DesignSmart Initiative

The DesignSmart Initiative is set up by the Government to strengthen our support for design and innovation, instill into our industries high value-add, high intellectual property and creativity content, and ultimately turn Hong Kong into a focal point of design excellence in the region. The Initiative includes a Design Support Programme and an InnoCentre.

Design Support Programme (DSP)

There are four schemes:

• Design-Business Collaboration Scheme (DBCS), which aims at promoting collaborations between design and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs).
  
  
• Design Research Scheme (DRS), which aims at supporting worthwhile research in design or branding-related areas.
  
  
• General Support Scheme (GSS), which aims at promoting and honoring design excellence in Hong Kong.
  
  
• Professional Continuing Education Scheme (PCES), which aims at developing professional continuing education courses in design and its application.