditure (cash and in-kind contributions) in the funded ITF projects. Details of the ITC Cash Rebate Scheme is available at the ITC website: http://www.itc.gov.hk/en/funding/crs.htm

Application & Submission

Internal Deadline:	28 June 2012
LSCM Deadline:	6 July 2012 (5:00pm HK time)

Applications should be submitted either:

a.	by hardcopy (with an electronic copy in MS WORD 2003 or above); or
b.	electronically through the ITCFAS at the ITF website: https://www3.itf.gov.hk/

Please forward the hardcopy application or a copy of the application submitted electronically with Head’s endorsement form to RO for institutional endorsement and submission arrangements.

Application documentation:

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Please include a budget for the auditing fees and a university overhead charge (15% of the total funding requested).

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For applications for Platform Research programme,

please include a budget at least one project dissemination event of not less than HK$25,000 for showcasing project technologies and information at the LSCM Annual Conference exhibitions or other ITC supported events.
funded projects are required to provide project deliverables and prototypes as well as project dissemination materials/information for exhibitions and solution demo’s at the LSCM Technology Showroom.

Relevant link
LSCM websites:
http://www.lscm.hk/RD/CallForProposals.do?year=2012&month=may
http://www.lscm.hk/RD/ApplicationAndSubmission.do