Past Events

• Business Facilitation
• Business Facilitation Advisory Committee

30/12/2021

The Government announced that the Financial Secretary has appointed two new non-official members under the Member Self-recommendation Scheme for Youth and a further six new non-official members to the Business Facilitation Advisory Committee for a term from January 1 to December 31, 2022. Please refer to the press release for more information.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

01/12/2021

Commenced in January 2021, the Gerontechnology Platform is the second flagship project of the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund. A collaborative coalition of ten organisations led by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) has been appointed as the intermediary to design, develop and operate an inclusive one-stop Gerontechnology Platform, with the aim of fostering the development and application of gerontechnology to address the challenges and seize the opportunities arising from the ageing population. The project has been making satisfactory progress since its commencement, with a newly released research report among its latest achievements.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

04/11/2021

In view of the challenges posed by the ageing population, the SIE Fund launched its second flagship project, the Gerontechnology Platform, in January 2021, aiming to foster the development of the gerontechnology ecosystem in Hong Kong. While the project is making progress, the SIE Fund Task Force (Task Force) will stay tuned for the latest development of the sector.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

04/10/2021

The SIE Fund has funded four innovative projects seeking to promote inter-generational digital inclusion by engaging young people to, through employment or volunteer work, make good use of their digital knowledge to help the elderly increase their understanding and adoption of digital technologies, and at the same time foster inter-generational harmony and enhance social cohesion.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

17/08/2021

Jointly funded by the SIE Fund and The Community Chest of Hong Kong and administered by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), the Community Housing Movement recently won the Gold Award and Best Collaborative Award in the Wofoo Asian Award for Advancing Family Well-Being (Wofoo 3A Project) 2020 held by the Consortium of Institutes on Family in the Asian Region (CIFA). CIFA is a regional organisation in Asia providing a platform for trans-disciplinary collaboration with the ultimate goal to strengthen family functioning and promote family health in the region while contributing to the body of knowledge in relationship science in the international arena. The Wofoo 3A Project serves to give recognition to outstanding initiatives in the Asian region that have advanced an innovative idea, model, or paradigm that can improve the quality of life for families and enhance their well-being. CIFA described the Community Housing Movement as not only meeting the housing needs but also having a strong focus on improving citizen’s personal, family and community life.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

21/06/2021

With the passage of the Appropriation Bill 2021 by the Legislative Council on 28 April 2021, an injection of $500 million to the SIE Fund will be made in 2021-22 as set out in the Chief Executive’s 2020 Policy Address Supplement.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

17/05/2021

The SIE Fund has commissioned The University of Hong Kong to conduct the “Second Evaluation Study of the SIE Fund” (“Second Evaluation Study”) with the aim of evaluating the performance of the initiatives of the Fund in achieving its objectives. Following on from the research period covered by the First Evaluation Study, the Second Evaluation Study further examines the overall performance of the Fund, the impact of intermediaries as well as projects and initiatives funded or supported by the Fund on a longitudinal basis during the period from July 2020 to December 2023. The Study will also come up with recommendations of improvements at all levels.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

30/04/2021

With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the use of digital products to receive instant information and maintain close connection with the society has been intensified. The elderly, who generally have lower digital literacy, have therefore become more isolated and vulnerable. Meanwhile, more and more young people, who are in general well-versed in digital technologies, have become unemployed or underemployed under the epidemic.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

28/04/2021

The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund) has been exploring ways to address the challenges and opportunities arising from an ageing population through innovative means and more extensive cross-sector collaboration. On 28 April 2021, the SIE Fund Task Force, keen to keep abreast of the latest development and application of gerontechnology (gerontech), visited two service centres in Shatin operating under the Jockey Club “age at home” Gerontech Education and Rental Service scheme funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and administered by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service. The Jockey Club “age at home” Gerontech Education and Rental Service Centre, which exhibits gerontech equipment and provides educational activities and consultancy and equipment rental services, is operated jointly by Hong Kong Red Cross and Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service – Hong Kong, whereas the Gerontech Cleaning and Maintenance Service Centre operated by St. James' Settlement offers one-stop services for cleaning, disinfection, quality check, maintenance and re-packaging of rental equipment. While enabling members of the Task Force to understand more about the application of gerontech, the visit provided a good reference for the Fund on fostering the development of the gerontech ecosystem in Hong Kong.

• Promotion of I&T Adoption in the Government
• Exhibition

31/03/2021

To support bureaux and departments (B/Ds) in accelerating the provision of e-licensing and e-services to better serve the community, the Efficiency Office, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, organised an I&T Solution Day on 31 March 2021. Over 220 representatives from 40 participating B/Ds under the “Be the Smart Regulator” and the "Streamlining of Government Services" Programmes joined the event.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

04/01/2021

The SIE Fund has appointed a collaborative coalition of ten organisations led by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service as an intermediary to design, develop and operate an inclusive one-stop Gerontechnology Platform to promote the development of the gerontechnology ecosystem in Hong Kong.

• Promotion of I&T Adoption in the Government
• Exhibition

26/11/2020

To facilitate the implementation of pro-innovation government procurement policy and accelerating the use of innovation and technology (I&T) in improving public service delivery, we organise events such as trade show and solution day in collaboration with the I&T sector to help bureaux and departments (B/Ds) build awareness and knowledge of the latest technologies and innovations in the market.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

16/09/2020

Seeking to catalyse the pilot development of the innovative financing model of Pay-for-Success (PFS, also known as Social Impact Bond) in Hong Kong, the SIE Fund has taken up the role of Commissioner for the first PFS project in Hong Kong launched recently.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

24/08/2020

The SIE Fund has engaged the University of Hong Kong to conduct an evaluation study of the Fund (“1st Study”) since 2016 with the objective of evaluating the effectiveness of the initiatives of the Fund in achieving the Fund’s objectives. Following the completion of the 1st Study covering up to end June 2020 in terms of research period, the Fund intends to engage a consultant to conduct the 2nd Evaluation Study of the Fund (“2nd Study”) to further evaluate the performance of the SIE Fund covering the research period of July 2020 to December 2023.

• Business Facilitation
• Business Facilitation Advisory Committee

30/06/2020

The Government announced that the Financial Secretary has appointed 11 new non-official members and re-appointed nine serving non-official members to the Business Facilitation Advisory Committee for a new term from July 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022. Please refer to the press release for more information.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

30/06/2020

The government has announced the membership of the new term of Commission on Poverty (CoP) and its Task Forces with an office term running from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2022. Please refer to the press release and CoP website for details. Membership of the SIE Fund Task Force is also available in the "Task Force" section of this website.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

12/06/2020

The SIE Fund has successfully appointed four organisations as the second batch of intermediaries recently. They are Fullness Social Enterprises Society Ltd, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, PolyU Technology and Consultancy Co Ltd and The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

28/05/2020

The SIE Fund has recently appointed the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong (SRACP) as an intermediary to design and administer a brand new innovative programme "BEHub" under the Fund.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

06/04/2020

The SIE Fund has recently appointed Fullness Social Enterprises Society Ltd (FSES) as an intermediary to design and administer a new innovative programme called “Innovator Farm” under the Fund.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

13/02/2020

The SIE Fund has reappointed the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) as an intermediary to design and administer the innovative programme "Impact Incubator" under the Fund.

• Citizen-centric Services
• SIE Fund

15/01/2020

The SIE Fund has reappointed PolyU Technology and Consultancy Co Ltd (PolyU) as an intermediary to design and administer the innovative programme "Good Seed" under the Fund.