The industries involved in international R&D collaborations include information and communication technology / optoelectronics, circular economy, smart manufacturing, and biotechnology and medicine, creating significant value across multiple sectors.

DoIT and Innovate UK (IUK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to mutually endorse existing national and international programs. The inaugural TW-UK Collaborative R&D Call has successfully attracted a total of 65 qualified applications in two years, setting a record for the highest number.

DoIT and the EUREKA Network signed the Declaration of Intent on Call for Proposal to cooperate with the funding agencies from the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden and Canada to pursue the R&D collaboration on High Tech and Sustainability related technologies. Using the joint-call for proposals mechanism under the EUREKA’s GlobalStars initiative, It has been launched on EUREKA website.

Taiwan and Canada signed a Science, Technology, and Innovation MOU (STIM) to strengthen technological collaboration in areas of mutual interest and to foster innovative activities. The initiative is jointly led by DoIT and Canada’s NRC-IRAP to promote industrial technology R&D collaboration between Taiwanese enterprises and Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs).