Social Innovation - DBS Innovates

How technology is helping the blind community to “see”

Thanks to a growing number of innovations, day-to-day tasks have become easier for visually-impaired people

12 Oct 2018

Taking social businesses to the next level

What social entrepreneurs need to do to grow their businesses

12 Oct 2018

How to make a social impact with your business

Experts and practitioners share their insights on establishing and running a successful social enterprise

12 Oct 2018

Safeguarding Asia’s Future: social enterprises helping youths, persons with disabilities secure a better future

Here’s how these winners of the DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Grant Programme are championing inclusivity

30 Jul 2018

Safeguarding Asia’s Future: women in Indonesia are weaving a better future for themselves and this social enterprise is helping them

Beautiful wicker craft is making its way into the marketplace, thanks to Du’Anyam

04 Jul 2018

Reinventing the eldercare industry with on-demand home care services

Award-winning social enterprise Homage uses technology to tackle the needs of Singapore’s ageing population

04 Jul 2018

Safeguarding Asia’s future: innovations that create new uses for unwanted items, waste products (Part 2)

These winners of the DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Grant Programme are creating an impact through upcycling, recycling and more

18 May 2018

Safeguarding Asia’s future: innovations that create new uses for unwanted items, waste products (Part 1)

These winners of the DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Grant Programme are creating an impact through upcycling, recycling and more

18 May 2018

Safeguarding Asia’s future: innovations to keep us eating, drinking healthy (part 2)

These winners of the DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Grant Programme are making a difference in agriculture

19 Apr 2018

Safeguarding Asia’s future: innovations to keep us eating, drinking healthy (part 1)

These winners of the DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Grant Programme are making a difference in agriculture

19 Apr 2018

An app that helps migrant workers send funds home safely

POSB jolly enables workers to transfer money conveniently, and without paying remittance fees

07 Mar 2018

Living with and loving the unknown

How do entrepreneurs innovate to solve problems in a world that’s in constant flux?

02 Feb 2018

A regional platform for learning

Social enterprises learn the finer points of running a business

08 Dec 2017

Changing the world with how they do business

Meet the winners of the 2017 DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia

10 Nov 2017

Helping underserved communities: billionBricks lays the foundation to solving homelessness

The social enterprise innovates to provide high quality, sustainable housing solutions for the poor

05 Oct 2017

Harnessing the healing power of music

Social enterprise I’m Soul Inc uses movement-led technology to help seniors and people with disability make music easily

12 Sep 2017

Is your social enterprise creating the impact you want?

Why measurement matters if you want to maximise your social enterprise’s impact

08 Aug 2017

Helping underserved communities: TWare uses hugs to change the lives of those living with autism

The tech start-up’s jacket delivers customisable hugs to people with sensory disorders

04 Jul 2017

Helping underserved communities: WaterROAM makes it easier to get clean drinking water

The social enterprise wants to quench thirst with a highly portable water filtration device

08 Jun 2017

Jasberry rice creator Siam Organic serves up delicious gluten-free superfood pasta

The social enterprise hits new innovation milestone while helping poor farmers

02 May 2017

Tech startup Zaya Learning Labs brings high-quality education to low-income students in India

One social enterprise is revolutionising education for underserved communities in Indias

04 Apr 2017