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TAIPEI MISSION IN THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA 14-2 Ausekia Street Phone: (371) 67321166 Riga LV-1010 Fax: (371) 67830135 Latvia E-maiI: [email protected] TMIL!RG-0093 10 August, 2026 The Hon. Karmen Joller Minister Ministry of Social Affairs Republic of Estonia Dear Madam Minister, On behalf of the Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia, 1 have the honour to draw your attention to the “Workshop on Al in Smart Healthcare: Telemedicine Infrastructure and Al Benefit Analysis (II),” organized by Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF), which is now open for applications. Earlier this year, 24 medical and healthcare professionais frorn various countries around the world participated in the first workshop in the series, the “Workshop on Alin Smart Healthcare (1).” The participants not only learned about Taiwan’s telernedicine infrastructure and legal frarnework, but also took part in several field visits, including visits to the Multi-functional Assistive Technology Resources and Promotion Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH), and the world-renowned ASUSTeK Computer mc. Your esteerned Ministry kindly recomrnended Ms. Anna Dudkina, an adviser of Departrnent of Developrnent of your Ministry, to participate in the aforernentioned workshop. Her active engagement and participation lefi a deep irnpression on the organizers, TaiwanICDF and fellow participants as well. Her participation also served as an excellent example of how such prograrns can promote medical exchanges and cooperation between Taiwan and Estonia. In this regard, 1 cordially invite your esteemed Ministry to recommend officials from public health and disease control units, healthcare professionals, biomedical engineers, rnedical sotsiaalministeerium , SAABUNUD Nr device developers, or health data analysts to participate in the “Workshop on Alin Srnart Healthcare (II),” which will be held from 4 to 13 November 2026. For qualified participants, TaiwanICDF will cover the costs of round-trip economy-class airfare, course fees, meals, and accomrnodation. Participants will be responsible for their own personal daily expenses. Enclosed please find the workshop information for your reference. Applications should be subrnitted through this Mission no later than 2 September 2026. Should you have any questions, please feel free to have your colleagues contact Mr. Eugene Wu at +371-2800-9952, or via ernail at hxwu(mofa.gov.tw. Alternatively, they rnay contact the Mission at +371-6732-0610, or via email at 1va(rnofa.gov.tw. 1 avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you, Madam Minister, the assurances of my highest consideration. Sincerely yours, Representative Encl : als CC: Mr. Mati Murd, Director, Asia and the Pacific Region, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Estonia  TAI WAN Workshopon Alin Smart Healthcare: Telemedicine lnfrastructure and Al Benefit Analysis(lI) Dates Nov 4- 13, 2026 4, AppLication deadLine Sep 7, 2026 Ove rvi ew Globa[ health faces mounting pressures from aging, chronic disease, and resource gaps. In response, nations are pivoting to smart heaLthcare and Al. Leveraging its technoLogicaL advantages, Taiwan has achieved significant c[inicaL Al milestones. This workshop expLores Taiwan’s strategic frameworks through medicaL center site visits and examines the evoLution of teEemedicine in addressing ruraL and home-based care cha[Lenges. Objectives O Smart heaLthcare & Al integration: Gain insights into Taiwan’s strategic frameworks and cLinicaL Al app[ications to evatuate their tangibte benefits in medicat settings. O TeLemedicine & infrastructure solutions: Learn about Taiwan’s impLementation expertise and expLore sateL[ite based aLternatives (SES, EuteLsat OneWeb) to overcome con nectivity barriers i n resou rce-Li m ited areas. Contents OStrategic frameworks & infrastructure: Examine Taiwan’s smart healthcare evo[ution, focusing on big data medicaL platforms and the strategic promotion of dedicated Al centers. O CIinicaI Al depLoyment: Exp[ore Al integration in precision and preventive medicine, specifica[Ly regarding diagnostic auxi[iary systems and cLinicaL care support embedded within hospitaL information systems. O Benefit analysis: AnaLyze the substantive impact of Al technoLogy on enhancing c[inica[ care, precision diagnostics, and preventive heaLth outcomes. O Telemedicine & connectivity: Present integrated teLe-heaLth solutions and imp[ementation strategies, incLuding alternative communication protocoLs for network-constrained environments. Who may apply O Background: Senior officiaLs from public heaLthcare sectors or executives in medicaL and hea[thcare-reLated industries, with 2+ years of reLevant work experience. O Expertise: Senior officiaLs from pubLic health and disease controt units, heaLthcare professionais, biomedical engineers, medica[ device deve[opers, and hea[th data ana[ysts. Contact person FengTa Tsai TeL 886-2-2888-606 1 E-maiL : [email protected]