Naubahar SHARIF

Member (Hong Kong)

Naubahar SHARIF is an Associate Professor in the Division of Social Science and the Division of Public Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has published numerous research articles in leading academic journals and has been awarded external funding from the Research Grants Council 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, Prof. Sharif has received funding 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. He also consulted for the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong SAR Government from 2006 to 2010. Currently, his research 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.