President Lai Ching-te presented awards to honorees of the Civil Service Outstanding Contribution Award Dec. 17 in Taipei City, praising their efforts to build a better Taiwan.
 
The president lauded the achievements of individual award recipients, including Prosecutor Tseng Yang-ling from the Taiwan Taipei District Prosecutors Office for his work to combat fraud and Lee Wui-chiang, vice superintendent of Taipei Veterans General Hospital, for his long-term promotion of public health assistance to Taiwan’s allies and partners. He also praised civil servants from the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transportation and Communications, among others.
 
Lai went on to congratulate winners of the group award, such as a team from the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Department of Industrial Technology responsible for encouraging international manufacturers to establish research and development centers in Taiwan and the Ministry of Environment’s team working with NASA to launch 3D air monitoring around the country. Recognized groups also included those from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Health and Welfare.
 
According to Lai, civil servants play a crucial part in the country’s operations and are key to safeguarding democracy and the people’s well-being. To this end, the government will increase the salaries of educational, government and military personnel by 3 percent next year to boost the country’s overall competitiveness, he added.
 
Amid global adoption of artificial intelligence, the government must accelerate its digital transformation to increase public service efficiency, Lai said. He concluded by expressing his hope that all public servants will continue to strengthen their digital literacy and implement smart governance into their work to enhance people’s lives and further strengthen the country. 


Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)