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Government initiatives

One of the main areas of improvement have been government-related gerontech initiatives across a wide variety of government
bureaus and departments. These initiatives, illustrated by Table 2, have significantly aided both supply-side and demand-side
capacities of gerontech, as well as facilitated the interaction and collaboration between supply-side and demand-side.

Table 2. Government initiatives related to the promotion of gerontech

Relevant
Government Target
government Dates Description of the scheme Impact of the scheme
scheme beneficiaries
body
Surveys following the
An annual gerontech exhibition that
Gerontech and HKSAR 2017– All gerontech exhibition have showed the
Innovation Expo Government Present stakeholders raises users’ awareness of different positive effect that it has on
cum Summit gerontech products developed in raising public awareness on
Hong Kong and overseas
gerontech
A fund dedicated to the R&D of I&T Out of a total of 35
Innovation and Innovation NGOs, R&D projects that seek to improve the successfully funded
Technology and 2017– centres, convenience, comfort, and safety projects, 17 are
Fund for Technology Present companies, levels of products; and address the gerontech-related, totalling
Better Living Bureau and start-ups needs of specific vulnerable to a funding of over HKD 61
community groups million for gerontech R&D
Electrical and Primary and A competition set to raise the
Over 160 teams
Gerontech Mechanical 2017– secondary younger generation’s awareness, participated and were
Youth Challenge Services 2019 school interest, and technical skills in engaged in the competition
Department students developing gerontech products
As of October 2021, a total
Innovation and SWD- of about HKD 380 million
Technology Fund Social subvented A fund that subsidies service units has been dispersed to
for Application Welfare 2019– elderly and to purchase, rent, or trial products, about 1,300 service units
in Elderly and Department 2023 rehabilitation as well as supports staff training and for the procurement or
Rehabilitation service units product maintenance rental of more than 9,600
Care
gerontech products
20