Taiwans premiärminister Wu Den-yih meddelade nyligen att centralregeringen mellan 2010 och 2019 kommer att investera NT$10,7 miljarder (ca 2,3 miljarder svenska kronor) för att skapa en avancerad forskningspark. Enligt en bedömning från Taiwans National Science Council kommer parken när den öppnar att kunna ta emot 7500 forskare och möjligtvis dra till sig 250 företag.

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Government Information Office
November 26, 2009

Establishment of Advanced Research Park to bring industrial innovation to central Taiwan

To assist industrial innovation in counties and municipalities of central Taiwan, develop the high-technology sector and cultivate top national talent, the ROC government has designated Zhongxing New Village of Nantou County as the site for an Advanced Research Park. A ceremony marking the establishment of a preparatory office for the project was held on November 21.

Premier Wu Den-yih said during his remarks while officiating at the dedication ceremony that the central government will invest NT$10.7 billion (US$331.3 million) between 2010 and 2019 in developing a Advanced Research Park to promote flexible reuse of government-owned land and bring about transitional growth to high value-added production by industries in central Taiwan. Integrating the project with the “eco-city” environment will create a high-technology research center compatible with the existing urban landscape and ecological quality.

According to a National Science Council assessment, the Advanced Research Park, once opened, will attract 7,500 researchers and potentially draw 250 companies. Investment of nearly NT$5 billion (US$154.8 million) annually in research and development can potentially generate direct or indirect industry-linked benefits valued at nearly NT$29.5 billion (US$913.3 million). Besides providing employment opportunities and promoting local economic growth, it will also attain preservation of cultural assets and the formation of an “eco-city.”