To help businesses become more independent technologically, the National Science Council launched an initiative in January called Methods to Encourage Cooperation Between Business and Academia, which offers research grants and subsidies to companies and academic institutions that cooperate in the research and development of technology.
為鼓勵企業技術自主，行政院國科會今年元月通過「企業界與學術界合作獎勵辦法」，希望藉由研究補助的方式，鼓勵廠商、學界合作研究發展技術，目前已有五十二項計畫正在進行中。