How Hong Kong’s AI Subsidy Scheme subsidises access to the Cyberport AI Supercomputing Centre — not a subsidy for buying AI software subscriptions.
dgm is an independent osFoundry integration partner — not affiliated with osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC), and dgm has no completed client integrations yet.
Hong Kong’s AI Subsidy Scheme (AISS) is widely misunderstood. It subsidises access to a government-backed AI supercomputer — not the purchase of commercial AI software.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| What it subsidises | Access to the Cyberport AI Supercomputing Centre (compute) |
| Subsidy level | Up to 70% of the AISC service list price |
| Funding pool | HK$3 billion over three years |
| Opened | October 2024; administered via Cyberport |
What the AISS actually funds
The AI Subsidy Scheme (AISS) subsidises eligible users — local universities, research institutes and enterprises — for up to 70% of the service list price of the Cyberport AI Supercomputing Centre (AISC). The Government allocated HK$3 billion over three years, and applications opened in October 2024.
The common misunderstanding
The AISS is not a subsidy for buying commercial AI software subscriptions or paying an integrator. It lowers the cost of compute on the government-backed supercomputer — aimed at users running real AI workloads (training, large-scale inference). If your need is adopting an off-the-shelf AI tool, this is the wrong instrument. Important: these are programmes a business applies for directly with the relevant Hong Kong authority. dgm is an independent AI-integration agency — it is not a registered or approved vendor of any of these schemes (none of them operates a vendor registry), so nothing here implies dgm can secure or deliver a grant-funded engagement. dgm can help scope and build the AI project; eligibility, approval and any claim rest with you and the agency.
How to start
Check the AISS page on the Cyberport site for eligibility and the current subsidy terms. Support levels, caps, eligibility and round status change — confirm the current details on the official programme page before relying on them.
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.