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Ministry of Sc ence and Technology Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Sc ence and Technology Republic of China (Taiwan) 4 Organization and Responsibilities 6 Promotion of National S&T Development National S&T Development Policies National S&T Development Plan Government-funded S&T Development Programs National S&T Programs National S&T Literacy and Competence Nationwide R&D Status and Trends c o n t e n t s 12 Support for Academic Research Research Grants Research Highlights Core Facilities and Precious Instruments S&T Talents S&T Exchange and Cooperation 2 28 Enhancement of Academia-Industry Relationship and Innovation Academia-Industry-Research Collaboration Startup Development Artificial Intelligence Innovation Ecosystem 36 Development of Science Parks Features and Locations Status of Development Smart Science Parks 42 Foundations and Administrative Institution c o n t e n t s National Applied Research Laboratories National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center National S&T Center for Disaster Reduction 48 Publications Directory 3 Organization and Responsibilities The Ministry of Science and Technology NSC was reorganized and became MOST on (MOST), originally established as the Nation- March 3, 2014 with a new organizational struc- al Science Council (NSC), Executive Yuan on ture aiming to strengthen the integration of ac- February 1, 1959, is the government agency ademic research with industrial development. dedicated to scientific and technological devel- On one hand, MOST continues the traditions of opment. Its three main missions are promoting promoting academia-industry partnership and nationwide S&T development, supporting aca- encouraging innovations; on the other hand, it demic research, and developing science parks. reinforces the impetus for R&D in industry, fos- In this age of knowledge economy, S&T in- ters S&T creativity, assists startups and support novation has become the key driver of econom- industrial development. ic growth and national progress. As such, the Overall planning, coordinating, and evaluating government S&T development projects and reviewing S&T budgets Supporting major S&T R&D projects and academic Formulating national research S&T development policy Developing science parks Promoting basic and applied S&T research MOST's Managing the Responsibilities National Science and Technology Development Fund, Executive Yuan Overseeing other issues related to Planning, promoting, S&T development managing and evaluating policies on R&D in frontier industrial technology 4 Organization Chart Department of Planning Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development Department of Engineering and Technologies Department of Life Sciences Science and Technology Advisory Board Hsinchu Science Park Department of Humanities Bureau and Social Sciences Department of International Cooperation and Science Education Central Taiwan Science Park Bureau Deputy Minister Department of Foresight and Innovation Policies Deputy Minister Department of Academia- Southern Taiwan Science Industry Collaboration and Park Bureau Vice Minister Science Park Affairs Minister National Science and Chief Secretary Department of General Affairs Technology Center for Disaster Reduction Department of Personnel National Applied Research Department of Laboratories Government Ethics Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center Department of Information Services Legal Affairs Committee Number of Staff 276 (As of July 2018) MOST headquarters 2,727 507 Subordinate agencies 1,944 Foundations and administrative institution (under MOST supervision) 5 Promotion of National S&T Development National S&T Development integrated and consistent implementation of Policies development policies, MOST reviews, monitors and evaluates S&T development plans pro- MOST formulates guidelines and policies posed by different government departments, as well as puts forward the vision and strate- appraises budget, and organizes national S&T gies for national S&T development. To ensure conferences. Annual Agency Budget Allocation, 2018 Foundations & Administrative Institution 6,326 16% NT$39,548 million Science Parks (US$1,338 million) 2,814 7.1% MOST 30,408 76.9% Note: The exchange rate (NT$ 29.555 to US$ 1 ) is based on the average rate during the first half of 2018. 6 Annual Agency Budget and S&T Development Fund, 2009-2018 Units: NT$1 m 49,011 50,210 46,120 46,649 42,860 45,326 44,043 42,415 41,733 39,548 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 31,424 32,955 35,491 36,872 38,502 36,914 38,369 42,871 40,625 45,176 Agency budget (expenditures) S&T Development Fund (uses) Note: The Legislature has not completed its review of the 2013 and 2018 S&T Development Fund. National S&T Government-funded Development Plan S&T Development Programs Jointly implemented by 17 ministries/de- In accordance with its Organization Act, partments/agencies, Academia Sinica, Board of MOST is tasked with reviewing the govern- Science and Technology, Department of Cyber ment’s S&T budget as well as planning, co- Security, National Development Fund, and local ordinating, and assessing S&T development governments, the National Science and Tech- programs conducted by central government nology Development Plan (2017-2020) contains departments/agencies. In the early stages of four goals: these programs, MOST reviews key implemen- ● Revive economic dynamics through innova- tation points, funding, and obtained results; tion strengthens integration and connection among ● Develop robust smart living technologies and related programs; and establishes a complete industries database of all assessment information. ● Cultivate and recruit talents with diverse ca- reer paths ● Enhance innovation ecosystem for scientific research 7 National S&T Programs reduce dependency on imported energy and to improve international competitiveness of alter- Since 1997, the government has been pro- native energy industries, through the develop- moting national-level research programs to ad- ment of innovative, renewable and low-carbon dress Taiwan’s social and economic needs and energy technologies. Participating ministries to enhance national competitiveness. These include MOST, Ministry of Economic Affairs, programs fall under three categories: econom- Ministry of Transportation and Atomic Energy ic, biotech, and civilian livelihood. Council. Research results of NEP have been In 2018, the government focuses on pro- transferred and applied to related industries. moting the National Energy Program-Phase (NEP- ) (http://www.nepii.tw/), aiming to National S&T Literacy and Competence In the effort to enhance national S&T liter- acy and competence, MOST actively promotes NEP- , 2017 popular science communication through pub- lishing the popular science magazine Science 1,314 papers published Development and reporting on a wide range of scientific knowledge. MOST also funds aca- 308 patents obtained demia-industry collaboration on the production of media content such as news programs, 942 graduate students nurtured films, videos and animations on popular sci- ence. In 2018, the Taiwan Railways of Popular technology transfers facilitated 269 Science train continues to tour around the is- land arousing public interest in science under 305 million (NT$) upfront payment received the joint efforts of principal investigators and government officials of respective cities and 16,005 million (NT$) counties. industrial investment attracted The High Scope Program (Phase III) as- sists high and vocational schools to integrate 8 Hands-on activity for students on popular science train emerging S&T of everyday life into their curric- ulum for fostering development of innovative S&T. The FORESEEING Program translates abstract and complex frontier S&T knowledge into enriching and enlightening, innovative and inspiring educational resources to arouse public interest and participation in cutting-edge technology. In particular, the summer program, MOST-A-Thon―HIGHSCOPE Rooting Local- ly˙Connecting Globally˙FORESEEING Future, offers interactive science classes to students MOST-A-Thon exhibition island-wide, engaging them outside the class- room and helping them see that science can be platform for sharing popular science resourc- fun. es, while the social network (https://zh-tw.face- MOST channels corporate and social re- book.com/scitechvista/) fosters science-related sources to fund and organize popular science interaction with and among the general public. activities. The “Sci-Tech Vista” website (https:// scitechvista.nat.gov.tw) serves as an online 9 Nationwide R&D put indicators including gross domestic expen- Status and Trends ditures on R&D and human resources engaged in R&D, as well as data on research output A nationwide survey has been annually indicators including research papers published, conducted since 1981 to gain an overall pic- patents granted, and technology balance of ture of R&D status and trends in government, payments are compiled and published in Indi- higher education, business enterprise and cators of Science and Technology, Taiwan. non-profit sectors. Information on research in- Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D, 2008-2017 Units: NT$1 m Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Gross domestic expenditure 351,790 368,185 396,641 416,224 434,962 459,549 485,669 513,097 543,557 575,309 on R&D As a percentage 2.68 2.84 2.81 2.91 2.96 3.02 3.01 3.06 3.17 3.30 of GDP (%) R&D Expenditure by Source of Funds, 2008-2017 (% ) Item 2008 2009 2010