Social Innovation is a force for social change. Social entrepreneurs develop and adopt effective solutions in addressing social needs in various ways, including product, platform, process and policy innovation.
Smart Age Innovation Adventure
Offering training courses on innovation and technology to unleash talent from elderly
ABOUT
Year Established: 2018
Beneficiaries: Elderly
| Handling elderly's daily problem through innovation |
SOCIAL ISSUES
- The problem of aging population is serious in Hong Kong, around twenty million people ages between 50-70
- Retired elderly lacks communication and interaction with the society
SOCIAL INNOVATION
- Offer training courses to elderly on innovation and technology, such as creative thinking, virtual reality sketching and 3D printing, aiming to encourage them to come up with creative ideas to solve daily problems
EXCEPTED SOCIAL IMPACT
 | 135 elderly to be offered training courses |
 | 20 of participated elderly will be trained as tutors |
 | 300 community members understand the capabilities of the elders through participated in the creative workshops |
 | Encourage elderly actively engage in the society to share their inventions and broaden their social circles |
BUSINESS MODEL
Smart Age Innovation Adventure receives training fee to maintain the operation
PROGRAMME CONTENT
Innovation and technology training workshops
Trainings will be offered to elderly about creative thinking, as well as VR and 3D technology
Holding exhibition
Innovation products designed by elderly will be shown in the exhibition, aiming to enhance public awareness on elderly