Asked where he would lead Academia Sinica, Wong responded that he would further Lee Yuan-tseh's policy of improving the academic and research environment in Taiwan; foster cooperation with Taiwan's universities; and promote the utilization of the academy's scholarly research to contribute to society and the nation.
對於中研院未來走向，翁啟惠表示，一是繼續李遠哲院長提升學術研究環境的政策，其次要與國內各大學合作，三是引導中研院發揮學術專業，為社會國家做貢獻。