Shape Hong Kong’s Equitable Smart City Future
From Youth Vision to Digital Inclusion

ASCEND
Tech for Good Scheme

This scheme is a 3-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).​​

5 Key Aspects of Social and Economic Participation

Social Networking

Healthcare

Food and Groceries

Transportation

Leisure

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.

H.O.T Project

EMPowerAI Lab

Digital Companions