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[Cross-strait][Information] III Helps Broker Cross-strait E-commerce Deal (Chinese Version)

The China Post (2012/05/11) The Institute for Information Industry (III) said on May 10 it has helped forge a partnership between Taiwan-based Neweb Technologies and China-based 360buy.com on e-commerce.

Representatives from the III attended a ceremony on May 10 during which the two signed the partnership deal.

Under the collaboration, Neweb will help Taiwan enterprises take care of the various operations required of product shipments to China, including customs clearance, product inspection and the registration of trademarks.

The B2C (business to consumer) portal 360buy.com, on the other hand, will provide the electronic platform through which retail of products and customer services are offered.

“China has become one of the top eight nations with the fastest economic growth in the world,” said Jen-wen KUNG, Vice CEO of III. “The collaboration between Neweb and 360buy.com will result in a new blue ocean in cross-strait e-commerce.”

“We provide an integrated solution that spares Taiwan companies the things that they need to deal with when shipping their products to China, including warehousing, customs clearance, distribution and cash flow,” said Sheng-sheng CHAN, President of Neweb.

Shouchuan ZHANG, Deputy CEO of 360buy.com, cited third-party data as suggesting his website is No. 1 among self-operated B2C portals in China, with market share reaching 50.1 percent in the first quarter.


Further Information:
The China Post 2012/05/11

[International Cooperation] First U.K.-Taiwan Railway Forum Opens in Taipei (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/05/10) The first United Kingdom-Taiwan Railway Forum opened in Taipei on May 10 as part of efforts to share expertise and explore opportunities for further cooperation between the rail industries in the two countries, according to the organizers.

The day-long forum, the largest of its kind to be held in Taiwan, invited 11 U.K. speakers and over 150 professionals from Taiwan's rail industry and government departments, said the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei, which is organizing the event.

"This forum offers an excellent opportunity to share with you the U.K.'s latest experience in developing innovative rail solutions, as well as to learn from you about the challenges you face and the solutions you are planning," said David CAMPBELL, the office's director, in his opening speech.

The U.K. is the world's first country to have railways and its railways are the fastest-growing in Europe, he added.

The forum was set to discuss the growth and investment in U.K. railways, explore better rail operations to enhance efficiency and safety, and share experience of light rail projects in Asia.

The organizers also expressed hope that the forum can be held annually in Taipei and London alternately to further bilateral relations and continuously share innovative and intelligent solutions in the field.

Meanwhile, representatives from Britain's Ultra Global Ltd., Sinclair Knight Merz Colin Buchanan and Taiwan's China Engineering Consultants Inc. also signed a memorandum of understanding, paving the way for future cooperation on personal rapid transit systems in Taiwan.


Related Website:
BTCO News 2012/05/10


Reference:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/05/10

[Agriculture] New Cost-effective Technique for Growing Mushrooms Unveiled by TARI (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/05/09) The Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) unveiled a new technique on May 9 that it said would reduce the cost of oyster mushroom cultivation.

The new technique allows farmers to use rice straw instead of sawdust as the medium for growing mushrooms and will save 9,000-18,000 tons of sawdust each year, the institute said.

This could help increase revenue by NT$15,000 (US$511) to NT$22,500 per 10,000 bags of mushrooms, the institute said.

The average annual production of oyster mushrooms in Taiwan is about 30 million bags, which requires 36,000 tons of sawdust each year, according to the institute.

However, the volume of available sawdust has dropped in the recent years, resulting in higher mushroom production costs.

The new technique will not only help lower costs, but will also reduce the amount of rice straw that is disposed of by burning, the research institute said.

Oyster mushrooms, which originated in India, are popular among Taiwanese consumers.

In 2011 Taiwan exported 1,504 tons of mushrooms with a value of US$2.59 million, according to statistics from the Council of Agriculture.


Reference:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/05/09

[Biology] New Fish Species Discovered in Southern Taiwan Waters (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/05/09) Two new fish species have been discovered in waters of the Kenting area in southern Taiwan, the Kenting National Park Headquarters said May 9.

A lined dartfish, identified in Taiwan for the first time, was spotted when Cheng-ping CHEN, an associate researcher at the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute, and Yung-chun TSAI, director of a local underwater photography association, were scuba diving in February.

Ching-che LIN, a National Marine Museum worker, discovered the other new species, the rhinoceros leatherjacket, in April, in the same region, which has the richest marine ecology, including coral reefs, around Taiwan.

Both have been found in the Indian Ocean and in the Western Pacific, but had not previously been seen in Taiwan, according to Chen-jung CHEN, the park's director.

The previous month, another new species for the Kenting Park area -- the yellowback tubelip -- was found, while in April last year, the blackstriped angelfish was discovered, which was also the first for the waters in the 33,269-hectare park.

The tubelip has been previously recorded in the waters around Green Island off eastern Taiwan, while the angelfish has been recorded around Orchid Island and in several other areas, including Dongsha Island and the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, Cheng-ping CHEN said.

The numbers of blackstriped angelfish have increased since the species was first spotted in Kenting last year, he added.

To date, More than 1,300 fish species have been discovered in Kenting waters, according to the park's director.

She said the discovery of new species, whether new to Taiwan or just to Kenting, indicates that the area is important to coral reef fish and suggests that more can be found as long as the ocean ecology in the area is well-preserved.


Reference:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/05/09

[Cross-strait][Ecology] Taiwan, China to Cooperate on Wetlands Conservation (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwam (2012/05/09) A national park in southern Taiwan is set to sign a cooperation agreement with a nature reserve in China, which will mark the first time that the two sides have worked together on conserving internationally recognized wetlands, said a park official.

Teng-yuan LEU, director of the Taijiang National Park Headquarters in Tainan, confirmed May 9 that he and a delegation are scheduled to depart for Shanghai on May 15 to sign the agreement with the city's Chongming Dongtan Birds National Nature Reserve the following day.

The cooperation agreement will focus on the study of bird banding on migratory birds, strengthening wetlands conservation and restoration projects, as well as building an information exchange platform.

Taijiang's famed Qigu and Sicao wetlands are among Taiwan's most important migration sites of the endangered black-faced spoonbills, while the Dongtan Wetlands have been recognized by the secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands as one of the most important wetlands worldwide.

The Ramsar Convention aims to conserve wetlands and their resources around the world.


Reference:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/05/09

[Sci-tech Policy] National Lab Center Aims to Boost Taiwan's Innovative Research Power (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/05/08) Taiwan's National Applied Research Laboratories said Tuesday it will play a key role in the country's transition to an innovative economy due to its cutting-edge research credentials.

Liang-gee CHEN, President of the state-run laboratories who took office on May 1, said that Taiwan has been good at creating low-cost and high-performance products based on its production efficiency.

With the rapid progress of information technologies, however, Taiwan needs to transform itself into an "innovative economy" to catch up with the global changes, he said.

"I say to my students that I am like a farmer who grows and places value on things on a technology farm, such as the research I did in the past on integrated circuit design," CHEN said at a media briefing.

"To some extent, our institute plays the role of being a technology farm," added CHEN, who is also an electrical engineering professor at National Taiwan University.

CHEN expected his institute would be able to compete against research teams in other countries in the field of cutting-edge technologies, as well as create technologies that would benefit Taiwan's society and domestic companies.

Established in 2003, the laboratories are made up of 11 research centers covering nano devices, earthquake engineering, aerospace design, high-performance computing, chip implementation, instruments, technology policies, disaster reduction measures, and ocean, typhoon and flood projects.


Related Historical Message:
[Sci-tech Policy] Taiwan to Promote National Science and Technology Upgrades: Science Minister 2012/04/24


Reference:
CNA – Focus Taiwan

[Physics] Atomic-scale Visualization of Cooper Pairing in Iron Superconductors Supports Magnetic Pairing Theory: Academia Sinica (Chinese Version)

Academia Sinica Newsletter (2012/05/10) Scientists from an international team including Dr. Tien-Ming CHUANG, Assistant Research Fellow at Academia Sinica’s Institute of Physics have recently provided direct evidence supporting theories that magnetism holds the key to the ability of superconductors to carry current with no resistance, strengthening confidence that this type of theory may one day be used to design superconductors that operate at room temperatures. The findings were published in Science on May 4, 2012.

High-temperature superconductors fascinate both scientists and engineers as they carry current with no loss at temperatures as high as -110° Celsius, close to the lowest temperature recorded on earth (-90° Celsius in Antarctica) hinting at possible applications in energy-saving technologies. Conventional superconductors must be chilled to near absolute zero (0 kelvin, or -273° Celsius). In superconductors, electrons form cooper pairs and move through the crystal lattice without resistance. By measuring how strongly cooper pairs are bound together in an iron-based superconductor, the scientists have provided direct evidence supporting theories that state magnetism holds the key to this material’s ability to carry current with no resistance. The measurements take into account the directions in which the electrons are traveling, which was central to testing the theoretical predictions, thereby strengthening confidence that this type of theory may one day be used to identify or design new materials with improved properties - namely, superconductors operating at room temperature.

The physics of high temperature superconductivity has confounded scientists over the last 30 years. It is generally believed that the magnetically mediated electron-electron interaction of these materials is the key. When iron-based superconductors were discovered in 2008, this idea received a big boost because their parent compounds exhibit similar magnetic properties as their copper-based counterparts. However, determining that role is a very complex problem. In each iron atom there are five magnetic electrons. In order to find out if the magnetic interactions between electrons are generating the superconductivity, it is necessary to measure what is called the anisotropic superconducting energy gap, which can tell scientists the binding strength of cooper pairs along different directions in momentum space.

Many theorists have developed different versions of a theory predicting what the measurements should be if magnetism were the pairing mechanism for superconductivity. The researchers’ method, multi-band Bogoliubov quasiparticle scattering interference, found the “signature” predicted by the theorists. “Although theorists predicted the existence of superconducting gap anisotropy, it’s difficult to calculate how large this effect is. Our measurements not only agree with the theoretical prediction but also provide theorists with crucial information towards a more quantified description.” said Dr. CHUANG. The next step is to use the same technique to determine whether the theory holds true for other iron superconductors. If those experiments show that the theory is indeed correct, the model could then be used to predict the properties of other elements and combinations - and ideally point the way toward engineering new materials and higher-temperature superconductors.

The complete article is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1218726


Related Website:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503142542.htm


Media Contacts:
Tien-Ming CHUANG, Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinicachuangtm@phys.sinica.edu.tw (Tel) +886-27896731
Ms. Pearl HUANG, Office of Public Affairs, Central Office of Administration,
Academia Sinica pearlhuang@gate.sinica.edu.tw
(Tel) +886-2-2789-8820 (Fax) +886-2-2782-1551
Ms. Mei-Hui LIN, Office of Public Affairs, Central Office of Administration,
Academia Sinica mhlin313@gate.sinica.edu.tw
(Tel) +886-2-2789-8821 (Fax) +886-2-2782-1551


Further Information:
Academia Sinica Newsletter 2012/05/10

[Ecology] Academia Sinica Biodiversity Researchers Discover Coral Algae Composition Differs According to Location, Findings May Contribute to Reef Conservation Efforts (Chinese Version)

Academia Sinica Newsletter (2012/05/03) Dr. Allen CHEN and colleagues from Academia Sinica's Biodiversity Research Center along with researchers from the Institute of Oceanography at National Taiwan University and institutions in the UK and Kenya have recently discovered that corals in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean host different assemblages of certain single-celled algae from corals belonging to the same species in other locations in the Indian Ocean. These findings, which were published in the online scholarly journal PLoS One on May 2, 2012, may aid future efforts to conserve endangered coral reefs.

In recent decades changes in the environment such as ocean warming and water pollution, and the influence of human beings such as destructive fishing and careless tourism have threatened the destruction of coral reefs worldwide. The symbiotic relationship between scleractinian (stony) corals and single-celled algae from the genus Symbiodinium is known to contribute to the high productivity in coral reef ecosystems, and corals are known to respond to environmental changes by altering the composition of Symbiodinium. Bio-geographic studies also indicate that differences in regional environments influence this crucial algae-coral relationship. Dr. CHEN and colleagues have found that corals in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean host different assemblages of Symbiodinium types from corals belonging to the same species in other locations in the Indian Ocean.

The Chagos Archipelago, located in the central Indian Ocean, was made a no-take marine protected area in 2010. It covers 550,000 km² and has over 60,000 km² of shallow limestone platform and reefs. Chagos is a valuable location for studying corals as it contains more than 25% of the Indian Ocean reef area in a habitat that is largely unaffected by direct, local human impact. In addition, coral diseases are extremely rare in the Chagos reefs. The role of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean is very important for conservation of commercial fish stocks and supports densities of coral reef fishes one to two orders of magnitude greater than in other Indian Ocean locations. It also provides a scientific reference point for several aspects of Indian Ocean research and for global studies of reef condition and reef restoration.

The researchers found that stress sensitive Symbiodinium type C was most dominant in the Chagos corals, and that in some locations the corals were also associated with high light intensity adapted Symbiodinium type A. However, Symbiodinium type C is sensitive to increasing seawater temperature and this composition could therefore effect the survival of the corals in the Chagos as a result of climate change and increasing ocean temperatures. Dr. CHEN says future work will focus on the physiological aspects of corals and how they can cope with the effects of climate change.

The study was conducted in collaboration with several researchers from overseas including Dr. Charles SHEPPARD, University of Warwick a leading authority on scientific research in the Chagos Archipelago.

Earlier this year, the same researchers also co-authored a review article along with researchers from 10 countries in the journal Aquatic Conservation – Marine and Freshwater Research that discusses why the Chagos Archipelago is the world's largest no-take marine protected area. The article has become a top accessed article in aquatic conservation.


Related Websites:
“Diversity and distribution of Symbiodinium associated with seven common coral species in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean” in PLoS One
“Reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: why it is the world's largest no-take marine protected area” in Aquatic Conservation – Marine and Freshwater Research

Media contacts：
Dr. Allen CHEN, Research Fellow, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica (Tel) +886-2-2789-9549
Ms. Mei-Hui LIN, Office of Public Affairs, Central Office of Administration, Academia Sinica
mhlin313@gate.sinica.edu.tw (Tel) +886-2-2789-8821, (Fax) +886-2-2782-1551
Ms. Pearl HUANG, Office of Public Affairs, Central Office of Administration, Academia Sinica pearlhuang@gate.sinica.edu.tw (Tel) +886-2-2789-8820 (Fax) +886-2-2782-1551

[Interdisciplinary][Mental Studies] Universities in Southern Taiwan Team Up to Explore Human Mind (Chinese Version)

NCKU News (2012/04/25) Tainan-based National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) announced recently that the universities at southern Taiwan will team up to explore human mind and behavior with the help of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology.

With the technology, which allows researchers to decode brain activity, scientists may one day be able to read and interpret the inclination of human behavior.

The study of brain mapping with fMRI will be employed in humanities and social sciences from legal, economic, psychological, and political perspectives to explore the relationship between human mind and behavior, according to College of Social Sciences, NCKU.

Dr. Chih-Chin HO, NCKU Vice President and Dean of College of Social Sciences, said MRI has never been applied to the behavioral science and NCKU College of Social Sciences has attempted to apply the technology to verify human behavior.

Behavior analysis and experiments could be helpful in the formulation of public policy, HO added.

By the application of fMRI, personal data will be collected, analyzed, evaluated and filed according to gender, age, educational level, personal work experience, and even blood type, calligraphy, as well as living habits more efficiently and precisely than ever, according to HO.

The application of fMRI to human behavior analysis may be extended to investigate the differences of brain activities between tax payers and tax evaders and the findings may help policy makers to detect the inclinations of a tax evader, added Ho, former minister of finance and a renowned tax expert.

In addition, the findings may not only assist the government in the design of fiscal policy and tax collection mechanism but also indirectly contribute to increasing national revenue.

On the rise of brain and mind sciences, a research lineup among universities at southern Taiwan, including National Sun Yat-sen University, National Chung Hsing University, National Chung Cheng University, China Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University and National Changhua University of Education granted by National Science Council, has set up the first Mind Research and Imaging Center (MRI Center) at NCKU to promote neuroscience research for social science researchers in southern Taiwan.

A state-of-the-art 3 Tesla MRI scanner and fMRI devices will be set up by the summer of 2012 to conduct brain and mental science research, according to MRI Center.


Reference:
NCKU News 2012/04/25

[Cross-strait][Medicine] Taiwan-China Funded Hospital in Beijing Set to Open (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/04/26) The first maternity hospital to be jointly funded by Taiwan and China businesses in Beijing is scheduled to open in late August, with the aim of introducing Taiwan's medical expertise to China and helping supplement obstetric services in the Chinese capital, where maternity care resources are in short supply.

The hospital, a joint venture by the Kaohsiung-based Chien-Yu Hospital and the Beijing-based Baodao Healthcare, is the first jointly funded hospital to be approved by China's Ministry of Health following the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) in June 2010, hospital officials said.

The facility is aimed at upgrading medical services in China through the assistance of Taiwan's medical and management expertise, they added.

Medical resources are less adequate in China, obstetric services in particular, said Ta-hui TSENG, a Taiwanese employee at the hospital.

Hospital beds in Beijing are in short supply at the moment, with some expectant women having to wait until October to get one, TSENG said, adding that other women have opted to travel to other cities to give birth.

Siting the northwestern district of Haidian, a hub for high-income earners and home to 2.93 million people, TSENG said there are 800 fewer beds than required at maternity hospitals in the district, which shows there is an opportunity in this field for Taiwan, TSENG said.

The hospital, which is located in Haidian, will be run on a Taiwanese model and be staffed with professionals from Taiwan, the United States and China who are committed to providing quality health care.

In addition to introducing postpartum care, which is uncommon in China, to help women's recovery after childbirth, the hospital will closely monitor its services in accordance with Taiwan's hospital appraisal standards, as well as those set up by The Joint Commission, a U.S. nonprofit organization that accredits health care organizations and programs.

In related news, the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Committee is currently holding its third regular meeting in New Taipei to review results of the ECFA, as well as discuss cooperation in numerous fields including the medical service sector.


Further Information:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/04/26

[Environmental] Taichung Wins ENO Green City Award (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/04/25) Taichung in central Taiwan has become the first city in Asia to be awarded a Green City Network award by Environment Online (ENO), an international virtual school and network for promoting sustainable development.

City Mayor Jason HU received the award Wednesday (April 25) from Mika VANHANEN of Finland, Founder and Director of ENO, and signed an agreement to help promote the green concept at City Hall in a ceremony that was part of the 2nd Asia ENO Conference held at the city's Mingdao High School April 23-27.

HU said the foundation has addressed the core values of communication technology and environmental protection, which he described as the two most important issues today.

Virtual networks can break through geographical boundaries and help the Earth become a better place to live in, he said.

The foundation, established 12 years ago, has members from 7,000 schools in over 150 countries. It has highlighted the themes of climate change, ecological conditions and forestry and water resource protection, and it hopes to spread its message further and to plant 100 million trees around the world by 2017.

Other cities such as Ljubljana in Slovenia and Cape Town in South Africa were also chosen for inclusion in the Green City Network awards.


Reference:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/04/25

[Environmental] NCKU Jade Mountain Forum Focuses on Sustainable Environment (Chinese Version)

NCKU News (2012/04/24) National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, held the 2012 Jade Mountain Forum on Sustainable Environment April 19-20 to discuss the most pressing issues like climate change and bio-energy and call for greater attention to sustainable development of Planet Earth.

Nearly 300 scholars and experts from Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan participated in the event in which 26 research papers were represented, according to Juu-En CHANG, Director of NCKU Sustainable Environment Research Center who organized the conference.

Minister Shu-Hung Stephen SHEN of the Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), Mayor Ching-te LAI of Tainan City, NCKU Executive Vice President Huey-Jen Jenny SU, Director CHANG of NCKU Sustainable Environment Research Center, together with scholars attending in the forum, signed a Declaration of Jade Mountain urging people to pay attention to environmental sustainability.

Panel discussions were held on such topics as bio-energy resource, control of persistent pollutants, low-carbon city and environmental education, university-industry cooperation on environmental engineering in southern Taiwan, and climate change and water environment.

The Jade Mountain Declaration was officially announced on the Mt. Jade by a scholar-team led by Director CHANG on Earth Day, April 22:

“The earth which we live on is facing an unsustainable future. As professionals in the Pacific Region, we share a genuine concern and sense of duty. We hence declare at the top of Jade Mountain a common vision and approach on environmental conservation. Our goal is to establish a ‘low carbon, low risk, zero waste’ society. Our action is to help to ensure a sustainable environment through global alliance, local actions, collective effort and continuous improvement.”


Further Information:
NCKU News 2012/04/24

[Astronomy] University Names Asteroid "Miaoli" to Thank County for Its Support (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/04/23) National Central University held a ceremony Monday (April 23) to celebrate naming an asteroid it discovered "Miaoli," the northern Taiwanese county where the school resumed operations 50 years ago.

Speaking at the ceremony, Gin-rong LIU, Acting President of the university, said the school chose the name out of gratitude to the county for provided strong support and free land to help it resume operations in 1962.

The school also gave a model of the asteroid to Miaoli County Magistrate Cheng-hung LIU during the ceremony.

The asteroid was first discovered in 2008 by an assistant at the school's Lulin Observatory in Chiayi County with the help of a student at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, the university said.

The International Astronomical Union approved naming the asteroid Miaoli last year, the university said.

According to Yi CHOU, head of the university's Graduate Institute of Astronomy, the asteroid is located on the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and is 150 million kilometers away when it is at the closest point to Earth.


Related Historical Messages:
[Astronomy] New Planet Named after 'Father of Chinese Physics' 2012/01/18
[Science Education][International Participation] Taiwanese High School Students Discover Asteroids 2011/05/28



Further Information:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/04/23

[Taiwan Studies] International Conference on Taiwan Studies to Open on April 26 (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/04/23) An international conference on Taiwan-related research will open on April 26 (Thursday) at Academia Sinica, the nation's top research institution, where scholars across disciplinary lines will share their findings.

The World Congress of Taiwan Studies is aimed at facilitating exchanges among academics doing research on Taiwan, which will lay the groundwork for future collaboration and raise the profile of Taiwan-related studies, said Hsin-huang HSIAO, Director of Academia Sinica's Institute of Sociology.

Taiwan studies programs have been established throughout Taiwan, said Academia Sinica Vice President Fan-sen WANG, with research fellows at the institute researching topics in the humanities and social sciences, and college professors dedicated to studying various facets of Taiwanese society.

A number of research institutes devoted to Taiwan have also sprung up around the world, including the North American Taiwan Studies Association, the Centre of Taiwan Studies under the School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London and the European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan, WANG added.

Because of the growing presence of such programs, the institution decided to bring together members of the Taiwan studies community and provide a comprehensive overview of the research findings to give them more depth, WANG said.


Further Information:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/04/23

[Sci-tech Policy] Taiwan to Promote National Science and Technology Upgrades: Science Minister (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/04/23) Taiwan will spare no efforts in the next few years to promote a scientific and technological upgrade of the country, and a conference will be held later this year to search for the best strategies to achieve the goal, Science Minister Cyrus CHU said Monday (April 23).

"The next two years will be the turning point for Taiwan's science and technology development, and it is the only window of opportunity left for such development," CHU said in a speech at Academia Sinica, Taiwan's top academic research institution.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chairman Morris CHANG and Acer founder Stan SHIH both feel the same way, he said.

CHU, who heads the National Science Council, said he will make good use of a planned national science and technology conference in December to study how to bring about such an upgrade.

The agenda will cover how to maintain Taiwan's position in academic research on the international stage, how to ensure that Taiwan's information technology sector keeps making progress, and how to integrate Taiwan's academic research sector with the business sector, CHU said.

The planned national conference, which is held every four years to outline science and technology development projects for the country, will also touch on issues concerning Taiwan's intellectual property right protection, sustainable development and the science and technology brain drain, he said.


Related Historical Messages:
[Sci-tech Policy][Industrial] Taiwan Can Compete in Next-generation DRAM Race: Official 2012/03/13
[Sci-tech Policy] Government Seeks to Boost Tech Industry with Cut to IPR Red Tape 2011/11/26


Reference:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/04/24