The participants in this science event were a total of 311 students and 236 delegation leaders from 81 participating countries and two observing countries (the Dominican Republic and the Philippines).

In the contests on July 15 and July 17, the Taiwan’s representatives not only demonstrated their competence in informatics but had intensive exchanges with their international counterparts, which enhanced the contestants’ worldview and language competence, and enriched the teachers’ instructional experience and gave them the opportunity to share that experience. The contestants from around the world complimented Taiwan on its hospitality, unique culture, and great tourist attractions. By holding this international contest, Taiwan hopes to boost local students’ interest and competitiveness in the information-technology (IT) industry, to train more IT professionals, and to promote economic growth through an IT industry upgrade. Likewise, Taiwan hopes to invite people from different countries to Taiwan, to attract global attention to Taiwan, and bring the Taiwan IT industry and local brands to the international market.

The four Taiwan contestants were trained by a professional team that included Professor Chiang Tsung-che (蔣宗哲) from the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Taiwan Normal University and another 17 team members. Below is a list of the winning contestants:

To recognize these students’ outstanding performance, the Ministry of Education (MOE) issued special regulations. According to the Regulations Governing Academic Advancement Incentives for Students Who Compete and Perform Well in International Mathematics or Science Olympiads and International Science Fairs, the winners of gold, silver, or bronze medals in Olympiads can be automatically admitted to related university departments, or recommended for admission to any department. The winners of an honorary award can be recommended for admission to related departments. Additionally, the gold medal winners will receive a 200,000 NT dollar scholarship and the silver medal winners a 100,000 NT dollar scholarship.