TAITRA's design department became the national Taiwan Design Center in 2004. The mission of the center, which has a staff of more than 70 and an annual budget of NT $ 200 million, is to nurture and advance the local design industry.
2004 年貿協將設計中心獨立出來，成為國家級的台灣創意設計中心，目前員工七十多人，一年預算 2 億台幣，負責扶植設計產業升級。