{"id":19594,"date":"2025-07-31T10:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/icg2026\/?page_id=19594"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:20:57","slug":"gerontech-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/icg2026\/gerontech-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerontech Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19594\" class=\"elementor elementor-19594\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-add5f64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"add5f64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8380d7\" data-id=\"f8380d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0703974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0703974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #13306c;\"><strong>Gerontech Competition 2026 \u2014 Call for Participation<\/strong><\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<p align=\"justify\">The School of Nursing and Health Sciences invites healthcare and community organizations to participate in the\u00a0<strong>Gerontech Competition 2026<\/strong>, a featured event of the\u00a0International Conference and\u00a0Gerontechnology\u00a0(ICG 2026).<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Under the conference theme\u00a0\u201cAdvancing Global Engagement In Novel Gerontechnology (AGEING)\u201d,\u00a0the competition aims to recognize and celebrate outstanding practices that leverage innovative technologies to enhance the quality of life, autonomy and dignity of older adults.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Participants are encouraged to showcase successful applications of gerontechnology that demonstrate measurable impact and user-centered design in healthcare or community settings.\u00a0The competition process includes an initial online submission and online meetings with\u00a0the review committee.\u00a0The Award\u00a0Presentation\u00a0will be held during the ICG 2026 on\u00a023 June 2026\u00a0at the HKMU\u00a0Jockey Club Institute of Healthcare, Homantin.<\/p>\n\n\nEntries will be evaluated based on:\n<ol>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n \t<li>Usability and user experience <strong>(\u53ef\u7528\u6027\u8207\u9ad4\u9a57)<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li>Relevance to needs <strong>(\u9700\u6c42\u76f8\u95dc\u6027)<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li>Effectiveness and impact <strong>(\u6210\u6548\u8207\u5f71\u97ff)<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li>Innovation and ethics <strong>(\u5275\u65b0\u8207\u9053\u5fb7)<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li>Sustainability and staff engagement<strong>(\u53ef\u6301\u7e8c\u6027\u8207\u54e1\u5de5\u5f71\u97ff)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p align=\"justify\">Award-winning initiatives will be featured through professional video\u00a0and presented in the Award Presentation of Gerontech Competition. 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