As one of 18 industrial institutes under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the CTI has some state funding. But with ever greater budgetary constraints and pressure to cover its own costs, development projects mostly concentrate on firms 'current needs, and stress the sales and profit they generate. Under such circumstances, epoch-making innovations are unlikely to emerge.
紡研身為經濟部所屬和產業相關的十八個財團法人之一，雖然有國家經費投入，但在財政困窘及越來越大的「盈虧自負」壓力下，每一個研發案都以配合業者眼前的需求為主，強調的都是替業界創造了多少業績和利潤，天馬行空的創意自然不易出頭。