Today when companies apply for any government assistance or accreditation, such applications for shares to be listed on the stock exchange or traded over the counter (OTC), to import foreign labor, for SMEs to receive assistance with R & D projects, or for guidance in setting up core-periphery operations, they have to report on their progress in responding to Y2K as one of the conditions for approval.
當然，有獎勵也要有「壓力」，目前廠商不管要向政府申請任何行政輔導或認證，包括申請上市、上櫃、外勞、申請中小企業研發案、申請中衛體系輔導…… 等，都要先呈報 Y2K 進度，作為審核條件之一。