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developed by Cycling & Health Industry R&D Center for the volunteers and
social workers of Work with Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation to
design fitness courses for senior citizens.
(7) Care for victims
a. In 2011, adopt continuously the 2nd year biotech reconstruction project of
Dashe Village, Sandimen to inherit the traditional crafts of Paiwan Tribe
and to help develop cultural and creative industry.
b. Continued disaster area reconstruction in 2011 by donating 75 EeePC,
assisted the Red Cross with establishing 13 disaster communities and life
reconstruction workstation and counseled residents with various life skills
rebuilding; whereas residents learned basic instruction of computer,
e-commerce, lesion studying, education and training for environmental
protection, and administrative operation applications related to
reconstruction.
2. Shortening digital divide:
(1) Domestic
a. Work with Microsoft / Intel / ACER to promote digital care program and
provide enhancement of teacher roles at where the Morakot typhoon was
(August 8). The ASUS Foundation donates around one thousand Eee PCs to
help promote the enhancement of teacher roles programs at where the
Morakot typhoon was (August 8) through the Ministry of Education and
TAECT in order to reinforce the digital teaching and computer learning
techniques in the disaster area; also, to upgrade students’ digital learning
ability.
b. Donate ASUS notebook computers for the reconstruction of the flooded area
due to the Morakot typhoon (August 8); also, help promote shortening digital
care program in the disaster area. The donated objects include information
marketing association, Red Cross 2, Tzi-Sun Salvation, Yuan-Shay Solvation,
Shout-Lin Salvation, Kai Hui Reconstruction, and Taimali Reconstruction to
assist with the biotech reconstruction service.
c. Donate recycled computer to local non-profit organization and
disadvantaged group including family support center, Down Syndrome
Foundation, the Republic of China, Eden Social Welfare Foundation, and
Tzu Chi Center to help promote digital teaching, ease social digital divide,
and improve livelihood of disadvantaged group and upgrade
competitiveness.
d. Sponsor ADOC 2.0 Project Office maintenance and operating expense to
help promote shortening digital divide.
e. Continued co-sponsor for aboriginal ASUS science education awards with
National Tsing Hua University. The third award was held in 2010 to
combine with science education with promotion of local aboriginal culture.
f. Continued to promote reverse logistics and recycling, whereas waste
computers are disposed through reverse logistics to resemble the usable
components and re-install the software. In 2011, 770 recycled computers
were donated to assist 33 domestic, non-profit organizationsn to engage in
computer teaching, provide disadvantaged with learning opportunities,
intensify digital and computer learning related skilsl, enhance student and
resident digital learning capability to improve life. Donatged non-profit
organizations with cooperation include 3 religious groups, 18 charity