In 2014, DoIT kick-started the A+ Industrial Innovative R&D Program (the A+ Program) as a continuation of the Industrial Technology Development Program (ITDP). The aim of the A+ Program is to encourage and guide businesses to invest in high value-adding cutting-edge industrial technologies and to facilitate the multidisciplinary integration, thus perfecting Taiwan’s industrial development. As a continuation of the ITDP, we continue to provide subsidies to businesses to help them get involved in innovation, development, and research programs; and to encourage them to establish onshore R&D centers, develop global R&D partnerships, and initiate similar programs, hoping that our industries will have a greater impact on the world.
In order to strengthen Taiwan's IC design industrial competitiveness and to assist IC design companies investing in cutting-edge technologies and to enhance their R&D capabilities, the Department of Industrial Technology, MOEA implemented the "IC Design Summit Subsidy Program".
Program objective: Realize industry's ability to research leading technologies, and enable Taiwan to become a global high-tech research and development (R&D) center, by generating design and research innovations leading enterprises to collaborate with world-class institutes.
In order to promote and encourage the development of unmanned vehicle technology, the Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) formulated "Unmanned Vehicles Technology Innovative Experimentation Regulations" by introducing the supervisory sandbox to build a safe experimental environment. This regulation allows innovative unmanned vehicles to operate under controlled conditions, resulting in a total investment of NT$1.7 billion towards advancing this emerging technology.
In order to promote the diversified application and development of the autonomous vehicle, facilitate the process of innovative technology commercialization, encourage practitioners to develop and implement the innovative application and operation centering on autonomous vehicle technology.