Candidate for Mayor of Yilan Lin Kuo-chang
Unofficial translation: 「改變宜蘭，現在就出發」 · Slogan source: 競選官網 (in Chinese) ↗
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An AI platform to help farming, fishing and lodging businesses fill labor gaps
Jobs & industry
What residents worry about: My guesthouse can't find staff in peak season. I'm working myself to collapse.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・宜蘭黃金十年產業發展計畫 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
建立AI平台，協助農漁與旅宿業解決缺工
首先要為百工百業引入人工智慧，爭取資源建立平台，協助農漁與旅宿業解決缺工問題
Upgrade 18 industrial parks through digital transformation
Jobs & industry
What residents worry about: The industrial parks are old, and firms keep wanting to move away.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・宜蘭黃金十年產業發展計畫 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
推動數位轉型，升級18個工業區
並推動數位轉型、升級18個工業區
Build an unmanned vehicle test site and bring in tech teams
Jobs & industry
What residents worry about: I want to work with drones, but there are no chances in Yilan.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・宜蘭黃金十年產業發展計畫 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
打造無人載具測試場，引進科技團隊
宜蘭具備多樣地貌，是全台得天獨厚的無人載具測試場，未來也將引進科技團隊，實地進行商業驗證
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Push for Academia Sinica to set up in Yilan's high-speed rail district
Jobs & industry
What residents worry about: Research jobs are all in Taipei. I'd love to move back to Yilan.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・黃金十年產業政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
爭取中研院落腳宜蘭高鐵特區
要爭取中研院落腳宜蘭高鐵特區，承接南港外溢效應
Combine health care and farm produce into long-stay offers for older people
Health care
What residents worry about: In retirement I'd like to live among mountains and rivers, but worry about reaching doctors.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・黃金十年產業政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
結合醫療與農產，開發熟齡長住產品
主張結合醫療與農產，開發適合活躍熟齡族長住產品
A flood-control platform to ease fears of flooding
Safety & resilience
What residents worry about: When typhoon season comes, I worry our home will flood again.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・宜蘭好主漳政見說明會 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
「勁水大縣章」治水政見，解決水患疑慮
以「勁水大縣章」治水政見徹底解決水患疑慮
Better high-speed rail links and smoother transfers within the county
Transport
What residents worry about: Changing at the station, the connecting shuttles are such a hassle.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・宜蘭好主漳政見說明會 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
強化高鐵聯外建設，完善縣內轉乘接駁
交通面則在強化高鐵聯外建設的同時，完善縣內轉乘接駁路網
Smart senior card with 12,000 points a year, usable across months and for many things
Elder care
What residents worry about: Senior card points reset to zero at month's end. What a waste.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・宜蘭好主漳政見說明會 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
智慧敬老卡每年1萬2000點，可跨月多元使用
承諾落實每年1萬2000點、可跨月且多元使用的「智慧敬老卡」
Promote international events at Wushi Harbor
Culture & tourism
What residents worry about: Yilan's coast is so beautiful, yet it lacks big events.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・林國漳專訪 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
結合烏石港推廣國際賽事
海線將發揮百公里海岸線優勢，結合烏石港推廣國際賽事
Link foothill trails with local lodging, food and shuttles
Culture & tourism
What residents worry about: I want to hike the foothill trails, but there's no ride back down.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・林國漳專訪 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
整合淺山步道，串聯在地旅宿、美食與接駁
山線則整合8百公尺以下淺山步道，串聯在地旅宿、美食與接駁
"Ask the Magistrate": regular face-to-face meetings with residents at the county hall
Governance
What residents worry about: When I petition the county, I can never find anyone in charge.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・縣長給你問 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
「縣長給你問」：定期在縣府面見鄉親
將定期安排時間在縣府面見鄉親，傾聽急難陳情與地方需求
Finish extending Provincial Highway 62 expressway to Yilan
Transport
What residents worry about: On long weekends the Hsuehshan Tunnel is the only way back to Yilan, and it's gridlocked.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・縣長給你問 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
完成台62線快速道路延伸到宜蘭
並完成台62線快速道路延伸至宜蘭
Open a road out of the county that heavy trucks can use
Transport
What residents worry about: Big trucks can't use the Hsuehshan Tunnel, so shipping out of Yilan is a long detour.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・縣長給你問 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
開闢一條大貨車能走的聯外公路
開闢一條可供大貨車通行聯外公路
Better links at 5 main transit hubs, joining up buses, taxis and YouBike (public bike share)
Transport
What residents worry about: Off the train and onto the bus, the times never connect.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・縣長給你問 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
優化5大轉運站接駁，整合公車、小黃與YouBike
全面優化頭城、礁溪、宜蘭、羅東、蘇澳等5大轉運站接駁路網，整合大眾運輸、小黃公車與YouBike
More childcare in high-demand areas, joining up care and early intervention for ages 0 to 6
Childcare
What residents worry about: My kid is developing a bit slowly, and I don't know where to find early intervention.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 宜蘭大新聞・打造宜蘭大教室教育政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
高需求地區增設托育，整合0–6歲托育與早療
優先於高需求地區增設托育資源，全面整合 0-6 歲托育及早療資訊
About NT$150,000 per school to replace lunch warming equipment
Education
What residents worry about: School lunch arrives cold, and the kids won't eat it.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 宜蘭大新聞・打造宜蘭大教室教育政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
每校補助約15萬元，更新午餐保溫設備
祭出每校補助約 15 萬元更新保溫設備、優先選用在地有機食材
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