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Naubahar
SHARIF
白立邦

PhD in Science and Technology Studies
Head and Professor, Division of Public Policy
Professor Division of Integrative Systems and Design
Room 4616B
(852) 2358 7826
(852) 2335 0014
Scholarly Publication
Research Interests
Belt and Road initiative
Innovation and technology policy in Hong Kong and China
Profile
Profile

Naubahar Sharif is jointly appointed in the Division of Social Science and Division of Public Policy. He has published numerous research articles in leading academic journals and has been awarded external funding from the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong under the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) scheme, the General Research Fund (GRF) scheme, and the Public Policy Research (PPR) scheme. Under the auspices of Hong Kong’s Central Policy Unit, Dr. Sharif has received funding (as a co-investigator) for a Strategic Public Policy Research (SPPR) proposal to study the potential of China’s One-Belt-One-Road initiative to benefit Hong Kong through trade and investment.

Dr. Sharif also consulted for the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the HKSAR Government from 2006 to 2010. Currently in his research he focuses on innovation and technology policymaking in Hong Kong, the impact of the One-Belt-One-Road initiative in Pakistan, and also the process of industrial automation, including robotics, unfolding in Southern China.