Conceptually, the above plan seems ordinary, but it is a meaningful shift. Shih Yen-shiang, director of the Office of Science and Technology Advisors in the MOEA points out that close relations with Japan have continually existed for the private sector, but have never been acknowledged by the government. "This is a conceptual announcement, indicating that the government is giving proper attention to the facts."
「在觀念上，這項計畫有著看似尋常，卻又極具意義的轉變」，負責統籌這項計畫的經濟部科技顧問室主任施顏祥指出，台灣企業界的發展與日本一直有密不可分的關係，這是一直存在的事實，卻從未被政府認同，「這是觀念上的宣示，表示政府對存在的事實予以『正視』。」