The government says it is actively striving to support new industries
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/11/16
By: Ryan Drillsma, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Premier William Lai (賴清德) assured that the government
President Tsai attended the 2016 Meet Taipei startup festival (By Wikimedia Commons)
is actively striving to support new startup businesses during a speech today at the 2018 Meet Taipei Startup Festival.
The Premier emphasized that the state will continue to extend its assistance to the startup industry in three key areas: funding, law and regulation, and talent procurement. He added that with this help, the Taiwanese start-up industry can become an international phenomenon, as well as a homegrown miracle.
Meet Taipei, which is running from Nov. 15 – 17, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. Attending this year are 104 international teams from 27 cities in 21 different countries, on top of another 346 local groups.
The theme is “Startup High 5ive” and features six major themed exhibition areas as well as an international startup exhibit zone. Participants from around the world have been welcomed to showcase their new innovations and witness the progressions made by Taiwan’s creative industries. [FULL STORY]