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31 December 2009 DesignSmart Initiative will be moving to new office at the Revenue Tower on 8 January 2010 (Friday).
Please note our new address, fax and telephone number as follows-

 Address:40th Floor, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
 Telephone:(852) 2737 2635
 Fax:(852) 3101 0863
31 July 2009 The application guides (July 2009) of Design Support Programme are now available in the Download Area.
28 July 2009 The Notes for Auditor (July 2009) and Notes for Auditor - Annex (July 2009) are now available in the Download Area.
1 June 2009 Upon its establishment on 1 June 2009, the Create Hong Kong Office has taken over the responsibilities in design promotion, including the administration of the DesignSmart Initiative, which were previously under the Innovation and Technology Commission. For details, please click here.
21 November 2008 The Guides for the Design-Business Collaboration Scheme (DBCS), General Support Scheme (GSS), Professional Continuing Education Scheme (PCES) and the Design Research Scheme (DRS) have been updated. For details, please click here.
3 October 2008 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can from today (October 3) lodge applications under the Design-Business Collaboration Scheme (DBCS) through the online funding administrative system on the DesignSmart Initiative website of the Innovation and Technology Commission. For details, please click here.
18 June 2008 New arrangements for the Design Research Scheme (DRS) and the Design-Business Collaboration Scheme (DBCS) will make the DesignSmart Initiative more user-friendly to the industry and the design community, starting from today. For details, please click here.
23 January 2007 The SME Seminar "Enhance Competitiveness through Design and Innovation" will be held on 31 January 2007 (Wednesday). For more information, please go to the website:
https://www.success.tid.gov.hk/tid/eng/activity/activity.jsp
10 November 2006 InnoCentre Opening Ceremony will be held on 13 November 2006 (Monday). The Hon Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, will be the Guest of Honour of the event.
30 May 2006 The Hong Kong Young Design Talent Awards 2006 under the DesignSmart Initiative is now open for nomination until August 18.
4 March 2006 For the latest information of design activities, please visit the new section - "Highlight of Design Activities".
28 February 2006 The Notes for Auditor (March 2006) and Notes for Auditor - Annex (March 2006) are now available in the Download Area.
13 February 2006 The fact sheet of Design-Business Collaboration Scheme is now available in the Download Area.
24 January 2006 The Notes for Auditor (January 2006) and Notes for Auditor - Annex (January 2006) are now available in the Download Area.
14 December 2005 The application guides (December 2005) of Design Support Programme are now available in the Download Area.
13 December 2005 The Notes for Auditor (December 2005) and Notes for Auditor - Annex (December 2005) are now available in the Download Area.
14 November 2005 The Notes for Auditor (November 2005) and Notes for Auditor - Annex (November 2005) are now available in the Download Area.
13 October 2005 The system for e-submission have been upgraded. With effect from 13 October 2005, all application proposals have to be prepared and submitted via the new system (ITCFAS)
1 August 2005 DesignSmart Initiative has put a new face on its website. By clicking into the address www.designsmart.gov.hk, visitors can enjoy browsing the newly-designed website.
6 June 2005 Application for the Design Research Scheme was now opened for the second round submission starting from 6 June 2005 to 8 August 2005.
27 May 2005 The Hong Kong Young Design Talent Awards 2005 under the DesignSmart Initiative is now open for nomination until August 1.
14 Mar 2005 General Support Scheme (GSS) and Professional Continuing Education Scheme (PCES) of the Design Support programme (DSP) under the 'DesignSmart Initiative' were opened for applications all year round from March 14, bringing the total number of schemes open year round to three. For details of the DesignSmart Initiative, please visit DesignSmart Initiative webpage.