As Ko Chen-en, a director of the Taiwan Thinktank, says, taking the long view, that it is still to be hoped that Taiwan brain trusts can develop from forum sponsors into comprehensive research institutions. It is just that with the economy in the doldrums, corporate contributions are limited, and it is impossible to invest in professional researchers, so think tanks have to settle for the forum mode.
台灣智庫董事柯承恩表示，以長遠來看，台灣智庫還是希望能從論壇型智庫發展成綜合型智庫，只是礙於不景氣，企業募款有限，養不起專職的研究員，故以通訊研究員代替，而採論壇形式。