Awards and Recognitions
Year and Award
Awarded Unit(s)
Organiser
Award Category
2021
HKMA Award for Excellence in Training and Development 2021
1. Excellence Award - Campaign Award
2. Special Award - Excellence in Future Skills Development
Awarded Unit(s)
Organiser
The Hong Kong Management Association
Award Category
- Innovation and Technology
- Human Resources
In driving the “Smart Urban Renewal” work, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) decided to build a Geographic Information System (GIS) based system, named “Urban Renewal Information System” (URIS) and embarked on the journey to become a data-driven organisation with an IT-savvy workforce. A dedicated training plan with a series of customised in-house training programmes was implemented to support the development of URIS, sharpen our staff’s mindset for change and groom them to become Location Intelligence talents.
2021
HKMA Award for Excellence in Training and Development 2021
1. Excellence Award - Campaign Award
2. Special Award - Recruit Excellence in Digital Innovation
Awarded Unit(s)
Organiser
The Hong Kong Management Association
Award Category
- Innovation and Technology
- Human Resources
Nurturing our staff is one of the missions of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA). We developed our own all-in-one enterprise learning management and knowledge exchange platform to safeguard URA’s critical knowledge and unique project experience, enrich staff’s learning experience and automate the training administration for better operational efficiency. The Learning Platform was launched during the COVID-pandemic period, offering a flexible and effective learning experience for all staff regardless of their work locations.
2021
Excellence Award in Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting
2021 HKMA Best Annual Report Awards
Awarded Unit(s)
Organiser
The Hong Kong Management Association
Award Category
- Corporate and Branding
2021
Triple Gold Award
2020-2021 Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme
Awarded Unit(s)
Organiser
Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited
Award Category
- Corporate and Branding
- Innovation and Technology
2021
Special Achievement in Geographic Information System (SAG) Award 2021
Awarded Unit(s)
Organiser
Esri China (HK)
Award Category
- Planning, Architecture and Construction
With the application of geographic information system (GIS) technology, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) developed the Urban Renewal Information System (URIS) in 2019 to improve the organization's capability to process and analyze planning information and spatial data, facilitating the implementation of the "planning-led" direction in urban renewal. The award recognizes the outstanding performance of URA in applying and practicing GIS. Specifically, URIS utilizes GIS technology to improve URA's ability to process and analyze planning and geospatial data in order to better support the implementation of urban renewal initiatives.
