Companies cannot apply to invest through the Development Fund, as it only accepts investment on the recommendations of the authorities in charge of industry and technology. The Industrial Development Bureau and the Science Park Administration of the National Science Council are its major sources. Additionally, individual investment cannot exceed 49 % to avoid creating public enterprises.
開發基金不接受廠商主動申請，它的投資案都是經由工業或科技的主管機關推薦而來，工業局、國科會的科學園區管理局是兩個最主要的投資案來源。