【媒體報導】2020年度U-start 原漾計畫鼓勵原住民青年創業!
2020年度U-start 原漾計畫鼓勵原住民青年創業
轉自 DIGITIMES 周建勳 2020-05-18 (https://pse.is/S76L4)
「原香」團隊，打造原民食譜App。
「英勇的神蜂部隊」團隊協助促進偏鄉林下養蜂。
為培育原住民族產業人才及鼓勵校園青年創新創業，教育部青年發展署與原住民族委員會特別自2020年起合作推動「U-start 原漾計畫」，。由文化大學推廣部擔任計畫窗口，並於北、中、南、台東、花蓮各設有U-start原漾計畫區域夥伴學校平台，北部地區則由國立臺灣科技大學創新育成中心(以下簡稱臺科大育成中心)擔任，協助推動串連、整合北區各機構輔導資源、諮詢輔導; 業師媒合、跨校組隊，從中了解原住民族青年新創需求與問題，接軌與發揚原住民族產業。
經台科大與北部區域各夥伴學校努力下，業於本年度2月15日協助夥伴學校遞件申請，教育部青年發展署並於4月15日公布2020年度「U-start原漾計畫」本次北區共2組團隊通過第一階段，分別為國立臺灣科技大學的「原香」團隊，藉由研發食譜App讓大眾認識原住民族特有食材，同時也推廣部落小農產品；另一隊為國立宜蘭大學的「英勇的神蜂部隊」團隊，專注於促進偏鄉居民及原住民地區林下養蜂技術及產品開發訓練，後續將進駐在兩所學校育成中心，接受為期六個月密集的訓練與陪伴輔導，冀盼協助兩組原青創業團隊實現創業夢想，並將原民文化、產業發揚光大。
此外，臺科大育成中心也陸續舉辦兩場北區串聯會議，約有50位來自各大專院校、政府、民間等育成及原資單位人員，包括台灣原住民族文化產業發展協會理事長共同參與。第二次會議於4月28日線上舉辦完畢，邀請到擁有多年新創輔導經驗的創業財務顧問分享團隊輔導案例，及原委會金融輔導員介紹適合預備創業者的輔導精實創業計畫和提升原住民族企業核心技術能力的補助創新研發計畫。最後顧問更建議大家鼓勵青年新創團隊要目標明確、強化專業技能並按部就班、碰到問題對症下藥，找到對的人協助、合作，這也是各校育成中心、原資單位要在其中擔任的重要角色。
隨著第一階段名單出爐，臺科大育成中心接下來也計畫舉辦主題式交流會，將邀請原青新創人才與本階段入選團隊分享創業歷程，幫助對創新創業有興趣的原民青年們吸收新創能量，勇敢邁向下一步！
轉自 中國時報 黃志偉
"2020 U-start Program" encourages indigenous youth to startup their own businesses! The two teams in the North District have received NT$500,000 subsidy each!
In order to incubate talents of the indigenous industry and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship among youth from the campus, the Youth Development Administration of the Ministry of Education and the Council of indigenous Peoples have jointly promoted the "U-start Program". The School of Continuing Education, Chinese Culture University is the program contact organization. On top of it, several regional partner platforms for the U-start Program have been established in North, Central, South, Taitung, and Hualien, respectively. Business Incubation Center at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as NTUST Incubation Center) serves as northern regional platform. The role is to promote the collaboration and integrate the resources from northern region to provide consultation services, industry and academic matchmaking, organize cross-school teams to recognize the needs and issues of indigenous youth when they are pursuing start-up business, integrate and promote indigenous industries.
With the efforts of NTUST and partner schools in the northern region, the school has assisted partner schools in submitting applications on February 15 of this year. The Youth Development Administration of the Ministry of Education has made an announcement on April 15 that the 2020 "U-start Project" nominated two teams in the north district who has passed the first stage review. One is the " Indigenous Fragrance" team from NTUST. Through their development of the recipe app, the public was able to understand the unique ingredients of the indigenous people, while it can also promote the products from smallholder farmers in the tribe. The other team is the "Gallant Army of Holy Bees" from National Ilan University. Their focus is on promoting under-forest apiculture technology and training rural residents in indigenous areas for product development. Both of them will be stationed in the incubation centers from two schools respectively taking six months of intensive training and internship. The objective is to assist these two groups of indigenous youth start-up teams to realize their entrepreneurial dream while excel the indigenous culture and industry.
" Indigenous Fragrance" who developed indigenous recipe APP
"Gallant Army of Holy Bees" is promoting under-forest apiculture technology in the remote area
In addition, the NTUST incubation center also has held two series of conferences in the north district. About 50 people from various colleges, universities, government agencies, non-governmental incubators and indigenous agency, including the chairman of Taiwan Indigenous Cultural Industry Development Association. The second meeting was held online on April 28. NTUST Incubation Center invited financial consultants who have many years of experience in startup counseling to share team counseling cases. On top of it, it also had financial counselors from Council of Indigenous Peoples to introduce supporting startup programs suitable for pre-entrepreneurs, and projects regarding subsidies for innovative R & D to enhance the core technological capabilities of indigenous enterprises. In the end, the consultant even suggested that everyone should encourage young start-up teams to have clear goals, strengthen professional skills, follow the roadmap, embrace the problems and apply the right remedy, find the right people to assist, and collaborate. This is also a critical role that each incubation center in the school and indigenous agency should serve.
With the unveiled list of the first-stage, NTUST incubation center will also plan to organize a thematic forum, which will invite indigenous young startup talents to share their journeys with nominated teams at this stage, while helping those indigenous youths who are interested in innovation and entrepreneurship to absorb new energy and bravely take the next step!