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A proposal by the MND was sent to Parliament, according to a report by UDN [a]. What makes the proposal interesting is that, in a complex or major contingency, the armed forces would take a proactive role in supporting EMCOMM at forward‑deployed posts for civilian first responders. Based on my experience, this is the first time the armed forces have taken that stance.

The scale and intensity of civilian mobilization witnessed during this Hualien flood disaster are unprecedented in recent years’ mobilization efforts. Even the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, which is highly capable in mobilization, saw a completely different demographic of volunteers entering the disaster area through their volunteer system than the faces they are familiar with. In this precarious and increasingly competitive online era, we must adopt a “Zero-Based” concept to modernize mobilization work.

這個年頭的動員業務，都沒有本次花蓮洪災，民力爆發如此廣度和強度。就算是動員能力優秀的慈濟，透過他們志工系統進入災區的志工樣貌，也和他們所熟悉的面孔完全不同。在這風雨飄搖，謀我日亟的網路年代，我們要以「零基」的概念，來思考動員業務的現代化。