Lin Wan-i, a professor of sociology at Taida, states that in comparison with Europe or North America, Taiwan has been relatively late in the interaction of government and academia. It's only been in the last ten years that there has been any formal contractual relationship.
台大社會系教授林萬億表示，和歐美國家相比，台灣公部門與學術界產生交流的時間相對較晚，真正有法令依據、雙方有契約關係，大約是近十年的事。