An Introduction to National Science Council Taiwan Dr

An Introduction to National Science Council Taiwan Dr. Willis T. Lin Director General of Dept. of International Cooperation NSC, Taiwan 28 Feb, 2012 0

NSC Missions Promotion of national S&T development n n Planning and coordination of national S&T affairs Formulation of midterm S&T plans Review, monitor and evaluation of government S&T programs Promoting interministerial S&T programs Development of Science Park Support for academic research n n n Funding of research projects Recruiting, cultivating, and rewarding S&T personnel Promoting S&T exchange & cooperation u u International cooperation Cross-strait exchange n n n Improving infrastructure & facilities Enhancing manpower cultivation Establish environment suitable for longterm industrial development 1

NSC Organizational Structure Affiliated Organizations Civil Service Ethics Office Accounting Office Personnel Office Secretariat Minister Deputy Ministers Counselor Council Meeting Department of Planning and Evaluation Department of Central Processing Department of International Cooperation Department of Science Education Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Life Sciences Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Natural Sciences Central Taiwan Science Park Provisional Office Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration Nonprofit Labs National Applied Research Laboratories National Space Organization National Nano Device Laboratories National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering National Center for High-performance Computing National Laboratory Animal Center National Chip Implementation Center Instrument Technology Research Center S&T Policy Research and Information Center National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 2 2

Growing R&D Commitment 3 US$: million 42. 9% Government’s S&T Budget ~28% of national S&T budget NSC’s Budget ~43% of government’s budget 3

S&T Development in Taiwan R&D Expenditure US$ million (Rate=32: 1) 4

R&D Inputs: Expenditure and Manpower Source： 1. Main Science and Technology Indicators, 2010/1, OECD. 2. R&D expenditure of China: National Bureau of Statistics of China. Notes： 1. Expenditure scale, calculated on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), is indicated by colored circular area. 2. Figures behind the country indicate R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP(%), researchers per 1, 000 employment (FTE), and R&D expenditure (Billion USD PPP) respectively. 3. The data year of most countries is 2008, while 2009 for Taiwan, manpower for US of 2007, and R&D expenditure data year for Finland China is 2009. 5

NSC S&T Funding Distribution Building High-Quality R&D Environment 26% Mission-oriented Research Projects 25% Free Research Projects 49% • • • Natural Sciences Engineering & Applied Sciences Life Sciences Humanities & Social Sciences Science Education 6

National Programs of Taiwan Program name Period Outlay (USD) 1. Networked Communications(I) 2009~2012 350 Millions 2. Intelligent Electronics 2011~2015 367. 6 Millions 3. Nano Technology (I, II) 2003~2008 2009~2014 536. 1 Millions 622. 9 Millions 4. Biopharmaceuticals (I) 2011~2016 426. 9 Millions 5. Taiwan e-Learning and Digital Archives (I, II) e-Learning (I) 2008~2012 2002~2007 2003~2007 190. 4 Millions 107. 0 Millions 101. 1 Millions 6. Energy (I) 2009~2013 909. 1 Millions 7

Dept. of International Cooperation US dollars General programs 19, 800, 000 Special Programs 5, 886, 667 Bilateral Programs 17, 305, 233 Overseas trips 285, 667 US $ 43, 277, 567 ~ 3% of NSC Budget 8

SCI Rankings of Publications from Taiwan Papers 24, 305 SCI Papers Growth rate 152% (Ranking) 9, 652 19 19 19 2000 17 19 2009 19 Citations of SCI Papers Citations 337, 713 87, 243 24 25 24 24 23 23 22 19 (Ranking) 9

EI&SSCI Rankings of Publications from Taiwan 18, 869 Papers (Ranking) 5, 354 2000 Papers SSCI Papers 2004 2009 2, 614 (Ranking) 437 2000 2009 10

2010 The world competitiveness rankings by International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Switzerland Factors/ Sub-factors SINGA HONG SWITZER AUSTRA TAIWAN CHINA KOREA JAPAN INDIA BRAZIL RUSSIA U. S. A -PORE -KONG -LAND -LIA Overall competitiveness 1 2 3 4 5 8 (23) 18 23 27 31 38 51 1. Economic performance 5 4 1 10 7 16(27) 3 21 39 20 37 49 2. Government efficiency 2 1 22 3 4 6 (18) 25 26 37 30 52 40 3. Business efficiency 1 2 13 7 5 3 (22) 28 27 23 17 24 53 4. Infrastructure 11 23 1 3 18 17(23) 31 20 13 54 49 38 (1)Basic Infrastructure 17 25 11 6 19 21(27) 12 20 18 53 48 37 (2)Technological infrastructure 2 3 1 14 25 5 (11) 22 18 23 38 53 44 (3)Science infrastructure 12 28 1 9 16 5 (8) 10 4 2 34 36 23 (4)Health and Environment 18 23 20 3 14 24(39) 54 27 11 58 40 53 (5)Education 13 30 21 4 9 23(27) 46 35 29 58 53 37 Note: 1. Information source from International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Switzerland. The world competitiveness yearbook 2010 covers 58 countries. 2. Figures in brackets are last year's ranking 11

2009 World Bank Global Knowledge Based Economy Review and Ranking South Korea USA 2 3 8 9 18 19 20 23 26 29 Asia Ranking - - - 1 2 3 4 Israel Ireland Hong Kong Finland 1 Japan Sweden Singapore Denmark World Ranking Taiwan Review List 5 6 Source: World bank Note: 146 countries participate in this evaluation 12

Science Parks Development Longtan (107 ha) Hsinchu Biomedical Park (38 ha, 2010) Hsinchu Science Park (653 ha, since 1980) Chunan (123 ha) Tungluo (350 ha, under development) Houli (255 ha) Taichung Science Park 413 ha (since 2003) Erlin (636 ha) Huwei (97 ha) Tainan Science Park (1, 043 ha, since 1996) Kaohsiung Science Park (570 ha) Ilan (71 ha, under development) Jhungsing Advanced Research Park (261 ha) Administrations Hsinchu : 1, 342 ha Central: 1, 662 ha Southern: 1, 613 ha Total: 4, 617 ha 2010 Employees : over 210, 000 2010 Revenue: over NT$ 2. 1 trillion (US$ 67. 74 billion) 13

Top-Ranked Made-in-Taiwan Products 2009 Excluding the products made overseas by Taiwanese investment Ranking No. 1 • Foundry • IC packaging • IC testing • Mask ROM • ED foil (Electrodeposited copper foil) • Compact disc • Chlorella Ranking No. 2 • DRAM US-granted patents: • IC design Number: 6, 642 • IC substrate Ranking: 5 • LED • Large size TFT-LCD panel • Small & medium size TFT-LCD panel • TN/STN LCD panel • OLED panel • Glass fabric • PND (Portable Navigation Device) • WLAN • Power wheelchair & power scooter • ABS Source: ITIS Project, MOEA 14

International Collaborations Personnel Exchanges Workshops ： Joint R*D programs Visitor Program, Scholarship Program, Internship (TTT) Holding International Conference in Taiwan, Bilateral Workshop, Funding for attending international conferences. Joint Research Projects, PPP…. Ottawa Bonn Moscow Vladivostok London Seoul Brussels Paris San Francisco D. C Houston Los Angeles Prague Tokyo Honai New Deli 13 Countries/ 16 Science Division Offices Abroad Canberra 15

International Research Projects 16

Taiwan Participated in the following EU FP 7 Projects LCA TO GO Boosting Life Cycle Assessment Use in European Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Serving Needs of Innovative Key Sectors with Smart Methods and Tools EUREC European Research Ethics Committees' Network JAPANGREATDEPRE SSION 'Dead End': An economic and cultural history of Japan in the Age of the Great Depression, 1927 -1937 THESEUS Innovative coastal technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate SUS-CON SUStainable, innovative and energy-efficient CONcrete, based on the integration of all -waste materials TROPOS Modular Multi-use Deep Water Offshore Platform Harnessing and Servicing Mediterranean, Subtropical and Tropical Marine and Maritime Resources ESCAPE European study of cohorts for air pollution effects ZEROWIN Towards zero waste in industrial networks KYOTO Knowledge yielding ontologies for transition-based organization 17

Taiwan Participated in the following EU FP 7 Projects IRCOMB Monolithic Frequency Comb Generators In the Mid-Infrared REAKT Strategies and tools for Real Time EArthquake Ris. K Reduc. Tion ENVIROGENOMARKE RS Genomics biomarkers of environmental health ASIAFLUCAP Health system analysis to support capacity development to respond to pandemic influenza in Asia SORTING The role of sorting for estimation, market design and development RISE Rising pan-european and international awareness of biometrics and security ethics FISH 4 KNOWLEDGE Supporting humans in knowledge gathering and question answering w. r. t. marine and environmental monitoring through analysis of multiple video streams EGEE-III Enabling grids for e-science III EGI-INSPIRE European Grid Initiative: Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Researchers in Europe 18

Taiwan Participated in the following EU FP 7 Projects DIVLAB Consumption Work and Societal Divisions of Labour GREENERBUILDINGS An ubiquitous embedded systems framework for energy-aware buildings using activity and context knowledge SILVER Small-molecule Inhibitor Leads Versus emerging and neglected RNA viruses CESADIC Crystal Engineering of Self-Assembled Diblock Copolymers with a Crystalline Core-Forming Block EMI European Middleware Initiative DEGISCO Desktop Grids for International Scientific Collaboration E-SPONDER A holistic approach towards the development of the first responder of the future EU-NORTHEASTASIA As seen from North-East Asia: Potential and limits of the EU as a strategic actor EUASIAGRID Towards a common e-Science infrastructure for the European and Asian grids 19

EU FP 7 -Taiwan Country Profile 82 Eligible Proposals were submitted in response to 274 FP 7 calls for proposals, involving 87 applicants from Taiwan. According to the CORDIS statistic, of The successful rate of 24. 1% is above thirdcountry average of 23%. 17 signed Grant Agreements 14 Taiwan SME applicants Top 5 Collaborative Links with: Germany、Netherlands、United Kingdom、Italy、Spain 20

EU FP 7 -Taiwan Country Profile Most Active FP 7 Research Priority: • Information communication technologies • Environment (include climate change) • Health • Marie-curies actions, • Social-economic sciences and humanities 21

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