Nowadays, international environmental regulations are getting diverse and stricter, having a direct impact on related control measures and industries in Taiwan. Not only prompting environmental protection of internationalization has become government’s policy, also international environmental protection matters have increased dramatically. Gathering information about the international environmental protection dynamics will therefore help international cooperation with other countries. In February 1998, the EPA planned to use Internet, and so as to perform regular collection of international environmental protection news. On March 9 2004 the project was conducted after the public bid ended. According to the contents of the contract signed, the project are divided into three parts, as follows: (1) collection, selection and translation of international news; (2) analysis of international environmental protection trend; (3) Assistance in promulgating international environmental protection news. During the 8-month project implementation, there were in total, 1303 pieces of news selected and translated, and there were 37 issues of international news weekly published. On average, 35 articles translated were provided for the EPA each week. Daily international news was distributed to subscribers, 1 report on the news were presented in coordination with the meeting of the Sustainable Development Committee and 1 report on news about Japan government’s tax on carbon dioxide emissions as reference for the minister. Moreover, 2 issues of analysis periodical of international environmental protection trend were published. It is concluded that Hui-Kou Consulting Co. has accomplished the mission in accordance with the contract signed.

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