How to run an AI procurement in Hong Kong — requirements, vendor diligence, data terms and governance.
dgm is an independent osFoundry integration partner — not affiliated with osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC), and dgm has no completed client integrations yet.
Running an AI procurement well protects a Hong Kong organisation from cost, lock-in and compliance surprises. Here is a practical guide.
Define requirements
Be clear about the use case, must-have data handling (including Hong Kong residency if needed), model flexibility, integration needs and the pricing model you prefer.
Diligence the vendor
Check data terms, where data is processed, model lock-in, security, and references — and be wary of fabricated client claims. Confirm how the PDPO is handled.
Contract for flexibility
Avoid long lock-in to one model, secure exit and data-portability terms, and prefer usage-based pricing. osFoundry’s managed cloud pins data to the US, EU or Japan — it does not currently offer a Hong Kong managed region (its nearest managed region is Japan). To keep data in Hong Kong, the honest path is self-hosting osFoundry (BYO Cloud) inside a Hong Kong cloud region such as AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1, Microsoft Azure East Asia (Hong Kong SAR) or Google Cloud asia-east2 (Hong Kong), or running models locally on-device.
Where dgm fits
dgm is an independent integration partner that helps Hong Kong businesses adopt osFoundry — scoping a first use case, handling the build, and connecting AI to the systems you already run. dgm is independent of osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC) and has no completed client integrations yet, so everything described here is a service offered, not a past result. If you want to scope a practical first project, dgm can help you map it out.