In Taiwan, the Ministry of Economic Affairs 'Department of Industrial Technology, whose main mission is to support the development of industrial applications for new technologies, set up a major R & D program at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to develop products making practical use of high-temperature superconductors. The island's leading electrical wiring and cable manufacturers were the industrial partners for technical cooperation under the program.
台灣以支持「產業應用研究」為主的經濟部技術處，也在工研院成立大型專案，進行高溫超導體的實用產品開發，國內的主要電線、電纜業者，當時都成為專案的技術合作廠商。