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Each of the key levers identified form a chapter of this report.   Connecting supply-side with demand-side stakeholders is one of
               Chapter 1 discusses supply-side support, namely relating to   the main focuses of the Gerontechnology Platform (GT Platform),
               receiving user feedback, specific issues faced by start-ups,   an initiative funded by the Hong Kong SAR Government
               and issues concerning import and export. Chapter 2 discusses   (the Government)’s Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
               demand-side needs, differentiated based on elderly living in   Development Fund (SIE Fund) and coordinated by HKCSS
               residential setting compared to those living in a community setting.   to lead collaborative efforts within the gerontech ecosystem   Executive Summary
               Chapter 3 discusses how to improve the availability of gerontech-  (HKCSS, 2021). The GT Platform is therefore ideally positioned
               friendly infrastructure, both within public spaces and inside private   to implement several recommendations about connecting supply-
               homes. Chapter 4 discusses how to leverage public-private   side with demand-side, such as those related to user feedback.
               investment partnerships for gerontech. Chapter 5 discusses how   As another mandate of the GT Platform is capacity building, it
               to nurture the relevant talent to sustain the gerontech ecosystem,   is also well-positioned to implement recommendations related
               including the creation of gerontech consultants, facilitating   to increasing start-up specific support and providing additional
               knowledge transfer, and enhancing general education.      mechanisms to enhance the import and export of gerontech
                                                                         products and services.
               1. Enabling supply-side to produce                        1.1 Increasing opportunities for suppliers to

                   more and better gerontech products                        obtain user feedback
                   and services                                          Many suppliers face difficulties in obtaining user feedback,
                                                                         which is especially important to gerontech because many elders
               Within Hong Kong’s gerontech ecosystem, the “supply-side”   and PwD have specific health or social needs. We therefore
               refers to organisations and individuals that create and supply   recommend the Government to create more opportunities for
               gerontech products and services to consumers. The past years   suppliers to obtain user feedback at every stage of the product
               have seen an increase in the quantity and quality of gerontech   development cycle. At the early stages, companies and financiers
               suppliers, which has brought more gerontech products and   struggle to conduct gerontech market analysis due to limited
               services to the market. Yet, there remains a gap in actually   data, such as the health and social needs of end-users or their
               bringing these products and services into the hands of users.   gerontech consumption patterns. As such, we recommend
                                                                         that the Census and Statistics Department collaborate with
                                                                         relevant government departments to conduct a thematic
                                                                         survey on the size and needs of the gerontech market.





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