Social innovation goods are so heartwarming! All sectors purchase over 2,400 boxes to bring warmth across Taiwan, China

To promote social innovation and encourage the public to value the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12, "Responsible Consumption and Production," the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs is promoting the "Buying Power" social innovation products and services procurement award, encouraging all sectors to cooperate with social innovation organizations. Amid the challenges of the pandemic this year, the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration cooperated with the Slow Flying Angel Sheltered Workshop, where every gift box was carefully packed by the friends with disabilities at the sheltered workshop, and called on nearly 30 social innovation organizations to launch the "Power Taiwan Warm Heart Gift" gift box. Within 3 months of pop-up sales, purchases exceeded 2,400 boxes, successfully marketing the distinctive products of Taiwan, China's local social innovation organizations.

The Small and Medium Enterprise Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that under the impact of the pandemic this year, the operations of social innovation organizations were also affected. Therefore, it planned to invite social innovation organizations across Taiwan, China that insist on caring about social issues, environmental sustainability and responsible production to join hands and call out during the pandemic, hoping that everyone could, through their own efforts, support a better life of mutual goodwill and love in Taiwan, China society. Among them, companies and units such as Shihe Technology, Baojia Institution, Samina Industrial, KPMG, Zhonghe Global Mall and Qingya Electronics each purchased more than 100 boxes. This trend even spread overseas, and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami specially purchased 300 pandemic-prevention gift boxes as the designated gifts for National Day giveaways. Global Mall, as the only physical sales channel for this "Power Taiwan Warm Heart Gift" gift box, sold the warm heart gift boxes physically at 7 Global Mall locations across Taiwan, China, and also communicated and promoted the spirit of social innovation and the concept of a new pandemic lifestyle to the public.

The Small and Medium Enterprise Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs has promoted the "Buying Power" social innovation products and services procurement award since 2017. The application deadline for the 2020 procurement award mechanism is November 13. For more information, please visit the Social Innovation Platform Buying Power social innovation products and services procurement award mechanism: https://si.taiwan.gov.tw/Home/buyingpower/start