New Taipei City Industry-University-Research Innovation Technology Matchmaking Event Boosts Taiwan Enterprises' Competitiveness

To boost industrial technology innovation, the New Taipei City Government held the "New Taipei City Industry-University-Research Innovation Technology Matchmaking" event on August 6, offering enterprises exchanges with 13 academic and research institutions on more than 50 innovative technologies to accelerate product development. In his speech, New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu said that combining the strength of industry and academia-research to advance technology will enhance the strength of enterprises and Taiwan's competitiveness.

Eric Chu said that the New Taipei City Industry-University-Research Innovation Technology Matchmaking event showcases more than 50 of the latest R&D results and provides the business community and small and medium-sized enterprises with opportunities for direct negotiations, which will greatly enhance the competitiveness of SMEs. New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu said that in the past the New Taipei City Government has created more than 500 cooperation projects, and he hoped at least 50 matches could be successfully made.

The New Taipei City Economic Development Department said that the New Taipei City Government is preparing a resource integration platform for the SME Service Corps, which includes 26 academic and research institutions and at least 500 innovative technologies and professional consulting capabilities, and can provide service resources in "metal machinery", "materials and chemical engineering", "electronics and optoelectronics", "cultural and creative services", "information and communications", "biotechnology and medical materials" and "livelihood fields". This event invited 13 academic and research institutions including National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and National Taipei University of Technology, providing more than 50 innovative services.

The New Taipei City Economic Development Department pointed out that if enterprises have other service needs in the future, such as technology upgrades, product R&D and marketing management, the SME Service Corps can also provide customized services or refer them to suitable resource channels, and the New Taipei City Government's "Innovation Service Train" will continue to hold industry-university-research exchange and matchmaking services in all districts of the city. For details, please visit the service website ( http://sme.ntpc.gov.tw ), or call the toll-free enterprise hotline 0800-087188.