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“Innovation for Smart Ageing” Techstars Startup Weekend
According to the Census and Statistics Department, over one-third of the population in Hong Kong will be 65 or over by 2036. In response to this rise in the ageing population and in view of future care necessary for the elderly, the Project organised a Techstars Startup Weekend with the theme “Innovation for Smart Ageing” in June 2020. It brought together entrepreneurs interested in the elderly market to discuss opportunities of smart ageing and the development of innovative technologies aiming to offer solutions for ageing in place and reduce the stress on caregivers and the elderly care sector.
Social Enterprise Intelligent Hub
To promote gerontechnology as well as smart ageing to the public, the Project set up a Social Enterprise Intelligent Hub (SEI Hub) in April 2020, which aims to provide a cloud platform for different stakeholders including social enterprises, entrepreneurs, caregivers and users to connect and share their resources. The SEI Hub will gather data from social enterprises and elderly services across Hong Kong. It helps facilitate project financing and collaboration among social enterprises and start-ups, thus leading to innovations and development of gerontechnology in Hong Kong.
At this stage, around 60 social enterprises, NGOs and gerontechnology suppliers in Hong Kong are using the platform. Website: https://seihub.ln.edu.hk/html/index.php