For Typhoon Morakot disaster, MSI take action to rebuild the campus.

Typhoon Morakot had destroyed the southern Taiwan on August 8th. Not only people’s houses were damaged, but also many schools were ruined.

When the children returned to school, there was still a lot of serious damage to computer equipment in school. And these computers can not be used.

Therefore, MSI take the responsibility to sent love for the disaster areas. MSI donated a total of 552 computers for 67 primary schools to help students are able to keep learning. MSI expect to extend this kind of aid to each affected areas, and help more victims can return their normal life.

MSI Donated 20 Computers to Assist the Disaster Area of Typhoon Morakot.

Typhoon Morakot had devastated the southern Taiwan on August 8th.

In order to assist victims to rebuild their homeland, MSI donated 20 computers to social workers, let them to help gathering the urgent information and requirements from victims.

Ensure the information can be passed out at the first time, and gained the most accurate help from all social circles.

MSI sponsored 20 computers for Chung Yuan Christian University Volunteer Team to assist Cambodia to reduce the digital divide.

August 2009, a volunteer team from Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) which is going to Cambodia, was received a gift from MSI technology. MSI technology donated 20 computers to the “Endless love of Cambodia charity” program.

This program tries to help Cambodia government to build up more computer classrooms and help them to reduce the digital divide. Donation ceremony was held on 5th August in Chung Yuan Christian University. It’s a good cooperation paragon between enterprise and schools.

The CYCU volunteer team is also going to provide their IT and arts training course for the Wat Bo Primary School at a remote area in Cambodia. They will provide different courses for teachers, and help them become the first school which has integrated computer education environment in Siem Reap.

There are 4000 students and teachers in Wat Bo Primary School. After MSI technology sponsors this program, the local children have more opportunities to access computers.

MSI donated million NTD for disadvantaged students

In respond to Taipei County Government’s Charity plan, MSI International co., donated NTD 2,215,660 to the charity subsidy of Education Bureau, Taipei County. By utilizing MSI charity donation, Taipei County Government helped 669 disadvantaged students from 32 elementary schools and one junior high school to pay their daily nutrition lunch fee.

Microsoft, MSI and NTNU Special Education Work on Computer Access for the Disabled(by Economic Daily News)

(Economic Daily News, Tseng Ren-kai) Today Microsoft Taiwan, MSI and the National Taiwan Normal University made a joint announcement on the launch of the "Computer Accessibility Resource for Educators" program to research and develop information technology and broadcasting teaching resources for students with special needs.
Microsoft Taiwan introduced the ICT assistance tools manual it produced in partnership with Tokyo University and drew on the expertise of the NTNU Special Education Center to compile the CARE computer manual; 30 notebook computers of various models were donated by MSI for use in education and promotion.
Through this collaboration between hardware technology and special education, they hope more technology companies can be inspired to take part in helping to expand learning opportunities for special education teachers and students with disabilities so they can reach out to the world. (resource from the Economic Daily News, 2009/03/18)

MSI Chairman Joseph Hsu testing the CARE program. He expressed his hope that the MSI notebooks will help special needs students reach out to the world. (Photo resource from the Apple Daily)

MSI Brings Love to Remote Areas

MSI’s global philanthropic efforts target Taiwan in a second wave of events! MSI is donating a second batch of MSI Wind U100s to ten outstanding Digital Opportunity Centers (DOC) chosen from the Ministry of Education’s 40 Digital Opportunity Centers. MSI representatives visited Digital Opportunity Centers in four remote regions – Chiayi Lucao, Nantou Jiji, Nantou Shingming, and Changhwa Dachen. DOC personnel were all very excited upon the arrival of MSI representatives and expressed their gratitude for the gift of MSI Wind U100.


A fourth-year student from Meifeng Elementary School created and sent this card, shaped like a MSI Wind U100, from the Changhwa Dachen DOC.










Handmade cards from the Changhwa Dachen DOC schoolchildren, thanking MSI for the donation.

Interviews from the Second MSI Notebook "Love with the Wind" Charity Drive

For MSI Notebook's second "Love with the Wind" charity drive, 10 Digital Opportunity Centers (DOC) out of the 40 overseen by the Ministry of Education were chosen based on their performance for the donation of additional Wind U100 netbooks. The top 4 DOCs were also interviewed, providing a better picture of the gulf between the city and the countryside. Many families in remote townships for example don't have their own computer and even if they did, they might not have access to the Internet. The difficulties they had in accessing information provided a stark contrast to the well-developed IT infrastructure in the cities.

The educational challenges facing DOCs in remote townships were not limited to a shortage of equipment, primitive facilities or geographical isolation. Traditional ways of thought, grand-parenting and foreign brides all led to a passive attitude among local people. Despite the limited resources and staffing, DOC workers still did their utmost to promote the convenience and importance of the Internet to the general public and the community with passion and dedication.

The DOC workers were all very passionate about their jobs and very appreciative of MSI's efforts because the donated NBs allowed them to conduct community interviews, health checks, awareness programs, mobile classrooms and more. With the Wind U100 netbook, they now have a whole new level of mobility and portability….

The MSI Notebook representative (right) presents a Wind U100 netbook to the supervisor of the Caolu DOC in Chiayi

The supervisor (left) of the Caolu DOC in Chiayi presents the certificate of appreciation to the MSI notebook representative

The MSI notebook representative (left) presents a Wind U100 netbook to the supervisor of the Jiji DOC in Nantou

The supervisor of the Jiji DOC in Nantou (right) presents the MSI notebook representative with a gift of banana egg rolls to show their appreciation

The MSI notebook representative (right) presents a Wind U100 notebook to the supervisor of the Sinmin DOC in Nantou

The MSI notebook representative (center) presents a Wind U100 netbook to the Dacheng DOC in Changhua

The supervisor (left) of the Dacheng DOC in Changhua presents the MSI notebook representative with pottery that the students made themselves.

The Dacheng DOC in Changhua puts on a Lion and Dragon Dance to welcome and thank the visiting MSI notebook representative.

The students at the Dacheng DOC in Changhua presented hand-made thank-you cards to the MSI notebook representative

"Love with the Wind" Brings More Love to Remote Areas

The global "Love with the Wind" charity program is one of the ways MSI Notebook expresses its commitment to corporate social responsibility as well as caring and contributing to the community. The program was launched with a donation of MSI Wind Netbook U100 notebooks to remote communities in support of the Ministry of Education and Executive Yuan's efforts to improve the standard of education and bridge the digital divide for these areas. These helped remote communities reach out and connect with the rest of the world and online resources in tangible ways.

After warming the hearts of many communities with the first round of donations, MSI Notebook recently announced a second round of "Love with the Wind" donations. Digital Opportunity Centers (DOC) that made outstanding use of their computers will now receive more MSI Wind Netbook U100 units to help bridge the digital divide even more.

The Dacheng DOC used the MSI Wind Netbook U100 to run awareness programs, teaching activities, in-service training, give presentations and support events.

2nd Place: Wind U100 x 2 - Jiji DOC, Nantou County

The Jiji DOC employed the MSI Wind Netbook for playing presentations of DOC accomplishments, collation of routine data, outdoor excursions for the digital photography class and watching videos.

3rd Place: Wind U100 x 2 - Caolu DOC, Chiayi County


The Caolu DOC used its MSI Wind Netbook U100 for teaching presentations and children's toy workshops.

Other DOCs also received another MSI Wind Netbook U100. These included the Shuangi DOC in Taichung, the Beiyuan DOC in Taitung, the Luye DOC in Taitung, the Caoling DOC in Yunlin County, the Yuanliao DOC in Pingtung, the Sinmin DOC in Nantou County and the Tongluo DOC in Miaoli County.

The MSI Notebook Love Blog also exchanged links with the Ministry of Education's DOC website to symbolize MSI Notebook's continued support for efforts to bridge the digital divide and the hope that there will more opportunities in the future for MSI Notebook to show that it cares in tangible ways.

Dabi Digital Opportunity Center – Let's Learn About Computers Together Hand-in-Hand

The Dabi DOC is located at Henan Village in Dabi Township, Yunlin County. Apart from offering fun computer camps, basic computer application classes and introductory classes to image editing for kids, the DOC also actively promotes IT education for nearby villages. Recently, the Dabi DOC joined with the other DOCs at Fangnan, Lunbei and Sihhu to launch the "Bridging the Digital Divide for Women Project" for women who live further away from the DOC. This involved transporting computers to the Shuelin Jingyang Temple to teach interested women and children computer basics.

Liu Bang-cin, the director of Dabi DOC, said: "The MSI Wid Netbook U100 donated by MSI Notebook has become one of most useful tools for extending our mobile teaching efforts to nearby villages."

As part of the "Bridging the Digital Divide for Women Project" that the Dabi DOC took part in, migrant mothers and their children came to learn about computers together. The children often help teach their mothers about computers as well.

Luye Digital Opportunity Center – Let Me Show You How to Use the Computer, Gran!

The Luye DOC is located in Luye Township, Taitung County. It is not only where children have fun learning about computers, it also has many senior citizens on the rolls as well. Once the kids learn how to use the computers, they often become teachers for the grannies and grandpas too!

Lin Ruei-yen, an assistant teacher at the Luye DOC, said: "The MSI Wind Netbook U100 donated by MSI Notebook is not only popular with the kids taking the computer classes but a great helper for teacher's mobile teaching efforts as well."

Every Wednesday and Friday the Luye DOC hosts after-school mentoring sessions for students. Here is a student working hard to learn how to use the U100.

The Luye DOC also has grannies among its students. When she saw how tiny the U100 was, the granny exclaimed: "A computer this tiny is so convenient! Show me how to use it!"

The children who already know how to use the computer immediately became young volunteers at the Luye DOC for teaching granny how to use the U100.

The students of the senior citizens class at the Luye DOC were very keen about learning how to use the U100.

This computer is so easy to use that even granny soon had it all figured out!

Caoling Digital Opportunity Center – U100 Saves the Day After Typhoon Sinlaku!

The Caoling DOC is located inside Caoling Elementary School. When Typhoon Sinlaku struck in September, landslides struck the area around the school, leading to 30 hectares of land being declared a high-risk zone. The Caoling DOC and the Caoling Elementary School were evacuated to private homes in Caoling Village but there was no time to move all the needed resources and the desktop computers at school. Most of the notebook computers at the school were old and obsolete as well. Huang Guo-ren, a teacher at Caoling Elementary School said: "Fortunately, MSI Notebook donated a MSI Wind Netbook to us. This allowed us to keep teaching the kids about computers during the typhoon. It also helped teachers with their work as well. This little notebook computer really saved the day for us!"

During Typhoon Sinlaku, the U100 allowed the children to continue taking their computer classes at the temporary school.

The teaching center rendered inaccessible after Typhoon Sinlaku in early September. Fortunately, the U100 notebook was available as a stopgap measure for handling the school's administrative tasks. Community teachers were able to use it with a single-lens projector to teach their classes as normal as well.

Last year teachers at the Caoling Elementary School began taking the students on outdoor excursions to experience the beauty of their hometown for themselves and also to develop vernacular courseware. In the beginning, the collected materials could not be processed immediately, as everything had to be photographed and then researched online back at school. After the U100 was donated to the Caoling DOC however, students can now immediately record observed species, locations and environments on the U100 to provide an immediate record of Caoling's ecological wonders.

Shuangci Digital Opportunity Center – Finally, Our Very Own Notebook Computer!

Shuangci DOC is located at the Zihyou Elementary School in Heping Township, Taichung County. There existed a very serious digital divide between the local indigenous village and the outside world. It was not until the DOC was established in 2007 that the local tribal villagers began to really learn about computers. The DOC also began offering classes on IT education and computer application for children as well as animation production for youths. When MSI Noteobook the MSI Wind Netbook U100 to the Shuangci DOC, it became their very first notebook computer.

Before the DOC was set up, only four households out of the thousand or so residents at Zihyou Village had a computer at home. These were all very old machines, so most people weren't in the habit of using computers either. Jiang Jhen-wun, the principal of Zihyou Elementary School, said: "For many years there was no IT education for the tribal communities, never mind the use of Internet resources. The outside world would be amazed by how wide the digital divide between the city and the countryside was."

"The MSI Wind Netbook U100 donated by MSI Notebook is now the first and only notebook computer at the Shuangci DOC," Said Principal Jiang. "It has also brought more convenient and more modern computer applications to the DOC."

The Shuangci DOC offers after-school daycare for students from the tribal community on weekdays. Here a volunteer is teaching the children how to use the U100.

The U100 has not only helped Shuangci DOC with promoting computer education but also allowed the students at Zihyou Elementary School to connect to the school's wireless network and integrate IT into their teaching as well.

When the tribal villagers saw how light and compact the U100 was, they were amazed by how convenient miniaturized computer products are nowadays.

Beiyuan Digital Opportunity Center – An Encounter with the MSI U100 is the Students' Link to the World

The Beiyuan DOC in Taitung County's Donghe Township allocated the MSI Wind Netbook donated by MSI Notebook to promote computer education for children and Internet safety. "We are really pleased to have this small notebook computer that the students in Beiyuan can learn with." Said Jiang Yue-ling, a worker at the Beiyuan DOC. "The MSI U100 at the DOC offers the kids a chance to reach out to the world!"

The MSI Wind Netbook U100 has been a source of wonder for the children at the Beiyuan DOC. They keep asking the workers: "Auntie, can this small notebook computer really do everything that a desktop computer can?"



Children concentrating on learning how to operate and use the U100.


Volunteer at the Beiyuan DOC using the U100 at a class on Internet safety and IT understanding.

Jiji Digital Opportunity Center – Students Love the Convenient and Practical Notebook!

The Jiji DOC used the MSI Wind Netbook U100 donated by MSI Notebook to play its presentations at briefings and compiling everyday paperwork. When outdoor photo excursions are held for the digital photography class, it also allows students to immediately see the results and pick out any effects. All the students were very impressed by how convenient and practical it was, and how well it satisfied their thirst for knowledge.

"In the past, I had to go around looking for a computer to borrow when visiting community schools for promotional events. Now I finally have a notebook to use." Said Lin A-e, a worker at the Jiji DOC. "The MSI Wind Netbook U100 has made quite an impact on the local area. It not only showed the people living in remote areas that modern IT technology has become so accessible but it also gave them the chance to see how convenient IT services are in urban areas."

Jiji DOC volunteers using the MSI Wind Netbook U100 to organize data and produce files.

The joint exhibition of results by Nantou County DOCs was held at the Puli Winery. On the day, Jiji DOC used the MSI Wind Netbook U100 to present the accomplishments achieved by the DOC during the year.

The Jiji DOC volunteers at the Puli joint exhibition of results were able to adjust or change the contents of their briefing at any time.


The Jiji DOC used the MSI Wind Netbook U100 to let the teachers and children watch the "Grand Auntie and Smarty" video, adding much laughter to the promotional event. The event not only gave the cute and lively children a better understanding of the DOC but also made them more interested in taking part in the DOC's activities in their spare time.

Jiji DOC volunteer setting the notebook's video display mode.