The Award Structure
The Award consists of three phases:
1st Phase: Local Region Competition
Winner will be selected from submissions in each region including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Other Asia for “Best Social Start-up Idea” award in their respective region.
2nd Phase: Coaching in CVC Entrepreneurs' Lab
The regional winners of “Best Social Start-up Idea” will be invited to Hong Kong for a social startup weekend on 17-19 February, 2017, they will have the opportunity to sharpen their idea and business model through coaching from the social start-up workshop.
3nd Phase: Asia Region Competition
One grand final winner will be selected from Pitch Day for Grand Award of Social Innovator 2016..
Judging Criteria
We are looking for impact driven business solution ideas that address urban issues in Asia.
| Item | Criteria | Weighing |
|---|---|---|
| (i) | Creativity - An innovative business idea that utilizes of human and capital resources in the city |
20% |
| (ii) | Social Need Solubility - An idea with well-defined customer and beneficiary segment(s) - With a clear and compelling value proposition for each segment(s) |
20% |
| (iii) | Feasibility - Technical and Market feasibility of the idea |
20% |
| (iv) | Sustainability - The idea has a solid value proposition to achieve financial sustainability or profitability |
20% |
| (v) | Scalability - Favourable market size, competitive landscape, and proprietary position that offers high potential for substantial growth and impact |
20% |
Judges
Grand Final Judges
Mr. Alvin Lam
Senior Managing DirectorCapital Partners
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Alvin joined CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) in 2005 and is a member of the firm’s Operations team responsible for monitoring CVC’s portfolio companies in Asia.
He has worked with businesses across several sectors, including consumer goods and retail, healthcare, telecom, manufacturing and business services.
Prior to joining CVC, Alvin was a Principal with the Boston Consulting Group’s Greater China practice and worked for Philip Morris International in a regional business development role.
Alvin is actively involved in CVC’s CSR activities in Asia. Through the CVC Foundation, which manages CVC’s global philanthropic activities, Alvin has been supporting and engaging with various venture philanthropy funds and social enterprises in Hong Kong, including Social Venture Hong Kong, Playtao Education and Social Impact Partners.
Alvin holds a BSc Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.
He has worked with businesses across several sectors, including consumer goods and retail, healthcare, telecom, manufacturing and business services.
Prior to joining CVC, Alvin was a Principal with the Boston Consulting Group’s Greater China practice and worked for Philip Morris International in a regional business development role.
Alvin is actively involved in CVC’s CSR activities in Asia. Through the CVC Foundation, which manages CVC’s global philanthropic activities, Alvin has been supporting and engaging with various venture philanthropy funds and social enterprises in Hong Kong, including Social Venture Hong Kong, Playtao Education and Social Impact Partners.
Alvin holds a BSc Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Rosetta Fong
Vice Chairlady and Executive Director, Convoy Global Holdings LimitedChairlady, Convoy Social Fund
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Ms. Fong Sut Sam, Rosetta was appointed as the Vice Chairman of Convoy Global Holdings Limited on 1 January 2015. She is also the Director of 6 subsidiaries of the Company. Ms. Fong is responsible for the Group’s brand building and cultural development, as well as corporate social responsibilities. Ms. Fong joined the Group in 1998 and took leadership roles in various aspects of the company. In 2016, she has become the Chairlady of Convoy Social Fund, serving the community through supporting different charity projects. Her exceptional achievement in the financial industry and contribution to the community earned her the title of "Benchmark Most Extraordinary Women in Finance 2009" and “Excellence in Achievement of World Chinese Young Entrepreneurs 2014” respectively.
Ms. Fong has been appointed as the panel member of 4 Appeal Boards, including Amusement Game Centres, Betting Duty Ordinance, Municipal Services and Housing by Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Government and as a lay member of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel. She is also the member of Marketing Management Committee of Hong Kong Management Association, Advisory Board member of the CUHK Center for Entrepreneurship and executive member of Green Monday. In Aug 2015, Ms. Fong joined the Advisory Board of the CUHK MBA Programs.
Ms. Fong has been appointed as the panel member of 4 Appeal Boards, including Amusement Game Centres, Betting Duty Ordinance, Municipal Services and Housing by Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Government and as a lay member of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel. She is also the member of Marketing Management Committee of Hong Kong Management Association, Advisory Board member of the CUHK Center for Entrepreneurship and executive member of Green Monday. In Aug 2015, Ms. Fong joined the Advisory Board of the CUHK MBA Programs.
Mr. Francis Ngai
Founder and CEOSocial Ventures Hong Kong
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Mr. Francis Ngai is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk), a venture philanthropic organization focused on inventing, incubating and investing in social start-ups that address urban challenges through sustainable and innovative business solutions.
Since its establishment in 2007, SVhk has incubated over 20 portfolio ventures, among which, Mr. Ngai co-founded Green Monday (an environmental and green lifestyle initiative), Playtao Education (an afterschool education for grassroots students) and RunOurCity (community engagement through running). Other successful portfolio ventures includeDiamond Cab (Hong Kong’s first barrier-free taxi service), Light Be (an affordable housing initiative for underprivileged families in Hong Kong) andCookConnect (a food knowledge and resources platform).
Mr. Ngai is a Board Member of the Asia Venture Philanthropy Network. He regularly participates in regional and global events as a speaker on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, including events organized by the Rockefeller Foundation, TEDx, UBS, USAID and Harvard University.
Prior to establishing SVhk, Mr. Ngai was the Head of Strategy in a listed technology conglomerate in Hong Kong. He graduated from the City University of Hong Kong and was conferred as an Honorary Fellow by the University in 2013. He was selected as one of the 100 Asia Pioneers by The Purpose Economy in 2014, a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2012 and one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2011.
As an ultra-running veteran, Mr. Ngai completed The North Pole Marathon in 2013 and the 250-km Gobi March of the 4 Deserts race series in 2012.
Since its establishment in 2007, SVhk has incubated over 20 portfolio ventures, among which, Mr. Ngai co-founded Green Monday (an environmental and green lifestyle initiative), Playtao Education (an afterschool education for grassroots students) and RunOurCity (community engagement through running). Other successful portfolio ventures includeDiamond Cab (Hong Kong’s first barrier-free taxi service), Light Be (an affordable housing initiative for underprivileged families in Hong Kong) andCookConnect (a food knowledge and resources platform).
Mr. Ngai is a Board Member of the Asia Venture Philanthropy Network. He regularly participates in regional and global events as a speaker on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, including events organized by the Rockefeller Foundation, TEDx, UBS, USAID and Harvard University.
Prior to establishing SVhk, Mr. Ngai was the Head of Strategy in a listed technology conglomerate in Hong Kong. He graduated from the City University of Hong Kong and was conferred as an Honorary Fellow by the University in 2013. He was selected as one of the 100 Asia Pioneers by The Purpose Economy in 2014, a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2012 and one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2011.
As an ultra-running veteran, Mr. Ngai completed The North Pole Marathon in 2013 and the 250-km Gobi March of the 4 Deserts race series in 2012.
Ms. Yina Song
Programme ManagerThe Lien Centre for Social Innovation (Singapore)
Mr. Kevin Chen
FounderELIV (Taiwan)
Mr. Quang Phan
Executive Assistant to CEO cum Development OfficerCSIP - Center for Social Initiatives Promotion (Vietnam)
Ms. Haidy Leung
Business Development ManagerChangeFusion (Thailand)
Mr. Sunit Shrestha
Founder and DirectorChangeFusion
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Sunit has over ten years of experience in social enterprise development. He founded ChangeFusion, a pioneer social enterprise support non-profit institute in Thailand. He was instrumental in the setup of Thai Social Enterprise Promotion Board chaired by the Prime Minister, a Thailand’s SE promotion policy structure.
He is also an Ashoka fellow.
He is also an Ashoka fellow.
Regional Final Judges
Mr. Alvin Lam
Senior Managing DirectorCapital Partners
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Alvin joined CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) in 2005 and is a member of the firm’s Operations team responsible for monitoring CVC’s portfolio companies in Asia.
He has worked with businesses across several sectors, including consumer goods and retail, healthcare, telecom, manufacturing and business services.
Prior to joining CVC, Alvin was a Principal with the Boston Consulting Group’s Greater China practice and worked for Philip Morris International in a regional business development role.
Alvin is actively involved in CVC’s CSR activities in Asia. Through the CVC Foundation, which manages CVC’s global philanthropic activities, Alvin has been supporting and engaging with various venture philanthropy funds and social enterprises in Hong Kong, including Social Venture Hong Kong, Playtao Education and Social Impact Partners.
Alvin holds a BSc Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.
He has worked with businesses across several sectors, including consumer goods and retail, healthcare, telecom, manufacturing and business services.
Prior to joining CVC, Alvin was a Principal with the Boston Consulting Group’s Greater China practice and worked for Philip Morris International in a regional business development role.
Alvin is actively involved in CVC’s CSR activities in Asia. Through the CVC Foundation, which manages CVC’s global philanthropic activities, Alvin has been supporting and engaging with various venture philanthropy funds and social enterprises in Hong Kong, including Social Venture Hong Kong, Playtao Education and Social Impact Partners.
Alvin holds a BSc Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Rosetta Fong
Vice Chairlady and Executive Director, Convoy Global Holdings LimitedChairlady, Convoy Social Fund
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Ms. Fong Sut Sam, Rosetta was appointed as the Vice Chairman of Convoy Global Holdings Limited on 1 January 2015. She is also the Director of 6 subsidiaries of the Company. Ms. Fong is responsible for the Group’s brand building and cultural development, as well as corporate social responsibilities. Ms. Fong joined the Group in 1998 and took leadership roles in various aspects of the company. In 2016, she has become the Chairlady of Convoy Social Fund, serving the community through supporting different charity projects. Her exceptional achievement in the financial industry and contribution to the community earned her the title of "Benchmark Most Extraordinary Women in Finance 2009" and “Excellence in Achievement of World Chinese Young Entrepreneurs 2014” respectively.
Ms. Fong has been appointed as the panel member of 4 Appeal Boards, including Amusement Game Centres, Betting Duty Ordinance, Municipal Services and Housing by Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Government and as a lay member of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel. She is also the member of Marketing Management Committee of Hong Kong Management Association, Advisory Board member of the CUHK Center for Entrepreneurship and executive member of Green Monday. In Aug 2015, Ms. Fong joined the Advisory Board of the CUHK MBA Programs.
Ms. Fong has been appointed as the panel member of 4 Appeal Boards, including Amusement Game Centres, Betting Duty Ordinance, Municipal Services and Housing by Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Government and as a lay member of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel. She is also the member of Marketing Management Committee of Hong Kong Management Association, Advisory Board member of the CUHK Center for Entrepreneurship and executive member of Green Monday. In Aug 2015, Ms. Fong joined the Advisory Board of the CUHK MBA Programs.
Ms. Teresa Orr
Vice ChairGive2Asia
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Ms. Orr (better known to her colleagues as Teresa) is a social and environmental advocate who addresses issues of education, health, women empowerment, and environmental rehabilitation in Asia. Originally from Hong Kong, Teresa worked in nursing and healthcare education where she developed a strong passion for helping people. Later on, Teresa focused her time on raising her two children while also volunteering in her community. More recently she has become deeply involved with international development work.
Her varied interests are reflected in her diverse portfolio of work, the latest being in the areas of addressing basic needs for families, and the environment. Programs include building compassion homes for live along elders, families with disabled and mentally ill children, disaster rebuilding work, environmental awareness, general education and health care, dental care for rural kids, and finally, capacity building for vulnerable communities with the goals of achieving independence and self-sufficiency. She enjoys bringing people and organizations together through a holistic approach that encourages discussion and learning. A firm believer in leveraging resources, Teresa considers it important to collaborate with other donors and organizations to raise awareness on social and development issues and concerns. She is a member of Give2Asia’s Executive Committee and the Development Committee. She travels extensively in Asia, visiting and monitoring Give2Asia’s and her own independent programs and projects.
She has recently joined the Board of Thriive.org.
Her varied interests are reflected in her diverse portfolio of work, the latest being in the areas of addressing basic needs for families, and the environment. Programs include building compassion homes for live along elders, families with disabled and mentally ill children, disaster rebuilding work, environmental awareness, general education and health care, dental care for rural kids, and finally, capacity building for vulnerable communities with the goals of achieving independence and self-sufficiency. She enjoys bringing people and organizations together through a holistic approach that encourages discussion and learning. A firm believer in leveraging resources, Teresa considers it important to collaborate with other donors and organizations to raise awareness on social and development issues and concerns. She is a member of Give2Asia’s Executive Committee and the Development Committee. She travels extensively in Asia, visiting and monitoring Give2Asia’s and her own independent programs and projects.
She has recently joined the Board of Thriive.org.
Ms. Sinee Chakthranont
Country DirectorAshoka: Innovators for the Public, Thailand
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Sinee Chakthranont has led Ashoka in Thailand for over 15 years developing one of the largest and robust Fellowships programs with over 100 of the organization’s 3,000 globallyrecognized social entrepreneurs. She has contributed significantly to the field of social entrepreneurship in Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia by building cross sector networks. Sinee speaks on social innovations and has been regularly featured by national media as an expert commentator. She has been active in Thailand’s civic movement since the historic protests for democratic reforms in 1970s. She serves on the board of directors for Thammasat University’s School of Global Studies and Khon Thai Foundation, and was appointed to the steering committee during the founding of Thai Social Enterprise Office.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chulalongkorn University and a Masters of Education degree in International Development from Boston University.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chulalongkorn University and a Masters of Education degree in International Development from Boston University.
Ms. Pattraporn Yamla-or
Managing DirectorKnowledge Dissemination, Sal Forest Co., Ltd.
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Pattraporn (Dao) worked in marketing communications in the multi-national corporate world before continuing her higher education with a Master's in Marketing (International Program) at Thammasat Business School in Bangkok. During her study, Dao developed a passion for social entrepreneurship and was chosen to represent her class in several global business plan competitions. Her team was the runner up in the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) at University of California at Berkeley in 2007. GSVC has been recognized as the world’s oldest and largest social business plan competition.
Based on her experience with the global GSVC, Dao co-founded the Southeast Asian branch of GSVC in 2007. GSVC Southeast Asia welcomes graduate students from more than 60 universities from 11 ASEAN and Oceania countries. The competition provides social start-ups with access to capital, network, knowhow and mentoring services. She also co-authored Thailand’s first social impact assessment or social return on investment (SROI) manual for the Thailand Social Enterprise Office as a guide for social enterprises.
In 2013, Dao co-founded Sal Forest Co., Ltd to be the first sustainable business accelerator in Thailand. The company aims to jumpstart and further public discourse on sustainable business via workshops, events and media, as well as by conducting research on key sustainability issues and performing social impact assessments. Sal Forest works with corporate and international development organizations such as Rockefeller Foundation, UNDP, Oxfam, PTT, Mitrpol, TCDC and more. In addition in running Sal Forest, Dao is also an adjunct professor at Thammasat Business School, where she teaches courses in Business and Society including topics as Sustainable Business, Creating Shared Value and Social Entrepreneurship.
Based on her experience with the global GSVC, Dao co-founded the Southeast Asian branch of GSVC in 2007. GSVC Southeast Asia welcomes graduate students from more than 60 universities from 11 ASEAN and Oceania countries. The competition provides social start-ups with access to capital, network, knowhow and mentoring services. She also co-authored Thailand’s first social impact assessment or social return on investment (SROI) manual for the Thailand Social Enterprise Office as a guide for social enterprises.
In 2013, Dao co-founded Sal Forest Co., Ltd to be the first sustainable business accelerator in Thailand. The company aims to jumpstart and further public discourse on sustainable business via workshops, events and media, as well as by conducting research on key sustainability issues and performing social impact assessments. Sal Forest works with corporate and international development organizations such as Rockefeller Foundation, UNDP, Oxfam, PTT, Mitrpol, TCDC and more. In addition in running Sal Forest, Dao is also an adjunct professor at Thammasat Business School, where she teaches courses in Business and Society including topics as Sustainable Business, Creating Shared Value and Social Entrepreneurship.
Mr. Romy Cahyadi
Executive DirectorUnLtd Indonesia
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Romy is Executive Director of UnLtd Indonesia, the first incubator for early stage social enterprises in Indonesia. He is a co-founder of ProVisi Education, an education service provider, running various educational programs in rural Indonesia. He was also a founding member of AKSI (Indonesian Social Entrepreneurship Association), and has been a lead trainer on several major social enterprise projects. He is a regular speaker at conferences on social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in South East Asia.
Mr. Francis Ngai
Founder and CEOSocial Ventures Hong Kong
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Mr. Francis Ngai is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk), a venture philanthropic organization focused on inventing, incubating and investing in social start-ups that address urban challenges through sustainable and innovative business solutions.
Since its establishment in 2007, SVhk has incubated over 20 portfolio ventures, among which, Mr. Ngai co-founded Green Monday (an environmental and green lifestyle initiative), Playtao Education (an afterschool education for grassroots students) and RunOurCity (community engagement through running). Other successful portfolio ventures includeDiamond Cab (Hong Kong’s first barrier-free taxi service), Light Be (an affordable housing initiative for underprivileged families in Hong Kong) andCookConnect (a food knowledge and resources platform).
Mr. Ngai is a Board Member of the Asia Venture Philanthropy Network. He regularly participates in regional and global events as a speaker on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, including events organized by the Rockefeller Foundation, TEDx, UBS, USAID and Harvard University.
Prior to establishing SVhk, Mr. Ngai was the Head of Strategy in a listed technology conglomerate in Hong Kong. He graduated from the City University of Hong Kong and was conferred as an Honorary Fellow by the University in 2013. He was selected as one of the 100 Asia Pioneers by The Purpose Economy in 2014, a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2012 and one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2011.
As an ultra-running veteran, Mr. Ngai completed The North Pole Marathon in 2013 and the 250-km Gobi March of the 4 Deserts race series in 2012.
Since its establishment in 2007, SVhk has incubated over 20 portfolio ventures, among which, Mr. Ngai co-founded Green Monday (an environmental and green lifestyle initiative), Playtao Education (an afterschool education for grassroots students) and RunOurCity (community engagement through running). Other successful portfolio ventures includeDiamond Cab (Hong Kong’s first barrier-free taxi service), Light Be (an affordable housing initiative for underprivileged families in Hong Kong) andCookConnect (a food knowledge and resources platform).
Mr. Ngai is a Board Member of the Asia Venture Philanthropy Network. He regularly participates in regional and global events as a speaker on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, including events organized by the Rockefeller Foundation, TEDx, UBS, USAID and Harvard University.
Prior to establishing SVhk, Mr. Ngai was the Head of Strategy in a listed technology conglomerate in Hong Kong. He graduated from the City University of Hong Kong and was conferred as an Honorary Fellow by the University in 2013. He was selected as one of the 100 Asia Pioneers by The Purpose Economy in 2014, a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2012 and one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2011.
As an ultra-running veteran, Mr. Ngai completed The North Pole Marathon in 2013 and the 250-km Gobi March of the 4 Deserts race series in 2012.
Awards
Best Social Start-up Idea
A total of 11 awardees will be selected from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Other Asia region, and compete for the Grand Award of Social Innovator 2016.
Grand Award of Social Innovator 2016
The best of Social Start-up idea in Asia.
Best Multimedia Award (Hong Kong Regional Only)
The Best idea presented in multimedia format. The "Best Multimedia Award" for the best idea presented in multimedia format among the HK entries. It is more focusing on the presentation quality of the video quality, the technical and communication skill.
Prizes
HK$2,000 (~US$250) each award winner. Additional HK$4,000 (~US$500) for Grand Award of Social Innovator 2016.
Social Start-up weekend in Hong Kong on 17-19 February 2017.
Coaching in Social Start-up Workshop
Hong Kong winners: (i) One-year membership in the “House of Social Innovators” to meet professional firm partners to seek for support in their projects, and (ii) one-year co-working space membership at The WAVE to start your winning social start-up idea..
Asia winners: Complimentary trip from Asian countries1 to Hong Kong for social start-up weekend on 17-19 February 2017.
1 List of qualified Asian countries/cities, subject to the addition or removal of countries at the sole discretion of SVhk:Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
Extra Prize
ASIA ACTION PRIZE for Grand Award of Social Innovator 2016, support you to realize your dream!
Monetary support for implementation
This suits best for the idea ready to pilot/launch/scale up. Awardee of Grand Award of Social Innovator 2016 needs to submit an implementation plan with suggested allocation of the monetary support with budget up to HKD70,000 (~USD9,020). The deadline for implementation plan submission is June 30, 2017
Terms and conditions
– In case, the awardee of Grand Award of Social Innovator 2016 gives up or fails to submit the implementation plan before the deadline, the organizer reserves the rights to invite implementation plan from the grand finalists pool.
– Payment schedule
– HK$10,000 upfront payment upon approval of implementation plan
– The remaining 30 days after receiving receipt of actual expenses
– Unclaimed budget will be forfeited after 30 June 2018
Calendar
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| September 2016 | Application opens |
| 30 November 2016 | Application closes |
| January 2017 | Results announcement |
| 17-19 February 2017 | Social Start-up Workshop Grand Finals: Pitch Day to overall Judging Panel Grand Finals results announcement & Ceremony |
Asian Winners
Indonesia Region
Arief Faqihudin, Silva Eliana Aspriyanti
COASS
Project In Brief:
COASS is an apps used to connect Profession Dental Student and patients with the appropriate requirement, schedule, and funding of the treatments.Idea:
Based on Indonesian Health Ministry survey in 2007, 72.1% of Indonesian people have dental cavities. One of the reasons that dentist availability treats this problem is not enough. Ideal ratio between dentists in a population by the standard of WHO is about 1:2,000. While in Indonesia, the ratio is still 1:22,000. It is worsened by the fact that dentists aren’t spread evenly across the nation, 70% of them choose to do practices in Java. Every year, only 600 dentists are graduated. It’s predicted that the ideal ratio will be achieve in 2030. Before being dentist, graduate dentistry students have to pass profession (Co-ass) which takes about 2 years, but 50% of them take longer time.This problem is then validated by interviewing Co-ass organization and national senate of dentistry student. They agreed that the reasons of Co-ass extension are most likely due to patient related problem. Furthermore, we analyze it by doing survey to ensure the root of the problem, solution which has already been provided, and validate the feasibility of the solution which we propose. From 77 students which we interview, 58.4% of them didn’t met their patient which has the right requirements, 81.8% had a hard time finding the right schedule for the patient because of patient’s activities, 50.6% because patient didn’t have enough money (and so Co-ass had to pay to accommodate treatment), and other such as BPJS (Government Health Insurance for certain cases).
The solutions have already existed such as screening to the villages and giving free treatment. However, it is not effective because it takes time and requires significant amount of funding. To ensure the market interest, we do surveys to 30 people, 93.8 % of them interest to care their dental problem to Co-ass because they can get a good dental care by co-ass with Dentist supervision in a lower price, besides they can help co-ass to fulfill their requirement. But, they can’t meet Co-ass easily because it’s hard to adjust the schedule and requirement they need. That’s why we are planning to develop application which gives ease for patients and Co-ass to meet together. By looking the survey result, we believe that the traffic of this application will be high. So, we provide advertisement space in our application.
This application is developed in hope that it will then be able to be integrated by government institutions e.g. public health office, dental hospitals, and NGOs. The benefits of being able to work with them are the app will spread faster due to socialization programs, getting lot of potential users, and looking for funding to coverage some treatment which is not covered by BPJS. Through this idea, we hope, Co-ass can meet their requirement and graduate on time. So, ratio of Dentist and population will be ideal soon and people can easily get the dental care.
Singapore Region
Muhammad Syakir Bin Hashim
Skolafund
Project In Brief:
Skolafund.com is a web platform that enables less-privileged undergraduates to crowdsource their scholarships from individuals and organisations.Idea:
Skolafund.com is enables undergraduates from less-privileged families to reach out to individuals, corporates or organisations who are able to fund them. Skolafund verifies each and every applicant before allowing them to be published and raise funds on the website.Skolafund has been launched in Malaysia almost MYR 400,000 ringgit has been raised and about 50 students have raised funding on our platform.
South Korea Region
Seoyeon Oh
Amuse Travel
Project In Brief:
Specialized travel application that provides travel packages, an online travel platform for the disabled.Idea:
Amuse travel is a specialized travel agency that provides travel packages, an online travel platform for the disabled.We provide the best travel experience through the sharing economy platform in which hosts and guides can freely create a travel package and service, satisfying the needs for the disabled.
Especially, based on big data, we provide the best travel course and local information. Also, our voice recognition and guide technology would improve the convenience for travelers.
Moreover, we believe that a SOS display-call and technology based on LBS will make sure the safety of travelers.
Taiwan Region
9 Floor (Max Yu, Jerry Wang, Spencer Ke)
9 Floor
Project In Brief:
9 floor, a co-living start-up in Taiwan, is endeavoring to provide a housing solution for young people living in urban areas.Idea:
9floor, a co-living project/start up, is running 12 co-living apartments in Taipei. To solve our own problem of living in Taipei, my friends and I created a co-living community in this modern city. In Taipei, there's a phenomenon that most of the landlords/landladies tend to rent out their apartments in segments to earn the most rents they could get. Due to the sense of design, most of the properties for rent in Taipei have limited shared space for tenants to relax or connect with others. By expanding the shared space, we remodel and make the apartments with more publicities. Roommates may now be able to invite their friend back home to cook, to chill, to create memory together. We believe a decent living environment isn't all about nice facilities or luxury furnitures. Instead, connections with others should be cherished the most. By living together, we rebuild the community inside this disconnected society. With 9floor, we wish to create a different sense of home in modern cities.Thailand Region
Pongsatorn Dhanabordeephat
Refinn
Project In Brief:
Online Home Refinance platform to complete whole refinance process in online, help user save money from lower interest (average 500k bah/person).Idea:
Online Home Refinance Platform that complete whole refinance process in online that never before.By public launch at 19 Sep 2016, now we got 3,000+ millions baht home loan apply to refinance with us, and we help Thai people save money more than 500+ millions baht .
Refinn - Compare all 100+ promotion from 15 bank in Thailand - Customer can online apply, upload document and know result online, by connect API platform with bank and Refinn. That make Whole refinance process very easy and fast. - Refinn is free for customer, because we got commission from partnered bank, and our
We also use world class security standard to protect our customer's privacy same as world class bank.
Vietnam Region
Tau Ngo
GrabCondom
Project In Brief:
GrabCondom is a Social enterprise that promotes sexual health and sexual education in Vietnam so people can live a healthier live.Idea:
GrabCondom is a Social enterprise that promotes sexual health and sexual education in Vietnam so people can live a healthier live. Sexuality is still a big taboo in Vietnam and HIV / AIDS and other STDs are still major problems in the country. GrabCondom wants to solve 3 main sexual health challenges in developing countries:- Accessibility and Availability
- Quality (of the products and services)
- Social Risk: Stigma / Embarrassment
GrabCondom aims to promote and increase the use of condoms but also provide information about sexual health and contraceptives. GrabCondom has several channels, including a software platform that facilitates the exchange of goods and services related to sexual health and sex education in Vietnam. We aim for a sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) approach in a positive and respectful way. And have a little bit fun while doing it.
GrabCondom has a platform, APP and uses social media to connect suppliers and users. The goal is to have better information and services in sexual health related services and products.
www.grabcondom.com
Other Asia Region
India
Kristin Kagetsu
Saathi Biodegradable Sanitary Pads
Project In Brief:
Biodegradable sanitary pads made from locally-sourced banana fiber.Idea:
25% of women in rural India miss up to 50 days of school/work per year due to lack of access to sanitary pads. This is the leading reason for higher dropout rates of school aged girls compared to boys in rural India. Those rural women who do buy sanitary pads also lack the proper infrastructure to dispose of them, and so usually burn them, exposing themselves and their environments to the toxic chemicals from plastics and additives in the pads.Saathi has developed a biodegradable sanitary pad made from banana fiber to reduce sanitary pad waste and increase low-income and rural women's access to sanitary pads. Banana fiber is one of the most absorbent natural fibers and abundant in India. Our pads are designed with wings and unlike conventional sanitary pads, they do not contain any bleach or chemicals that can irritate skin. Most importantly, Saathi pads degrade within 6 months of disposal, 100 times faster than conventional pads, and eliminate the need for incineration, reducing CO2 production. We eliminate 60 kg of waste per woman in her lifetime.
Saathi positively impacts women, agriculture, and the local economy. We locally source all of our raw materials, including the banana tree fiber, providing Indian farmers additional income each harvest. We create employment opportunities in pad production for local women. Saathi employs a subsidy model that makes sanitary pads affordable to low-income women, funded by our urban market sales. Most importantly, girls in rural India will no longer miss school because they cannot access sanitary pads.
Other Asia Region
Malaysia
Chia Wen Shin
Green Yards
Project In Brief:
There is 220,000,000 liters of used cooking oil being dump into the drain in Malaysia each year.There is very limited option for recycling and disposal of the grease especially for household.Inappropriate disposal channel such as drains that are connected to the river not only polluting water resources but also affect millions of marine life.It also a waste of resources,grease can be used as raw material for biodiesel,candles,and soap production.Idea:
Green yards collect the used cooking oil from the public including household. The used cooking oil is then substantially reprocessed into eco-cleaning products and eco-candles. In addition, this project can mobilize local community to support conservation by using the proper channel of discompose waste material.Moreover,the "grease to soaps" program was also launched, which provides free pick up services and free eco-kitchen soaps to encourage the public to recycle their used cooking oil. Green Yards also conducts eco-soap workshops to deliver cognizance and greater awareness among the local community and equip them with additional knowledge on how to reprocess grease into soaps.Although there is some grease collector in the market,however,none of them is providing the services to household who produce smaller amount of grease.In addition,most of the collector only acts as a trader who collects the oil and resells them to company for unknown usage.Some of the oil were deodorized, bleached,and repackaged illegally to the market as a fresh oil to gain profit.All these highly refined used cooking oil are carcinogenic.
Hence,green yards strike to provide used cooking oil collection not only for commercial but also household. Moreover,our "grease to soaps" program also allowed public to get a free soap as incentive when they return their used cooking oil. In that case, not only the waste was recycled into good use,they also get free soap for their household cleaning. Besides,potential of used oil being processed into carcinogenic oil illegally also greatly reduced.
We makes a difference by providing grease recycling services to households, according to our survey, 90% of the household in Malaysia do not know what to do with their used cooking oil. They are forced to dump it into the sink, drain or even toilet bowl.
We are operating fully dependent from the revenue that generated from the sales of our eco-cleaning products, eco-candles and workshop itself. We also provide door gift and corporate gift customisation services. Besides that, the used cooking oil that does not meet our production standard can be sell to biodiesel maker as feedstock. The potential of waste management is huge, not only reducing the waste, but also producing something useful. As a saying goes "One man's trash is another man's treasure".
Hong Kong Winners
Fong Ching-hang (方靖行)
HongKong Intelligent Cognitive Assessment Platform
Project In Brief:
Break the barriers thereby alleviating the pressure of public healthcare system in fighting with dementia.Idea:
The world is facing rapidly ageing population. Dementia ranked the 2nd leading disease, and in Hong Kong is the 8th leading causes of death. The average life expectancy after diagnosis is 8 years, but in severe dementia cases, it can be as short as 3 years. Over 1.2 billion (17.3%) people worldwide are at high risk. It can neither be prevented nor cure. Early detection is the only way to help in delay progression.Current cognitive screening assessment tools, such as MMSE and MoCA developed in the 70s and 90s respectively, require a one-to-one interview (around 30 - 60 mins) and well-trained professional to execute. The issues are a high demand on manpower and assessment time and costly due to expenditure on qualified professionals. Thus, screening assessment cannot be deployed in regular based, due to manpower shortage, instead can only be arranged until symptoms found. In consequence, dementia patients may miss their golden period of receiving effective cognitive treatment.
Hong Kong Intelligent Cognitive Assessment Platform (HK-iCap) is fast (20 mins), self-service cognitive assessment system in interactive game-style. The novel assessment method was developed by neuroscience Professors (PolyU and CUHK) and clinically validated by the Clinical Neurology Research Centre, Faculty of Madeline, CUHK. Any service providers for older persons such as NGOs, elderly centres, clinics and hospitals can adopt the system to deploy large scale and regular-based cognitive assessment service without the need of professionals to execute. With HK-iCap, professionals can delegate assessment tasks to general staff and reserve their precious time on performing data analysis and cognitive treatments for actually dementia patients in need. Furthermore, multiple subjects can be assessed simultaneity. For an elderly centre case, 90% of assessment time and over 50% of implementation cost can be reduced in comparing with traditional methods.
Over 3,000 real subjects have been assessed through our system with 80% sensitivity including 124 subjects provided by 8 elderly centres (in associate with 5 NGOs) during the pilot trial. Currently, 1 public hospital, 1 private clinic, and several elderly activities organisers are our paid customers.
Hong Kong’s market is our current focus, which has over 2.3 million potential end-users. All service providers for older persons can be our customers including over 30 NGOs, 380 elderly centres and housing, 53 public or private hospitals, 122 outpatient clinics, 32 insurance providers, and 20 research institutes. Future expansion will focus on Asia (e.g. Taiwan, Singapore) and the mainland China markets. Big data in dementia domain also drive future innovative products and new market. For example, predictive analytics using big data can bring cognitive assessment to next level toward the development of AI-based dementia diagnosis system in assisting doctor diagnosis process. Ultimately, big data driven strategic planning in dementia-related policy and resource allocation can alleviate the pressure of not only public healthcare system but also the entire community in fighting with dementia.
We are incubatee at HKSTP. We received Hong Kong ICT Awards 2016: Silver Award in Best ICT Startup, and Bronze Award & Special Mention (Silver Power) in Best Lifestyle, and HKQAA Hong Kong Registration – Start-ups with Platinum (the highest) classification.
Lo Man Chung (盧文聰)
玩具銀行 Toys Bank
Project In Brief:
To help ease the financial burden of buying toys on underprivileged families by reallocating toys.Idea:
According to daily observations, wealthy families often discard a large number of toys which are almost new. It is better to reallocate them to people in need instead of wasting them. Most wealthy families buy their children new toys every 1-2 months on average, while old toys are stored at home and the families rarely play with them. After around one year, they will be discarded during house cleaning. The idea of Toys Bank is to recycle toys from wealthy families, and sell them to underprivileged families at 30% of the market price after cleaning and disinfection. Every toy sold by Toys Bank has a barcode label. When the buyers no longer like these toys, they can return them to Toys Bank. Toys Bank will repurchase them at half of their original selling prices, while the other half of the amount will be regarded as the administrative income of Toys Bank to meet the daily expenses. The reason for Toys Bank to charge fees is that buyers will learn to cherish resources through paying a little bit. As the idea of Toys Bank is to reallocate toys from wealthy families to underprivileged families at low prices, it is hoped to reduce the financial burden on parents of buying toys. Besides, it allows children from these families to have access to toys so that they can grow up healthier and happier. Their inferiority complex caused by poverty will be also reduced, and they can establish positive values through accessing to toys. Toys Bank’s toys repurchase policy allows them to be recycled in the community to achieve sustainable development.
Albert Au (區恩庭)
acesome
Project In Brief:
Empowering patient centric & 360 caring between the care-takers, care-givers and service providers with an Affordable, Portable and Personal AppIdea:
acesome® consolidates care plan / treatment instructions including medication / diet / exercise / consultation etc. to allow both care-giver (doctor / nurse / physio / dietitian) and care-taker (patient / individual) to share / follow / advise the caring status and planning.Inspired when taking care of his 86-year-old chronically ill grandma with other family members, our founder Mr Albert Au finds it difficult and inefficient to understand and perform most of the medical instructions and care plan arranged by medical professionals. A centralised platform which combines instructions from different specialists is undoubtedly a solution for the problem. This is especially true when facing the alarming aging population, controlling healthcare cost and enhancing efficiency is also of paramount importance for most governments around the world.
The solution is an integrated Personal Care Plan App, which is commoditized from the professional bedside nursing station system used currently in hospitals, with instant messaging features (i.e. WeChat / Whatsapp) for easy sharing and communication of the care plan
The portable App provides features for family sharing, caring scheduling & reminder and care plan details (i.e. medicine warning & instruction) for collaboration. This helps the care-takers and care-givers well synchronize and coordinate the nursing support in a timely and right resources manner
The target beneficiary groups are the elderly and patients with chronic disease who required long term care and their care-givers. Currently, both care-givers and care-takers face the challenge of in sharing and retrieving the health information as it is so disconnected with caring procedures. Our solution is to allow the stakeholders to easily get connected and communicate with the caring plan for the care-takers on an affordable / portable / personal platform. We have conducted a survey with Lingnan University and received a positive feedback on the features. Later, we have also conducted another survey with CUHK on the legislation and compliance of the solution and are highly appreciated. In the coming trial, we have identified the 1-2 pilot sites recommended by our partners as those users would like to enhance and leverage their services and patient engagement with our newly proposed solution.
Best Multimedia Award
Lai Kin Pang (黎健鵬)
See You Angels
Project In Brief:
Collect the human exceeding breast milk and share to those mothers who cannot or not enough to breastfeeding babiesIdea:
1. Promote and support breastfeeding2. Provide a platform to let Hong Kong mothers share the breast milk
3. Increase the percentage of breastfeeding babies from 27% to 30% within half year
4. Change audience's attitude of breast milk sharing, from unacceptable to acceptable
5. Change audience’s behavior - willing to share their breast milk / willing to accept others breast milk
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About the House of Social Innovators
Convenor
With the support of corporate partners and other SE-related organizations, Social Ventures Hong Kong would like to further expand the event, by inviting ASIA’s finalists and winners to join the House of Social Innovators.
Formed under the collaboration of various SE-competitions, together with alumnus of these competitions, HoSI is a platform that will provide on-going support to passionate social entrepreneurs to transform social innovative ideas to sustainable social enterprise and to nurture investment-ready social enterprises and bring it to the marketplace.
Formed under the collaboration of various SE-competitions, together with alumnus of these competitions, HoSI is a platform that will provide on-going support to passionate social entrepreneurs to transform social innovative ideas to sustainable social enterprise and to nurture investment-ready social enterprises and bring it to the marketplace.