Research collaboration to unlock the potential of AI and tokenisation technology.

Web 3.0 is the future of the internet. At its core lies decentralisation, which means users can take better control of their online experience and data privacy. When Web 3.0 meets AI, the powerful synergy can provide businesses with unmatched security and intelligence. PolyU’s Faculty of Business (FB) is at the forefront of exploring the possibilities.

Based on blockchain technology, Web 3.0 offers a decentralised environment where users will have more control over their own data and identity, and can access more diverse and trustworthy information and services. Integrating Web 3.0 with AI can help businesses streamline operations, raise customer satisfaction, upgrade data security, automate processes, and discover new business models, among other functionalities that enhance digital transformation.

A pioneer of cutting-edge research in business, FB has recently joined forces with OSL Group, listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, and operator of Hong Kong’s first licensed digital asset trading platform, to establish the “OSL-PolyU Faculty of Business Research Centre for Web 3.0 AI”. The Centre specialises in the tokenisation of real-world assets (RWA).

The PolyU-OSL collaboration is paving the way for a future where blockchain is a cornerstone of innovation.

Research partnership harnessing security token offerings

The Centre has set a mission to develop and make use of new blockchain technologies and innovations to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness in financial market infrastructure and capital markets – including RWA tokenisation as a channel for financial product issuance, asset allocation and even capital raising.

As Hong Kong’s first SFC-licensed digital asset platform, OSL Digital Securities is at the cutting edge of research and innovation in the area of security token offerings (STOs). Its commitment to excellence and industry advancement makes it an ideal collaboration partner to make digital assets more accessible and useful in everyday life, with the potential to transform investment and capital markets.

Setting the stage for a new digital revolution

Besides exploring the frontier of what blockchain technology can achieve, the research centre serves as a platform for education. The partnership aspires to improve the public’s understanding of Web 3.0 AI and tokenisation by organising joint initiatives, workshops, and outreach programmes, thereby empowering more people to use these new digital technologies.

It also seeks to boost students’ career prospects in the industry by offering them experiential learning of and realworld exposure to the dynamic landscape of the digital era.

Professor Brian Kei, Professor of Practice (Fintech) of the School of Accounting and Finance, said, “This groundbreaking partnership will shape the future of AI and tokenisation in Hong Kong. Synergising the strengths of both parties, the Centre will contribute to innovation and revolutionise the capital markets.”

As the OSL-PolyU collaboration unfolds, it will send a subtle yet powerful message: anticipate, engage, and be part of the digital transformation. By collaborative research on related technologies and actively addressing the challenge of mass adoption, FB and OSL are setting the stage for a new digital revolution.

Professor Brian Kei Chi-wing

• Director of the OSL-PolyU Faculty of Business Research Centre for Web 3.0 AI

• Professor of Practice (Fintech), School of Accounting and Finance

 

 

 

 

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