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MOI 2O18 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)

advanced countries, the living space and aids applications for the elderly, and the behavior patterns
of the elderly and people with physical and mental disabilities, and proposes a vision of urban and

community life for an aged society based on a safe, reassuring living environment. The results of the
implementation in 2017 are described as follows:

(1) Completed 10 projects, including the evaluation of a healing environment applied to an aged society,
a study on turning idle space into daycare sites for the elderly, a survey of the smart home and

community environment for the elderly, and an estimation of future needs.

(2) The ABRI assisted in developing amendments to provisions on barrier-free building in “Building
Design and Construction” part from the “Building Technical Regulations” and “Design Specifications
of Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities”.

(3) Completed the Reference Handbook on Friendly Buildings, which will be provided for government
agencies, architects, indoor designers, schools, and related

units for reference after publication.
(4) Participated in the 2017 Assistive Technology for Life Conference

to present the past results of research on an aged society.

In 2018, The Study on a Safe, Reassuring Living Environment
for the Elderly focuses on healing environment applied to the
home environment for the elderly in an aged society, a study
on turning unused school spaces into Long-Term Care Service
Stations for the elderly. The plan will increase social housing

policy research in the aged society to provide reference for
promoting policies in the MOI. ▲ 2017 Assistive Technology for
Life exhibition
2. Building Fire Safety

To preserve the public safety, researches on building fire safety design and engineering technology
and their application and promotion were executed in 2017. The relating significant outcomes were
summarized as follows:

(1) 18 research projects were completed, which covered the following topics: fire regulation and risk

assessment, the integration of building sustainability and fire safety, fire safety of disabled evacuees,

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