• Smart Healthcare
• Publish Date：2025-01-02

CATR@P at NYCU: A Powerful Partner that Assists Government in Promoting Technology Care

The Research Center on International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and Assistive Technology at NYCU under the leadership of Professor Shwn-Jen Lee, has advanced policies, facilitated industry-government-academic collaborations, and created platforms to highlight Taiwan’s innovation in assistive technology. (Photo from ZDunemployed studio)

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Since its establishment in 2001, the “Research Center on International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and Assistive Technology” at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) has been tasked by the Department of Social Affairs of the Ministry of the Interior (now the Department of Social and Family Affairs Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare) to create and operate the “Center for Assistive Technology Resources and Popularization (CATR@P).” This Center is the only national-level unit established by the central government to integrate and promote assistive devices.

Over the past 23 years, the Center has been dedicated to assisting the government in promoting technology-assisted living, integrating assistive device resources, formulating policies, and promoting domestic and international exchanges and cooperation among industry, government, universities, and research institutes, making the Center a key think tank in the field of assistive technology. The driving force behind all this is Professor Shwn-Jen Lee of the Department of Physical Therapy And Assistive Technology of NYCU.

The Research Center at NYCU has become a key national think tank, advancing assistive technology and policies to support the physically challenged and elderly. (Photo from ZDunemployed studio)