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v. Continue to promote exercise programs for the B Key Policies and Achievements disabled and in 55 indigenous villages and take Sports Affairs care of the disadvantaged and their rights. Popularize and Diversify 1 National Sports vi. Fully implement sports education for indigenous students: Reinforce athletes’ health and stress i. Promote the sports island program with Exercise management ability through education on medicine, Stimulus Program, Express Sports Pleasure Exercise sports injury, nutrition and drugs. Monitor the Program, Advisory Project for Sports Organization changes that take place in athletes’ body shapes Establishment and Healthy and Sustainable Sports through sports science. Establish a database on Island Project to promote regular exercise among the indigenous athletes’ physical and psychological general population and improve citizens’ physical condition as a foundation for awareness of their health and quality of life. physical characteristics and sports potential.

ii. Improve students’ physical fitness and promote vii. Establish counseling and management 12-year Basic Education – Expansion Program mechanism for high-risk outdoor sports and for Physical Fitness Testing Station and Training emphasize sports safety for the public. Program for Physical Fitness Instructor. In SY2013, county and city governments received subsidies to establish 60 physical fitness testing stations. The number is estimated to reach 75 in 2015. As of 2013, the program has trained 2,255 physical fitness instructors and 998 physical fitness inspectors for teachers.

iii. Continue to care for women’s right to exercise. Guide local governments to integrate private resources and hold multiple community recreational activities. Encourage women to exercise.

iv. Care for seniors’ health, extend the age limit Obtain Better Results in for physical fitness exam and encourage seniors to 2 international Competition participate in outdoor activities and develop the habit i. Prepare for the 17th Asian Games, 2014 Incheon: of exercise. Conduct three-stage athlete training program in accordance with the Training Program for Athletes Attending the 17th Asian Games, 2014 Incheon the vision of Healthy Citizens, Athletic Excellence to improve the athletes’ strength and potential for A Overview and Vitality in Taiwan with the core philosophy winning medals in Incheon. of Quality Sports Culture, Outstanding Athletic On January 1, 2013, Sports Administration of the Performance and Prosperous Sports Industries as ii. Continue with the Comprehensive Plan for Baseball Ministry of Education inaugurated and made a new guidelines for sports development in Taiwan. In the Revitalization and submit Baseball Strengthening start with integration of sports resources and affairs next decade, the proposals in the action plan will be Program to the . The program period is in schools and society. The Sports Policy White gradually put into practice to generate pleasant sports from 2014 to 2017 and the goal is to increase grade 4 Paper was issued in June 2013. The action plan for experience, cultivate healthy, outstanding athletes baseball teams to 900, raise the percentage for female the White Paper was completed in September and and move the entire national toward a better sports participation in baseball yearly and reach the top three published in December. The White Paper sets out environment. spots in the international baseball community.

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network as well as visits for sports science and guidance in health education as references for evaluating future regional and national expansions.

Develop the 3 Sports industry i. Continue to implement the stipulations and support measures for Sports Industry Development Regulation to build an environment that is friendly to the development of the sports industry in Taiwan. iii. Reform the training system for competing ii. Actively promote rewarding measures of financial assistance, collaboration between industry and athletes: Reestablish the support system for sports academia, research and development as well as training, integrate school sports and competing innovative service and increase expenditure on sports sports and strengthen the athlete selection and consumption to promote the development of sports cultivation mechanism. Choose athletes that are industries. appropriate for international competitions through a systematic training system. In addition to supporting iii. Actively implement the Promotional Program athletes with training and award mechanisms for Corporate Sports Sponsorship to encourage the through selection, training, competition, counseling infusion of private resources into sports development. and reward, the functions of the National Sports Training Center will also be strengthened to improve international competitiveness. Actively Promote International possibility for medals to help with the operation of 4 program preparation, facilities arrangements and iv. Establish a sound full-time sports coach system: and Cross-Strait Sports Events athlete training. Establish the touring coach system. Supervise local i. Continue to guide and promote sports organizations governments to comply with the National Sports in Taiwan to hold international tournaments: iii. Train recruits with expertise in international sports Act and hire more full-time sports coaches for sports Promote international exchange in sport; affairs: Continue to conduct training for international classes. Continue to conduct improvement training strengthen communication with international sports affairs specialists and establish a databank to cultivate for full-time sports coaches. Integrate the old and new organizations; host international sports competition trainees with the abilities to assist sports associations systems for the evaluation of full-time sports coaches. and conferences; cultivate talent in international Conduct regular visits to check the services of full- sports affairs, actively obtain key positions in to conduct international exchanges abroad and time sports coaches, emphasize the transportation of international organizations; guide sports organizations provide potential recruits for the preparation of the talent and continuous training results. in Taiwan to hold international tournaments and 2017 Universiade in . competitions to fulfill our duty as a member country, v. Establish a sports injury prevention system: increase Taiwan’s strength in sports, improve our iv. Establish harmonious and reciprocal cross-strait Sports Administration of the Ministry of Education national reputation and expand the extension and exchanges in sports: Conduct cross-strait exchanges is promoting the SY2013 Pilot Program for depth of international exchange on sports. and visits for sports professionals based on the Touring Sports Injury Prevention Specialists in Olympic model to increase mutual understanding. affiliated National Senior High and Vocational ii. Actively prepare for the 2017 Universiade in Invite the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee to High Schools. One sports injury prevention Taipei: Assist with the operation of the Department reinforce promotion of the Olympic model and specialist is programmed for every four schools. of Sports, Taipei City Government, amend the six- conduct cross-strait discussions between the two The implementation focuses on three strategies, year preparation plan and obtain approval, speed Olympic Committees to establish mechanisms including sports protection and management, up preparations for the 2017 Universiade in Taipei for communication and establish harmonious and establishment of a regional medical service and determine the sports categories with higher reciprocal cross-strait exchanges on sports.

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Build a Quality Sports to conduct visits to understand the operation of 5 Environment for the Public subsidized sports facilities to encourage local governments to maximize the efficiency of facility Youth i. Enhance public sports facilities at all levels. It operation. is anticipated that 32 civil sports centers and 390 sport facilities of all types will be built between ii. Establish the bike path network: NT$1.2billion Development Affairs 2010 and 2015 to provide a friendly, high-quality will be appropriated to establish 470 km of bike path sports environment for the public. The Ministry between 2013 and 2016. The Ministry will form an will continue to supervise the municipal city and interdisciplinary collaboration platform with the county (city) governments to manage and monitor Ministry of the Interior and other departments to A Youth Career the operation of these facilities as well as listing and integrate resources for the bike path program and Counseling managing public sports facilities that may potentially promote the establishment of a bike path network in be idle. In addition, experts and scholars are invited order to increase the effectiveness of the program. Research and 1 Formulate Youth iii. Conduct a comprehensive plan for establishing Development Act a national sports park: In order not to affect the athletes’ regular training, the renovation of the Formulate the draft of White National Sports Training Center will be conducted Paper on Youth Development in phases and in different regions under the principle Policies and conduct preliminary of building first and demolishing later. Supervise studies of the Youth Development and monitor the progress of National Shooting Act to promote and implement Training Base – Kungshi Shooting Range in hope of youth-related policies to help the providing shooting facilities that meet international youths development in the nation. research and information platform information should be integrated standards and qualify as facilities for shooting with the Program for Promote and posted on the website of competitions. Promote Career Youth Student Career Counseling. RICH to help youths to experience Development for Conduct teacher training in work fields as early as possible Young Students universities, colleges and junior in their academic careers and to Successful Bid for the 2017 Universiade colleges, conduct research on develop professional skills and a Improve the professional skills and career development and establish proper work attitude. On November 29, 2011, after Taiwan successfully scheduled to hold 19 sports categories, including 14 knowledge of career counselors the information network for career through teacher training, policy held the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung and the mandatory, 5 selective and 2 demonstration categories. counseling on a yearly basis to 4 Cultivate Innovation Deaflympics in Taipei, Taipei City successfully 64 sports facilities are planned for the competition. fully implement youth career and Creativity in obtained over 50% of the votes during the voting by The newly built facilities include the Taipei Dome, the counseling. Youth International University Sports Federation (FISU) basketball stadium and tennis center through BOT. 61 in Brussels, Belgium and became the host city for facilities will be renovated. Explore and The Intelligent Ironman the 2017 Summer Universiade. The scale of the Experience Diverse Creativity Contest was held Universiade is second only to the Olympics and is Career Fields to help develop youth into thus nicknamed Junior Olympics. The successful bid pioneers of innovation and for the 2017 Summer Universiade will help improve Expand opportunities for exposure reform who will lead the country Taiwan’s status and reputation in the international to diverse career fields, including into infinite possibilities. The community. It is also a reward for years of effort in the public sector, private sector contest hones the intellectual the international sports community. and others, with improving youth and creative abilities of senior employment as the core value. high and vocational high school The 2017 Universiade in Taipei will be held from Provide students the opportunity students in multiple fields. August 19 to 30, 2017. Currently, Taiwan is tentatively to experience careers through Promote Taiwan International work-study and internship. The Student Design Competition. The

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