5G needs talent: EECA calls for abolishing the expensing of employee bonuses

The Executive Yuan's Science and Technology Advisory Group convened the 5G Development Industrial Strategy Meeting (SRB). EECA Chairman Terry Gou said that talent is a key factor in 5G deployment, and that the "policy of expensing employee bonuses" has deprived domestic industries of an important tool for attracting talent, calling on the government to propose new measures to attract outstanding talent.

Terry Gou pointed out that advanced countries have already begun 5G deployment and R&D, and that 5G development should adopt a more macro-level market strategy mindset to formulate industrial development strategies. He suggested that the government invest resources over the long term, have legal entities take the lead in establishing industry-academia cooperation platforms and sharing mechanisms, and support industry, academia and research institutes in participating in the formulation of international standards.

He said the authorities responsible for spectrum planning and license issuance should be unified, and that ample public notice time should be reserved before licenses are issued, with market economic scale also taken into account.

Terry Gou suggested the government create incentives to encourage telecom operators to prioritize domestic equipment and service solutions, so that operators can first build a domestic track record and thereby enter international markets.

He said domestic R&D is severely insufficient, causing large companies to poach talent everywhere, and that the "policy of expensing employee bonuses" has deprived domestic industries of an important tool for attracting talent. To prevent talent from continuing to flow to neighboring countries, he called on the government to promptly discuss and propose measures to attract outstanding talent.

In addition, Terry Gou pointed out that the current industry-academia cooperative R&D mechanism should be changed, and that courses, special projects and theses at key domestic universities should be revised to integrate more closely with industry at an earlier stage. He also suggested that professor promotions should not be based mainly on journal publications, and that important patent output should be included as a condition for promotion.