Wen Shih-jen, deputy CEO of computer manufacturer Inventec, has likened the importance of cooperation between technical and vocational education and industry to laying the "last mile" in establishing the Internet: "The final section needed to ensure the Internet is linked with actual users is known as the 'last mile.' Without this section users would be unable to get online and the Internet would be a wasted opportunity."
英業達企業副董事長溫世仁曾以網路鋪設中的「最後一哩」，來比喻技職教育與產業合作的重要性。「網路路線連接到實際用戶端的最後一段，稱之為『最後一哩』，如果沒有這一段，使用者便無法順利上線，整個網路鋪設也將功虧一簣，」他說。