Taiwan News
Date: May 19, 2016
Southern Taiwan Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Technologies opened May 16 in
Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu (right), ITRI President Liu jonq-min (left) and NSYSU President Yang Hung-duen display the agreement officially launching Southern Taiwan Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Technologies May 16 in Kaohsiung. (Courtesy of ITRI)
Kaohsiung City, underscoring the commitment of the government to ensuring the balanced development of the knowledge-based economy nationwide.
The center, launched by Hsinchu County-based Industrial Technology Research Institute, Kaohsiung City Government and National Sun Yat-sen University on the latter’s campus in Gushan District, is anticipated as playing a frontline role in this process. It will help create a regional interdisciplinary and interindustry platform for achieving major innovations.
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu said at the launch ceremony that a strong knowledge-based economy is key to powering a city’s economic transformation. “We envisage the cooperation between the center’s partners to position Kaohsiung as a magnet in Taiwan for attracting high-level R&D talent.
“We also expect the academic sector to shoulder a great share of the load in stimulating local industry and creating better-paid jobs for the city’s young people.”
Liu Jia-ming, General Director of ITRI’s Commercialization and Industry Center, said southern Taiwan lags behind the north in terms of industrial innovation, R&D investment and wage levels. “By tackling the core issue of a lack of innovation, we believe the center will quickly break this vicious cycle and bring about a measurable improvement. [FULL STORY]
