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The Enhancement and Enforcement Project of NCSD Affairs in 2009

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This project, lasting from May 2009 to March 2010, accomplished several assignments including the publication of the 2009 Annual Report on National Sustainable Development, publication of 2008 Sustainable Development Indicator Report, maintenance of the National Council for Sustainable Development website, Evaluation of 2009 National Sustainable Development Award and assistance to the work of the Secretariat of the NCSD. The results are summarized below: 1. Publication of the Annual Report Information was collected from each NCSD working group and interviews were conducted with schools, enterprises, and NGOs with outstanding performance in the area of sustainable development. This information was carefully reviewed, translated and compiled into the 2008 Annual Report. After publication, the report was sent to related domestic and international organizations. 2. Web site reorganizing and maintenance: The website has been reorganized and updated with improved English content and more international sustainable development news. Important documents and the Sustainable Development Award page have been added to the web site as well. 3. Assistance to the work of NCSD Secretariat Equivalent manpower of one full-time worker was assigned to assist the Secretariat in organizing meetings of the National Sustainable Development Commission and various activities, as well as compiling information for the Annual Report. 4. Evaluation of 2009 National Sustainable Development Award The event is divided into preliminaries, semifinals, and finals. In the finals, 11 winners are chosen after deliberation among the judges. The winners are made up of three schools, three enterprises, three NGOs and two governmental agencies. 5. Publication of 2008 Sustainable Development Indicator Report Assisting government agencies with uploading raw data of sustainable development indicators, composing and publishing the 2008 Sustainable Development Indicator Report, collecting at least 5 countries' sustainable development indicator reports, and analyzing on the Taiwan Sustainable Development Indicator Revision Draft.
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sustainable development, NCSD
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