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18 Nov How Smart Elderly Care Solutions Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Blog Hospital readmissions, i.e. a patient returning to hospital again shortly after being discharged, are a significant concern in elderly care, impacting not only patient well-being but also heal ...

24 Oct 5 Ways Virtual Reality is Transforming Elderly Care in Hong Kong

Blog Virtual reality ( VR ) is fast becoming a powerful tool in elderly care in Hong Kong , transforming how seniors experience the world around them. Thanks to advances in VR technology over ...

13 Sep Innovative Solutions For Food Waste Management In Smart Cities

Blog What to do about the growing amount of food waste we generate is a significant issue both locally and globally. Hong Kong alone generates over 3,000 tonnes of food waste each day , accounting ...

23 Aug Integrating AI and Robotics to Create Smarter, Safer, and Cleaner Urban Environments

Blog A smart city is a city that uses technology and data to improve the quality of life for the residents. Smart cities allow people to enjoy more efficient infrastructure and transportation s ...

25 Jul How Cognitive Assessment And Training Devices Can Improve Mental Health For The Young And Old

Blog Though degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s are still being intensely researched to discover the causes and possible cures, early prevention and detection is key to reduce the ...

03 Jul How Elderly Care, Waste Management And Facilities Management Are Being Transformed With Advanced Technology

Blog As technology advances at an unprecedented pace, traditional sectors such as elderly care , waste management , and facilities management are undergoing remarkable transformations. Leveragi ...

27 May Revolutionizing the Bathroom Experience: Exploring the Benefits of the Smart Toilet

Blog In recent years, technological advancements have extended their reach to the most unexpected corners of our lives, including the bathroom. One of the most innovative solutions that has emerged i ...

19 Apr Best Elderly Persons Safety Devices Available Today

Blog In an aging population, prioritizing elderly persons’ health and safety without compromising quality of life is becoming increasingly important. As individuals seek greater freedom and i ...

18 Mar Transforming Worksite Safety using the Power of AI and IoT

Blog In the first two months of 2024, Hong Kong has unfortunately already experienced five major worksite accidents. These incidents, including the collapse of bamboo scaffolding in February resul ...

23 Feb Hong Kong’s Postponed Waste Disposal Levy: Addressing Concerns And Promoting Sustainable Waste Management

Blog The Hong Kong government has announced that it will delay the start of its proposed Municipal Solid Waste Charging scheme to 1 August 2024. Originally slated to be launched 1 April 2024, the ...

22 Jan The Role Of Iot In The Smart City: Transforming Urban Environments

Blog As cities strive to become smarter and more efficient, the Internet of Things (IoT) has emerged as a crucial part of the smart city blueprint. In this blog, we will explore the role of Io ...

18 Dec Smart Waste Management: Reducing Your Waste Disposal Costs In Hong Kong’s New Pay-As-You-Throw Scheme

Blog From 1 April 2024, Hong Kong residents will have to pay for waste disposal, marking a significant shift in the city’s waste management practices. The pay-as-you-throw scheme will require ...

27 Nov Transforming Aging With Smart Technology

Blog As the world’s population continues to age , there is a growing need for innovative solutions that can enhance the quality of life for the elderly. Smart elderly care technologies , su ...

31 Oct Enhancing Worksite Safety In Hong Kong: Harnessing Technology For A Safer Future

Blog Worksite safety is critical and requires continuous attention as well as proactive measures. In Hong Kong, recent worksite accidents and the lingering yearly fatal accidents of around 20 ca ...

06 Oct How Technology Can Help In Waste Management

Blog Ever increasing wasteloads have always posed a challenge for Hong Kong. Like many developed countries, the amount of waste generated has increased in tandem with economic growth and prosperit ...

28 Aug How To Detect Falls By The Elderly Using Technology

Blog Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths among adults aged 65 or older and the age-adjusted death rate caused by falls has increased by 41% from 55.3 per 100,000 older adults in 20 ...

25 Jul Why The Smart Bin Is So Important In Smart City Planning

Blog The UN estimates the global population reached 8 billion at the end of 2022 and is expected to reach around 9 billion by 2037 . This continued growth poses significant socioeconomical challen ...

19 Jun 4 Reasons Why Sensors Are So Important For Smart Toilet Systems

Blog Since 2019, the Hong Kong Government has been setting up initiatives to upgrade all of the approximately 240 public toilets in the city . This has also been extended to public toilets in comm ...

19 May 4 Common Focuses For ESG Initiatives In Property Management

Blog ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) represents the three pillars that a company is expected to report on while operating the business. It is a framework used to measure the ...

24 Apr Ways To Prevent And Slow The Progress Of Alzheimer’s And Dementia

Blog Dementia and it ’ s main cause Alzheimer’s disease causes impairments in memory, thinking and behavior. Though the majority of dementia suffers are the elderly, experts now be ...

20 Mar How To Improve Worksite Safety Using Technology

Blog The huge fire which broke out on 3rd March 2023 at a high-rise construction project in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong has brought about fresh concerns about construction safety. Though no fat ...

27 Feb How To Improve Public Toilet Hygiene And Safety Using Technology

Blog Now the borders have thankfully been reopened following the lifting of restrictions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more tourists are no doubt expected to visit Hong Kong. This wi ...

27 Jan 5 Reasons Why You Should Prevent Waste Bins From Overflowing

Blog At the end of 2022, Hong Kong finally began to lift some of the restrictions put in place during the 3-year fight against COVID-19 . This obviously came as a great relief for Hong Kong locals ...

23 Nov How Technology Can Help Prevent The Leading Cause Of Fatal Injury Among The Elderly

Blog Accidents can happen to anyone but as we grow older, what would be a minor injury can easily become fatal. Falling, for instance, for younger people wouldn’t be a common occurrence and i ...

26 Oct How Technology Is Helping Reduce The Risk Of Developing Dementia

Blog Dementia affects tens of millions of people worldwide and is the seventh leading cause of death . And as the world’s population ages, the number of suffers will undoubtably climb even fur ...

26 Sep How Smart Recycling Bins Can Help Promote Proper Recycling Habits

Blog As the effects of climate change become more and apparent with extreme weather conditions being experienced all over the world such as the 2022 European Drought , which was the worst in 500 yea ...

24 Aug Benefits of Solid Waste Source Reduction: Waste Less = Pay Less

Blog According to government statistics last published in 2020 , an average of 10,809 tonnes of municipal solid waste (from household, commercial and industrial sources) is dumped into Hong Kong lan ...

25 Jul 5 Best Practices To Keep COVID-19 At Bay This Summer

Blog As we enjoy our summer, we should also stay vigilant of the dangers of COVID-19 . The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) recently reported that the number of p ...

20 Jun How Technology Can Be Used To Keep Our Elderly Safe

Blog The global population is aging and Hong Kong is also experiencing the same trend. According to a report published by The Open University of Hong Kong , between 2018 and 2038, the elderly popula ...

31 May How Smart Hygiene Technology Can Be Used To Improve Hong Kong’s Insanitary Public Toilets

Blog We’ve all been there, needing to use a public toilet in Hong Kong only to find it in a terribly unhygienic condition. In fact, a survey conducted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong i ...

26 Apr How To Improve Worksite Safety Through Technology

Blog Worksite safety is the most important aspect of any construction project. There are many ways accidents can occur on a site including trips and falls, improper handling of hazardous materials, ...

23 Mar The Importance Of Food Waste Recycling

Blog Food is of course an essential part of life but globally we actually waste one-third of it. In numbers, that is around 1.3 billion tons per year or 1000 tons every minute ! With starvation stil ...

22 Feb 3 Key Ways To Make Your School More Sustainable

Blog The idea of sustainability has been around for decades, indeed the Brundtland Report published by the United Nations in 1987 defined 'sustainable development' as "Develo ...

27 Jan Using robotics to protect people from Omicron and other COVID-19 variants

Blog COVID-19 has been in our lives and in the global news every day since the pandemic began and that trend looks set to continue for a significant time to come. Any why is this? Because this part ...

13 Dec What Is A Smart Toilet?

Blog A smart toilet, by definition, uses integrated technology and data to interact and connect with the user. It's designed to improve the hygiene level and personal cleansing experience. More ...

22 Nov Where To Recycle Plastic Bags?

Blog Plastic bags are one of the biggest problems in many countries. They can be found on trees, poles, and everywhere around the city, and recycling them is important for various reasons. It is a c ...

20 Sep Kitchen Waste Disposal - Smart Bin Solution for Waste Management

Blog Kitchen waste management is something that people have to deal with on a daily basis. In fact, it is impossible to prepare and serve food without producing some type of waste. Kitchen waste i ...

20 Aug A Guide to Autonomous Robots

Blog In many industries, automation has already become the natural next step in optimising a company's cost base. Businesses are quickly finding automation as a measure of efficiency, as it is mu ...

14 Jul Monitoring of Human Vital Signs and Applications

Blog A non-contact intelligent system that can monitor human vital signs we used to see in Sci-Fi movies is here. The contactless radar-based vital signs monitoring solution sets a new paradigm i ...

22 Jun Five Ways to Keep Your Schools Protected During COVID

Blog Schools have to maintain cleaning measures to keep students and teachers safe. From the daily use of hypochlorite to the alcohol gel, these disinfectants can help the school not only to keep s ...

31 May What Is Waste Management

Blog Waste generation is a basic problem of affluent societies. With economic expansion, increasing living standards, and more consumption of goods, people tend to throw away more rubbish until a gar ...

15 Apr What Are The Types Of ‘High Level Disinfection’

Blog With the recent pandemic, a lot of things has changed in life and the way businesses operate. Today it has become more than necessary for hospitals, retails, and other commercial areas to re ...

30 Mar 5 Ways the Commercial Sector can Benefit from Robotics

Blog The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to embrace technology in new ways to continue working safely and efficiently. Working from home and living in lockdown has seen people young and old u ...

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