What is「遙距營商計劃」 D-Biz?

A new fund under the second round of Anti-epidemic Fund totalling in 500 Million Hong Kong Dollars lasting for 6 months from the day of launch.

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Purpose of 「遙距營商計劃」D-Biz

To help companies develop and expand digital presence and business operations to create new opportunities and overcome the challenges brought on by Covid-19.

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Application highlights

• For Companies (not including listed companies, statutory bodies and subsidized non-governmental organizations)
• $100,000 limit for each proposed plan, maximum $300,000 in total per company
• Open for registration in May 2020
• Fund approvals and disbursment within 10 working days if all necessary information and documents are provide

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How can companies use the fund:

The fund is applicable for facilitating automating and streamlining back-of-house company operations and training of employees.

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1. Set-up or Enhancing Online Presence and Sales Capabilities

• Building an online sales platform (website/ app) E.g. Delivery ordering website
• Set-up of electronic payment systems E.g. Stripe, Alipay, Paypal
• Enhance the user experience of current online platforms
• Strengthening e-marketing strategies
• Strengthening cybersecurity of current systems

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2. Facilitating back-of-house company operations

• Upgrade and automation of operation E.g. Smart admin panel
• Purchase cloud service for remote document management E.g. Google G-Suite, Dropbox
• Purchase team collaboration tools for remote team management E.g. Confluence
• Purchase of virtual meeting tools for remote team/customers communication E.g. Zoom, Google hangouts, WebEx

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3. Support for Continuing Education and Training

• Training for how to manage and operate an e-commerce business
• Training for how to utilize e-commerce marketing tools
• Training for how to utilize remote team management tools

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【創科局推遙距營商計劃】每間企業最多獲30萬元資助

二零二零年四月十九日，創新及科技局局長楊偉雄發表網誌，宣佈在第二輪防疫抗疫基金下，推出為期6個月，合共5億元「遙距營商計劃 D-Biz」，資助企業拓展遙距業務。我們為你總結了以下重點：

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計劃目標

藉著疫情帶來的衝擊，協助企業利用創新與科技，創造新的機遇，轉危為機，渡過難關。

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申請須知

計劃適用於各行各業（上市公司、法定機構和接受公帑資助的非政府機構除外），企業可就遙距營商包含的科技應用及相關培訓申請資助，每個方案連同培訓開支可獲最多10萬元資助，每間企業最多可獲30萬元總額資助。計劃於5月開始接受申請，申請文件齊備後，約10個工作天內可知悉申請結果。

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如何善用D-Biz

企業可以在以下3大範疇，善用資助，以科技協助營運及提供培訓或拓展遙距營商業務：

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1. 設立/優化公司的線上銷售表現

• 創建網上銷售平台，例如：網上教學平台，外賣應用程式
• 設置網上電子支付，例如：Stripe、Alipay、Paypal
• 優化現有網站及應用程式的用戶體驗
• 加強網上市場營銷策略
• 加強現有網上系統的安全性

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2. 提升辦公室營運效率

• 自動化營運模式，例如：創建智能管理平台
• 購買方便在家工作的遙距文件管理系統，例如：Google G-Suite、Dropbox
• 購買遙距團隊管理軟件，例如：Confluence
• 購買適用於員工或客戶溝通的網上會議軟件，例如： Zoom, Google hangouts, WebEx

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3. 支援員工培訓及進修

• 網店營運的相關培訓
• 網上營銷策略培訓
• 管理軟件的相關培訓

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