EMSD wins Prize of Republic and Canton of Geneva for first time at invention exhibition



The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) has reached new heights at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva by winning a total of 12 awards for 10 invention projects, including the Prize of the Republic and Canton of Geneva awarded by the Government of the Canton of Geneva. This prize represents honour and recognition at government level for the winning project. This is the first time that departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government have received this prize. Other awards received by the EMSD include two gold medals with the congratulations of jury, four gold medals, one silver medal, three bronze medals and one prize of the Best International Invention & Innovation.

Some of the award-winning projects showcased at the Exhibition are the successful cases matched through the E&M InnoPortal (inno.emsd.gov.hk). The InnoPortal has been facilitating the matching of technological needs from the Government with I&T solutions from the I&T sector to promote wider application and commercialisation of innovative E&M technologies since 2018. The effectiveness of the InnoPortal was proved by the outstanding results achieved by the EMSD at the Exhibition.

The awarded projects by EMSD are as follows:

Prize of the Republic and Canton of Geneva
Two-phase Immersion Cooling System for High Performance Computer Workstation (In collaboration with CAD by EMSD)

Gold medals with the congratulations of jury
Integration of AI and Optical Fiber Technology for district cooling/heating system plants
Tracking Solution for Outdoor Activity Safety (In collaboration with CAD by EMSD)

Gold medals
Two-phase Immersion Cooling System for High Performance Computer Workstation (In collaboration with CAD by EMSD)
System of Wireless Connection to Field Equipment for control and monitoring
RopeVision: Cost effective solution to detect lift rope defects using AI
Hauling Rope AI Condition Monitoring System

Silver medal
SmartEye: Remote site supervision system-cum-integrated site management platform (DEVB's project, supported by EMSD)

Bronze medals
SmartAir - AI-controlled Ventilation System
AI Visual Intelligence-enabled glasses for drone operations (In collaboration with HKPF by EMSD)
Territory-wide IoT Network for Resilience, Sustainability and Liveability in Smart City

The Best International Invention & Innovation (awarded by the National Research Council of Thailand)
SmartEye: Remote site supervision system-cum-integrated site management platform (DEVB's project, supported by EMSD)

The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva is one of the most significant global annual events on inventions. This year, around 1 050 inventions from 35 countries and regions were evaluated by the international jury of specialists.

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For details about the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, please visit https://www.inventions-geneva.ch/en/home-en/

2025-04-15