Releasing a position paper outlining his policy on technology at the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park (新竹科學園區) yesterday, DPP presidential candidate Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said he would establish a technology ministry if elected president.
Huang An-chieh (黃安捷), chairman of the Accton Company (智邦科技), called a meeting of technology experts from around the country to form a Chen support group.
During the meeting, Chen outlined his goal to make Taiwan a "Green Silicon Island (綠色矽島)," announcing 12 technology policy platform planks. They included stipulating a basic law of technology, establishing a technology ministry, increasing the budget for research and development technology to 3 percent of the GNP in three years, setting up an industrial technology educational center and providing special measures for the technology industry.
Chen also advocated strengthening research and development of transportation technology, encouraging R&D in other key industries and enhancing R&D in recycling energy resources. While saying that he would prohibit the development of nuclear power, he also said he would push for developing space defense technology and privatizing and liberalizing the defense industry.
Chen said he hopes to use technology to assist local industries to develop an industrial culture with high added value and low pollution levels. He said he will encourage private enterprises to enhance their R&D by establishing new technology funds.
Chen said that while Taiwan is a highly-developed technology country, it lags behind other Asian nations in Internet use. He said his goal as president would be to help Taiwan take the lead in Internet use in Asia. Regarding the issue of ethics in technology-related concerns, Chen said he planned to establish a committee to supervise the abuse of technology nationwide.
At the meeting its was also suggested another science-based industrial park in central Taiwan be set up.
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