The SIE Fund, as a catalyst for social innovation in Hong Kong, connects our community with different sectors, including businesses, NGOs, academics and philanthropies to create social impact through innovative solutions that address poverty and social exclusion. Mostly through intermediaries, the Fund provides visionary individuals and organisations with diverse resources in support of research, capacity building and the entire life cycle of innovative programmes, from idea incubation and seed funding to implementation and eventual scale-up. The ultimate goal is to foster an ecosystem where social entrepreneurs can thrive and innovative ideas, products and services can benefit society by meeting underserved needs, unleashing underutilised talents and more.

Institute for Entrepreneurship (IfE)

Established by PolyU in 1999, Institute for Entrepreneurship serves as an important platform

to forge close ties between the University and industries for their mutual benefits. By

harnessing the expertise and resources of the University, IfE provides a wide range of

services: entrepreneurship development, knowledge / technology transfer and executive

and professional training. Since 2011, IfE has established PolyU Micro Fund scheme

(www.polyu.edu.hk/ife/polyumfund) to promote “Do Well Do Good entrepreneurship”,

supported over 60 startups that create both economic and social impact.

Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Initiated by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Hong Kong Jockey

Club Charities Trust, Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation was

established in 2012 as the first design institute dedicating to social innovation in

Asia. By convening collective and multi-disciplinary expertise and co-experiment

spirit, J.C.DISI focuses on articulating creative and alternative solutions to the

complex challenges today, from urban sustainability, ageing population, family and

youth, public services, social entrepreneurship to empowering technologies for the

disadvantaged.

(Information from http://goodseed.hk/ )