CREATe_Asia

History of Establishment

Coalition on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology of Asia (CREATe Asia) is composed of more than ten organizations in APAC from China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Officially established in Singapore in 2015 under the witness of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand, the secretariat is based in Singapore while the organisation is registered in Australia.

CREATe Asia is a non-profit industry organization that aims to establish a cooperative platform for rehabilitation engineering technology in Asia, to promote the progress of related technologies and industries, and enable disabled individuals in Asia and around the world to share the achievements of global advancements in rehabilitation engineering.

i-CREATe is the alliance’s annual academic conference. After 17 years of development, it has become one of the most well-known and influential rehabilitation engineering conferences in the world.

Members of CREATe Asia


Assistive Technology Australia(AT, Australia),AustraliaNew Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres(NZFDIC),New Zealand
Australian Rehabilitation Assistive Technology Association(ARATA),AustraliaRehabilitation Engineering and Society of Japan(RESJA),Japan
Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association(HKOTA),Hong KongRehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore(RRIS),Nanyang Technological University,Singapore
Hyogo Institute of Assistive Technology(HIAT)/Hyogo Rehabilitation Center(HRC)Taiwan Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society(TREATS),Taiwan
Korean Association of Assistive Technology Professionals(KAATP),South KoreaUniversity of Shanghai for Science and Technology(USST),China
National Science and Technology Development Agency(NSTDA),ThailandUniversit Teknologi Malaysia(UTM),Malaysia