Surveyed employers believe that AI can boost their organizations' productivity by 40%, while workers believe AI could raise their efficiency by as much as 47%. "The rise of generative AI presents an unparalleled opportunity for Hong Kong businesses to drive innovation, enhance productivity, and stay ahead of the curve. They also lack the financial resources to provide employees with AI training (70%), and time for employees to pursue AI training outside of core work responsibilities (69%). In addition, 65% of employees cited a lack of knowledge of the AI skills training programs available as a top barrier.AWS has trained over 100,000 individuals in Hong Kong on cloud skills since 2014. It also offers usage demos of AWS services such as Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q Business, and Amazon Q Developers.