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Editorial: Research is as Good as the Researchers |
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The cover story in this issue explores the Taiwan government's plan to invest heavily in research and development in an effort to produce the innovative new technologies needed to spur robust economic development. Unable to compete any longer on the basis of low price, and faced with mounting competition from other countries that are pursuing aggressive growth strategies, Taiwan's economic health is becoming increasingly dependent on the ability of its laboratories to open up new business opportunities, whether in manufacturing or services.
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BY LUCIEN CROWDER
MACROECONOMICS
MUCH APPRECIATED
CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
WINTER THAW...
...AND WINTER FREEZE
DOMESTIC NEWS
CHEN AND SOONG REACH AGREEMENT
RACE FOR KMT CHAIRMANSHIP?
CLINTON VISITS TAIPEI
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. AND JAPAN MAKE JOINT STATEMENT
BUSINESS
PROSECUTORS PROBE CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT
DAIMLERCHRYSLER IN JOINT VENTURE
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Issues: Which Drug is the Fake? |
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‧Which Drug is the Fake? - By Lin Mei-chun
‧Custom's Commitment to Communications - By Don Shapiro
‧Fifth LY Ends With Minimal Output - By Anita Chen
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Research Takes Center Stage |
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With innovation regarded as crucial to Taiwan's future industrial development, the government has set a goal of bringing R&D expenditure up to 3% of GDP by 2006. Since the private sector has been reluctant to invest heavily in research, the burden of meeting that objective falls mainly on the government budget. But simply spending the money is no guarantee that the effort will result in the production of useful and profitable technology.
BY LUCIEN CROWDER
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The Crucial Role of ITRI: A conversation with Johnsee Lee |
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TOPICS recently sat down to talk R&D with Johnsee Lee, president of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) - Taiwan's foremost R&D facility. The conversation touched on ITRI's mission and accomplishments and on recent changes at the institute meant to make it more responsive to Taiwanese industry's present-day R&D needs. Following are excerpts from Lee's comments.
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