After more than a decade of teaching, Lin knows well that Taiwanese students are both creative and competent. But the government emphasizes hi-tech industries, while the educational system slights vocational training, creating a gap between the creative levels attained by designers and the capabilities of firms and their employees to realize and commercialize the designs.
教學十幾年來，林國基認為台灣學生創意和實力兼具，但由於政府偏重科技產業，教育體系也忽視技職教育，以致創意與產業無法結合，部分設計師能「畫」得一手好衣服卻做不出來，或即使做出來也沒有市場性，使得國內服裝設計業長期居於弱勢。