The cries of protest compelled the NSC to hold symposiums at National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University and National Cheng Kung University, which they invited over eight hundred scholars and experts to attend. At the symposiums, attendees were given explanations of project content and reassured that it would not affect the original allocation of the scientific research budget, the goal being to gain their understanding and support, thus quelling opposition.
反對聲浪，促使國科會特地在台大、清大、成大三地舉辦三場座談會，邀請八百多位學者專家參加，向他們解釋計畫內容，以及經費出處不會影響原有的科研預算分配，以尋求他們的瞭解與支持，紓解反對壓力。