In its drive to become ‘Intelligent fibre city’, the Taipei government in Taiwan has started its free wireless Internet services in public facilities on July 1.
City Mayor Hau Lung-bin has launched the “TPE-Free” service, which he said will be available for residents and visitors, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) reported.
Chiu said the country’s health system incorporates medical facility and patient record reporting and health smart card issuing. Efforts were likewise made to establish medical kiosks and tele-health services for remote areas.
These smart cards carried patient medical information such as prescriptions and medication that causes allergic reactions since 2004,” he said during a luncheon address at the General Assembly of the World Medical Association (WMA) early May in Geneva.
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“Our system encompasses medical facility and patient record reporting, health smart card issuing and the establishment and management of medical kiosks and telehealth services for remote areas,” Chiu said.
The minister’s remarks came during a luncheon address at the General Assembly of the World Medical Association May 17 in Geneva.
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The commission is working to establish an automatic alert system to warn the public before disasters strike. Two short-term proposals have been delivered, both of which could be accomplished within three years.
The first would involve telecom operators providing a location-based service (LBS), which can disseminate disaster-prevention text messages in potential disaster zones using mobile devices.
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To promote internet usage in the country, RDEC has deployed 535 laptops to 16 public libraries and elementary schools around Taiwan including Chiayi, Nantou, Pintung, Yilan and Yunlin counties.
“It does not mean that people cannot afford computers,” says Sung.