A new and improved English version of the Office of the President's website is scheduled to debut today. Everyone is welcome to surf the website and experience its latest style and features.
To connect with the world and boost Taiwan's visibility, on February 1, 1996, the Office of the President launched its website, which included an English version to serve the needs of foreign communities both at home and abroad. Both the Chinese and English versions have undergone several revisions, making the website even more real-time, convenient, and informative. In order to reach further out to the world and make the website more distinct, the Office of the President began overhauling the English version in April 2005.
The homepage features images of the presidential building, the Office of the President's emblem, and the national flag. Soft and natural tones have been used, thereby expressing the warmth of the Office of the President and making browsing the website an enjoyable experience. Moreover, the website has added images from the country's five major festivals: the New Year, Lunar New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day. This has given character to the homepage and highlighted Taiwan's unique traditions and customs.
In terms of content, the fresh English version introduces new sections, such as "Take a Closer Look at Taiwan" (a column borrowed from the Chinese version), National Vision, National Statistics, Taiwan Directory, Art Gallery, Tour of the Office of the President and Taipei Guest House. An improved search engine also helps provide diverse, comprehensive, and abundant information that bridges Taiwan with the world. Links to related websites provides another way to quickly and conveniently search information. The displaying of Taiwan's local time, which is 8 hours ahead of the "Greenwich Mean Time," on the top of the homepage stems from the effort to internationalize Taiwan image.
The Office of the President warmly welcomes everyone to visit its English website (http://www.president.gov.tw/). We would greatly appreciate it if you, our faithful e-friend, could recommend it to others. Should you think of any way for us to improve the website, please send your comments to the following email: oop15@mail.oop.gov.tw. Thank you!