According to Li Tai-an, of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 'Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), "Taiwanese industry is clearly in transition, moving away from production and toward high-tech R & D." Li explains that the IDB is planning to push for Taiwan to become the world's main producer of G3 mobile phones, and hopes to see the island's output reach NT $ 300 billion by 2005.
「台灣產業從生產走向技術研發的趨勢很明顯，」經濟部工業局產業經濟科科長李台安解釋，工業局規劃推動我國成為第三代行動電話手機的主要供應國，希望在西元二○○五年達到新台幣三千億元的產值。