Taiwan News
Date: 2016-04-02
By: Central News Agency

Industrial Technology Research Institute (IRTI, 工研院), a government-sponsored research group, said Saturday that it is planning to recruit 500 research and development talents this year to speed up the pace of innovation.

ITRI said that the recruitment campaign will be held at home and overseas at a time when the research entity aims to build more than 100 new technology development platforms which could help Taiwan’s enterprises to upgrade.

According to the ITRI, the 500 R&D newcomers will be assigned to a wide range of industries, including optoelectronics, software design, smart devices, robot development, automotive systems, information/communications, integrated circuit design, biotechnology and energy.

ITRI said that the newcomers will work in line with the government’s industrial initiatives focusing on green energy, medical care and smart life.     [FULL  STORY]