The National Science Council's Twelve-Year Plan for Scientific and Technological Development identifies its four main goals as upgrading science and technology, advancing economic development, raising the public's quality of life and establishing an independent national defense.
在國科會「科技發展十二年長程計畫」中開宗明義就指出：提高科技水準、促進經濟發展、提昇國民生活品質、建立自主國防能力是該計畫的四大目標。