At the same time, the government in Taiwan was working to support the computer industry in connection with its strategy of fostering the development of value-added manufacturing industries. Kan learned that the South African computer industry was virtually non-existent, with the domestic market dominated by American, European, and Japanese brands. Government agencies and banks bought strictly IBM, while large corporations used either Japanese or European products.
甘公認為南非本身電腦業不發達，市場都是美國、歐洲、日本等地產品，政府、銀行買 IBM，大公司買日本產品歐洲產品，對以組裝及代工起家的台灣電腦廠商而言，南非的個人電腦市場應該大有可為。