For the last forty years, with computer technology ceaselessly updating, Taiwan Geographic Information System Center has continued fostering IT manpower, promoted new techniques in application system, and expanded from engaging in information process services to providing information system integrated implementation services, whereby it has self-sustained in free-competing market. Its management teams, led by each board through the years, has accumulated numerous experiences in developing large-size information projects for government agencies, including designing and developing information systems such as household and house census statistics. Other examples are agricultural and fishery census statistics, business census statistics, household and military administrative information management, foreign exchange control online query and administrative management overall planning.

In the professional realm of computer application software for government and private enterprises, TGIC has no less experiences in software development and designing; examples are sales, production, inventory, purchase and accounting information management system and various types of automatic systems, notes management systems for manufacturers, and international communication value-added network management system. Additionally, while continuing innovating new operation modes, TGIC develops, in line with the e-government policy, the approach for knowledge economy and global operation center implementation, and adjusts its tasks and positioning in a timely and appropriate manner, so as to elevate the service quality, which results can be illustrated by Events & Results in TGIC web pages.

Despite the remarkable performances, TGIC still operates in stability with most caution and attention. It challenges itself to provide best solutions available in market and to contribute to the global information industry development. TGIC hereby solicits advice and encouragement from those advanced in this industry, and looks forward to mutual complement in seeking more opportunities.

Chairman Sun, Chih-Hong, was born in 1955 in Kaohsiung. He graduated from Kaohsiung High School in 1973, and at Dept. of Geography, National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1977. He earned his master degree at Graduate School of Geography, University of Georgia, USA in 1982, and his Ph.D. at the same institution in 1986. Upon completing such education, he returned to Taiwan to serve, and was engaged as associate professor at Dept. of Geography, National Taiwan University. Bringing GIS concept and technology with him in Taiwan, Dr. Sun held multiple GIS seminars and courses to promote this significant technology toward relevant government agencies. In 1988, he was invited as the consultant to Council of Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), Executive Yuan where he began to plan on the overall framework for the National Geographic Information System (NGIS); in 1990, he led the NGIS overall planning project and set sound foundation for NGIS promotion.  Dr. Sun was the chairman of Dept. of Geography, National Taiwan University, and its Graduate School as well from 1994 to 1997. He was also first President of Taiwan Geographic Information Society from 1996 to 1997, at which post he sponsored the Third Asian GIS Conference in 1997, by way of which he introduced Taiwan’s GIS research results to other Asian countries.

Dr. Sun has long devoted himself to geospatial technology and its application research. In 1992 he joined the preparation for setting up Global Change Research Center (GCRC) at National Taiwan University, and began his participation in global change and sustainable development research. From 1992 to 1997 he headed the Information and Data Division, GCRC, charged with establishing global change research database in Taiwan, and was invited to join the establishment of international global change database. Dr. Sun was selected as chairman of Global Change Research Center at NTU from 1998 to 2004, also began to actively promote the sustainable development concept and related research and to apply knowledge management technique in sustainable development and global change decision support. He was invited to the Sustainable Development Research Committee, National Science Council, as Executive Secretary from 1998 to 2001, to join in the planning and promotion of Taiwan’s sustainable development research. From 1998 to 2002, as project leader of Information Division, National Science & Technology Program for Hazard Mitigation of National Science Council.  Dr. Sun applied NGIS results in the hazard mitigation to enhance Taiwan’s hazard mitigation efficiency. In 2007 September, Dr. Sun was seconded from NTU to Taiwan GIS Center as President for purpose of promoting, in full swing, NGIS planning and providing support for government agency decision making. In 2008 July, CEPD, Executive Yuan approved and appointed Dr.Sun as TGIC’s Chairman, at which post Dr. Sun will continue to assist the government in promoting NGIS tasks. Under TGIC’s Board counseling, the Chairman will also lead TGIC toward a GIS center of excellence in Taiwan.