Homage: Harnessing technology to tackle Singapore’s ageing challenges

• Main Authors: CHANG, Jonathan Henry, APPASAMY, Lakshmi.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Social entrepreneurship; Social enterprise; Social assistance; Health care; Health care delivery; Innovation; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cases_coll_all/235; https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/3816
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Set in February 2018, the case follows Gillian Tee and Lily Phang, the co-founders of Homage, a Singapore-based tech startup providing on-demand home care service to the elderly. Homage was founded as a solution to the growing social problems caused by an ageing population—the proportion of Singapor...