What is ASCEND?
ASCEND stands for
ASCEND Tech for Good Scheme (ASCEND) is a 2-year initiative empowering youth-led startups to develop sustainable business models addressing digital equity issues in smart city development. Organised by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Jockey Club Design Institute of Social Innovation and the Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office, ASCEND is funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (HKJC).
Your Tech · Their Future
Inno for Good Through Digital Equity Solutions with ASCEND.
ASCEND (Advancing Social Innovation through Collaborative Enterprise for Next-gen Digital Inclusion) is a 2-year incubation programme empowering youth-led startups to create tech-driven solutions for digital equity in Hong Kong’s smart city future. ASCEND supports startups in developing user-centric technologies and digital literacy programmes to empower digitally marginalised communities.
Meet Our Inno for Good Champions
Solutions to Digital Divide
Every project tells a story of change. Explore how our Inno for Good Champions are solving Hong Kong’s digital divide challenges.
