Taiwan Today
Date: July 25, 2016

Taiwan is aiming to develop into a global manufacturing hub for intelligent machinery and

Cabinet green-lights smart machinery initiativeDeputy Economics Minister Shen (right) takes part in a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on developing Taiwan into a global manufacturing hub for intelligent machinery. (Photo courtesy of EY)

high-end equipment, Premier Lin Chuan said July 21 at a Cabinet meeting.

Tung Chen-yuan, spokesman of the Executive Yuan, said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that Lin emphasized the Intelligent Machinery Program is one of President Tsai Ing-wen’s five major industrial development objectives. Lin directed relevant ministries and agencies to work closely with local governments on integrating research organizations and academia with the industry and devising measures to help industry members create brand names and reach global markets, Tung said.

Deputy Economics Minister Shen Jong-chin said during the press conference that the government’s strategy is to take advantage of the strength of the machinery industry in central Taiwan’s Taichung City, as well as the counties of Changhua, Yunlin and Chiayi, and to transform the sector’s focus from precision machinery to intelligent machinery. Local high-tech firms will increase their use of technologies such as cloud computing, big data and intelligent robotics to help make this vision a reality, he said.     [FULL  STORY]