Close cooperation with European researchers in the information-technology (IT) field will enhance Taiwan's integration into the international community.
This was Vice President Annette Lu's (
She said that the collaboration would vitalize economic and social ties between Europe and Taiwan.
"Despite not being a member of the World Health Organization, Taiwan has one of the best healthcare systems and some of the best medical research personnel and institutions. With innovation and hard work, Taiwan has placed itself among the major economies of the world," Lu said.
She said that the collaborative project to promote the IT industry would further ensure economic development for both European countries and Taiwan.
The four-day Euro-Taiwan IT Cooperation Event, which started on Wednesday, is being held in Taipei and Hsinchu as a platform for local researchers to build connections with their counterparts from the EU.
The event aims to bring together European and Taiwanese organizations, including academic research institutions and corporations, with common interests in developing cooperative projects in information and communication technologies (ICT). A total of 108 proposals by Taiwanese researchers will be reviewed at the event and possible collaborative projects are to be designated after the meeting.
The event is a result of Taiwan's first official scientific collaboration agreement, which was signed by the National Science Council in 2003 with the Directorate-General Information Society of the European Commission.
Since late last year, the EU has worked closely with the council in a bid to strengthen the participation of Taiwanese universities, institutes and organizations in its future research projects through a mechanism which is known as the GAPFILL project.
According to Lin Kwang-lung (
"The EU aims to promote ICT in diverse fields, such as health, info-telecommunications and communications," Lin said.
According to the National Science Council, 90 European research institutes, organizations and corporations have been involved in GAPFILL projects.
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