2017 Local SBIR Central Taiwan Joint Achievement Exhibition for Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli Grandly Opens ⟦4 The "2017 Local Industrial Innovation R&D Promotion Program (Local SBIR) Central Taiwan Joint Achievement Exhibition for Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli" grandly opened on the morning of the 6th at the Nantou County Exhibition Center. Changhua County Deputy Magistrate Chen Shan-pao attended on behalf of Changhua County Magistrate Wei Ming-ku. Also present were Hu Pei-ti, Deputy Director of the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs; Chang Kuang-yao, Deputy Mayor of Taichung City; Chen Cheng-sheng, Deputy Magistrate of Nantou County; Deng Kuei-chu, Deputy Magistrate of Miaoli County; and Liu Chia-ming, Director of the Industrial Service Center of the Industrial Technology Research Institute. Co-hosted by the four counties and cities of Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli together with ITRI, the event brought together 55 companies from the four counties and cities of Nantou, Taichung, Changhua and Miaoli to jointly showcase their R&D achievements over the past year and innovative products from various industries. ⟦5 Deputy Magistrate Chen Shan-pao stated that the Central Taiwan Regional Governance Platform for Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli provides a favorable environment of both competition and cooperation for the four counties and cities, allowing mutual observation and learning that helps upgrade industry. This time, 18 companies from Changhua County are exhibiting, joining companies from Taichung, Nantou and Miaoli to showcase the results of their R&D over the past year. Each year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs provides resources for companies to conduct R&D and innovation, but taking Changhua County as an example, among the more than 10,000 companies in the county, only about 40 companies can join the innovation R&D program each year. To accelerate industrial progress, it is hoped that the Ministry of Economic Affairs can inject more funding so that more companies willing to upgrade their industry can receive government assistance, which is believed to greatly help the nation's economic development. ⟦6 This year's "2017 Local Industrial Innovation R&D Promotion Program (Local SBIR) Central Taiwan Joint Achievement Exhibition for Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli," co-hosted by the four counties and cities, will showcase the outstanding R&D and innovation achievements of companies subsidized in 2016, and will also demonstrate the excellent results of the "Central Taiwan Regional Governance Platform for Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli" in promoting industry.

The "106th Year Local Industry Innovation R&D Promotion Program (Local SBIR) Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli Joint Achievement Exhibition" grandly opened on the morning of the 6th at the Nantou County Exhibition Center, with Changhua County Deputy Magistrate Chen Shan-pao attending on behalf of Changhua County Magistrate Wei Ming-ku. Hu Pei-ti, Deputy Director of the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs; Chang Kuang-yao, Deputy Mayor of Taichung City; Chen Cheng-sheng, Deputy Magistrate of Nantou County; Deng Kuei-chu, Deputy Magistrate of Miaoli County; and Liu Chia-ming, Director of the Industrial Technology Research Institute's Industry Service Center, among others, attended. Co-hosted by the four counties and cities of Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli together with ITRI, the event brought together 55 manufacturers from the four counties and cities of Nantou, Taichung, Changhua and Miaoli to jointly showcase the R&D achievements and innovative products of various industries over the past year.

Deputy Magistrate Chen Shan-pao said that the Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli Regional Governance Platform provides a favorable environment of both competition and cooperation for the four counties and cities, allowing them to learn from one another and upgrade their industries. This time, 18 manufacturers from Changhua County are exhibiting, joining manufacturers from Taichung, Nantou and Miaoli to showcase the R&D achievements of the past year. Each year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs provides resources for manufacturers to conduct R&D and innovation, but taking Changhua County as an example, with more than 10,000 manufacturers in the county, only slightly more than 40 manufacturers can join the innovation R&D program each year. In order to accelerate industrial progress, it is hoped that the Ministry of Economic Affairs can inject more funding so that more manufacturers willing to upgrade their industries can receive government assistance, which is believed to be very helpful for the nation's economic development as well.

This year's "106th Year Local Industry Innovation R&D Promotion Program (Local SBIR) Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli Joint Achievement Exhibition," co-hosted by the four counties and cities, will showcase the outstanding R&D and innovation achievements of manufacturers that received subsidies in the 105th year, and will also demonstrate the excellent results of the "Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli Regional Governance Platform" in promoting industry.