{"id":25545,"date":"2022-03-27T15:59:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www6.rs.polyu.edu.hk\/icreate\/?page_id=25545"},"modified":"2022-04-28T02:47:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T02:47:43","slug":"createasia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www6.rs.polyu.edu.hk\/icreate\/index.php\/createasia\/","title":{"rendered":"CreateAsia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25545\" class=\"elementor elementor-25545\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11aa94f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11aa94f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885dafd\" data-id=\"885dafd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86dfcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86dfcf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #2b2b2b; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300;\">The Coalition on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Asia (CREATe Asia) is an alliance of agencies across Asia, interested in promoting the development, provision and use of assistive technologies across the Asia Pacific region.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #2b2b2b; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300; text-align: justify;\">Through initiating and leading the i-CREATe Conferences from 2007, Singapore and Thailand, with other Asian organisations, were able to identify a regional need for communication and collaboration within the broader AT delivery system. Prof. Wei Tech Ang, Associate Professor of Nanyang Technological University, the Founding President formed the alliances at the i-CREATe conference 2013 in South Korea and the work commenced in creating the aims and objectives of a formal alliance.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.9rem; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In 2015, the alliance was formalized by the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand during the i-CREATe conference at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Members of the alliance are diverse and cover the states of Singapore, Thailand, China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.9rem; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #2b2b2b; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">On 15 March 2018, CREATe Asia, a non-profit organization was registered in Australia and in January 2019, the Constitution of Coalition of Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology of Asia Pacific (CREATe AsiaPac) was completed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.9rem; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In addition to the annual i-CREATe conference, CREATe Asia shall strive to achieve the following common goals:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #2b2b2b; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">To provide a common platform for all the RE and AT stakeholders to share resources, knowledge and experiences;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">To grow a healthy ecosystem which eventually leads to cost effective and more Asian relevant RE and AT products;<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">To work with international standards agencies to establish a set of Asian relevant standards for RE and AT products;<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0To encourage collaborations in the research and innovation of RE and AT solutions across Asia.<\/li><\/ol><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div><div><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founding Organizations<\/h2><div><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 16px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #2b2b2b; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300; text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ntu.edu.sg\/rris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore (RRIS) , Singapore<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand (NSTDA) , Thailand<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.usst.edu.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) , China<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/old.crda.com.cn\/EnWeb\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China Association of Assistive Products (CAAP), China<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/at-aust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent Living Centre, New South Wales (ILC NSW) , Australia<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/hkota.org.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association (HKOTA), Hong Kong S.A.R.<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.assistech.hwc.or.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyogo Institute of Assistive Technology (HIAT) \/ Hyogo Rehabilitation Center (HRC), Japan<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resja.or.jp\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rehabilitation Engineering Society of Japan (RESJA) , Japan<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arata.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA), Australia<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.treats.org.tw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society (TREATS), Taiwan<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.utm.my\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilsnz.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent Living Service, New Zealand (ILSNZ) , New Zealand<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nzfdic.org.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres, New Zealand<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov.pg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papua New Guinea (PNG), National Department of Health, Papua New Guinea<\/a> <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theintlcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The International Center, Vietnam<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CREATe Asia The Coalition on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Asia (CREATe Asia) is an alliance of agencies across Asia, interested in promoting the development, provision and use of assistive technologies across the Asia Pacific region. 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