Central News Agency 2011-11-01 Taipei, Nov. 1 (CNA) Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Francis Liang is set to lead a business delegation on an eight-day visit to the Silicon Valley and Boston on Thursday. With over a thousand opportunities on offer, Liang said the trip was part of the Cabinet's 2009 goal to develop six emerging industries (biotechnology, green energy, tourism, long-term medical care, high-end agriculture, and cultural and creative industries), four smart industries, and other areas in the service industry. The four key smart industries are electric vehicles, cloud computing, green architecture, and the intellectual property industry. The Department of Investment Services (DIS) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs said a total of 30 corporations and research institutes will participate in the upcoming recruitment drive. They will be looking for senior executives, engineers, and research and development experts, the DIS said. Key research institutes involved in the trip include the Industrial Technology Research Institute, the Institute for Information Industry, Metal Industries Research and Development Centre, Taiwan Textile Research Institute, and the Development Center for Biotechnology. Meanwhile, technology companies to participate include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company --the world's No. 1 contract chip maker, Chimei Innolux Corp., one of Taiwan's leading flat-panel makers, Macronix International Co., and United Microelectronics Corp., the world's second-largest contract chip maker. The government has been involved in foreign recruitment drives since 2003. Since that time, a total of 3,672 foreign-based talent with high-tech backgrounds have been attracted to work in Taiwan. (By Huang Chiao-wen and Ann Chen)
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