When Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh toured the stricken areas in his capacity as convenor of the Civilian Alliance for Coordination and Monitoring of Post-Disaster Reconstruction, he said that Puli could serve as a practical example for other areas to follow.
「全國民間災後重建聯盟」召集人、中央研究院院長李遠哲訪視災區時，就認為埔里可以作為一個示範，具體的運作，讓其他受災區參考仿效。