By Sean Lin / Staff reporterA Taipei City Government online education database called “CooC-Cloud” could help the nation demonstrate its “soft power,” Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said yesterday, adding that information technology-based education could be a game changer. That is: Creating a more student-oriented learning environment with the help of innovative technologies,” Ko said. Speakers from the municipal government introduced the “CooC-Cloud,” which was launched in August. “This would help to demonstrate the nation’s soft power, which is aimed at sharing one’s beliefs,” he said. Separately, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei city councilors Ho Chih-wei (何志偉) and Wang Shih-chien (王世堅) criticized Ko’s remarks.

Source: Taipei Times December 02, 2016 16:02 UTC