How NIFS supports smart production lines in Hong Kong — including AI, machine learning and automation — on a 1:2 matching basis.
dgm is an independent osFoundry integration partner — not affiliated with osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC), and dgm has no completed client integrations yet.
The New Industrialisation Funding Scheme (NIFS) funds smart production lines in Hong Kong — and AI, machine learning and automation are explicitly within scope.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| What it is | Funds setting up smart production lines in Hong Kong |
| Matching | 1 (Government) : 2 (company) |
| Support | Lower of one-third of cost or HK$15 million per project |
| AI scope | AI/ML, IoT, robotics, automation, data analytics |
What NIFS funds
The New Industrialisation Funding Scheme (NIFS) funds companies setting up smart production lines in Hong Kong on a 1:2 (Government:company) matching basis — with support being the lower of one-third of the approved project cost or HK$15 million per project, and up to three concurrent projects. Smart-manufacturing criteria explicitly include AI and machine learning, IoT, robotics, automation and data analytics.
Who it suits
NIFS suits manufacturers and companies building smart production capability in Hong Kong — not service businesses adopting an office AI tool. Applicants must be incorporated in Hong Kong. Note that the Technology Voucher Programme (TVP), Hong Kong’s best-known SME tech-adoption funding, stopped accepting new applications after 31 December 2024 — so it is not an active route for a new AI project, despite many older blogs still listing it.
How to start
Check the NIFS page under the ITF for eligibility and current terms. Support levels, caps, eligibility and round status change — confirm the current details on the official programme page before relying on them. 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.
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.