Toronto-based Celestica Inc, Canada’s largest provider of electronics manufacturing services, will expand its presence in Taiwan by setting up a research and development center near Taipei, Taiwan’s envoy to Canada said on Saturday.
The commitment is the latest sign that the government’s efforts to solicit investment and develop stronger economic ties with other countries are paying dividends, Representative David Tawei Lee (李大維) said in an interview with the Central News Agency.
Lee said the initiative was based on President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) instructions to the country’s overseas offices to prioritize revitalizing Taiwan’s relations with other countries through commerce and trade.
Since Ma issued the directive in 2008, Lee said his office has pursued cooperation with Celestica, and after three years of persistent efforts, the electronics vendor decided to expand its operations in Taiwan.
According to Lee, Harvinder Sembhi, vice president of Celestica’s Supply Base Solutions, confirmed to him earlier on Saturday that the company had decided to set up an R&D center in the Nangang district and recruit 50 more R&D engineers in Taiwan.
Celestica, which has annual sales of US$7 billion, has put an emphasis on developing new customized products, Lee said, and he believes that Taiwan, with its highly developed high-tech industry and abundant pool of skilled talent, can make a significant contribution to the Canadian company’s product line.
Lee was speaking after a forum held earlier in the day by the Executive Yuan’s overseas high-tech talent recruitment mission in Toronto.
The delegation, which is traveling around North America to promote potential technology careers in Taiwan open to overseas professionals, is in Toronto after visiting Silicon Valley in California, Austin, Texas and Boston.
During interviews at the three locations, 40 high-tech professionals were recruited from among 575 candidates, according to a mission member.
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