Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liangji mentioned in his "Innovation Notes" recently that Taiwan has the most complete industrial cluster in the world, and it is the best time for investment when software and hardware systems are integrated into the world. Taiwan is small, but it has always been To create unlimited possibilities for the world, Chen Liangji also emphasized that life can never be turned back. When young, they can go abroad to study and bravely attack. They have advanced experience overseas and will be able to use it in Taiwan sooner or later. As for temporarily unable to study abroad, Chen Liangji also called for courage to follow the direction of corporate investment. For example, the integration of various applications of AI software is a golden opportunity.
The Ministry of Science and Technology established four “AI Innovation Research Centers” in 2018 to focus on the fields of biotechnology and medical care, AI core technology, smart services, smart manufacturing, etc. The purpose is to deepen the research and development of tools and data platforms, and to link the research and integration of industry and research. Internationally, a world-class AI R&D settlement has been formed. The R&D projects in Taiwan, such as semiconductor manufacturing and wafer system R&D, and wireless communication networks, currently have relatively advantages and opportunities. They are promoted by concrete action plans and promote international cooperation in science and technology such as quantum computers. Catch up with the world's technical standards.
However, according to the latest announcement of the Ministry of Science and Technology, in order to accelerate the development of AI talent cultivation and technology development in Taiwanese academic circles, and to increase the energy and diffusion benefits of research centers, it is necessary for the government to substantially upgrade the key points of the artificial intelligence research center's project planning. Each research center has actively become a leader in the cultivation of talents and advanced technologies in its AI research themes and fields. The Ministry of Science and Technology requires that research centers should set their operational management standards and submit them to the Ministry of Science and Technology for future reference. The research center must set up a full-time CEO. The monthly salary is up to NT$300,000.
In addition, in order to meet the needs of project operations, the task of review committees was added after revision to supervise the implementation of the project, and to assist in promoting the synergy improvement and results diffusion of the project. In order to cooperate with the AI research center to add new data related to AI, the platform With respect to tasks such as technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology revised the positioning and functions of the research center. To guide the research centers to become international AI research centers in their research thematic areas, the new research centers should establish their operational management practices and set up a steering committee. The Ministry also added the plans for each research center to obtain a new research plan for the research project, and worked out the operational procedures. As for the number of subsidy restrictions, the Ministry of Science and Technology also amended the number of AI project plan chairpersons to limit the number of projects. Exceptions to other Ministry of Science and Technology subsidy programs that are due to expire.
Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liangji once stated that 2017 is the AI layout year in Taiwan, and 2018 is the AI practice year. It can be seen that Taiwan must make breakthroughs in AI academic research, and find practical applications that can drive the investment of the industry to be practical. .
Currently, the high-performance AI computing service facilities prepared by the Ministry of Science and Technology, in addition to the original 50% used by the government and the academia, the other 50% will provide applications for innovative industries. This covers core devices such as chips, cloud computing systems for hardware and Terminal hardware, coupled with algorithmic techniques such as deep learning, development platform architecture, speech or image recognition, and big data trend forecast analysis, etc. The goal of the Ministry of Science and Technology is to apply AI to financial technology, smart manufacturing, smart healthcare and smart transportation. And other practical aspects.
Due to the rapid progress of AI, how to introduce foreign resources has become the focus of the government's concern. Tang Feng, Administrative Counsellor of the Executive Yuan, recently visited the Microsoft headquarters in Seattle, USA, with the senior vice president of Microsoft and the high level of artificial intelligence and R&D. The supervisors reached a declaration of cooperation, including Microsoft’s willingness to work with all sectors in Taiwan to strengthen the AI system’s support for Taiwan’s common languages, and to import chatbots, robotic process automation, and cognitive services. advanced technology.
In addition, Microsoft also expressed its willingness to work with Taiwan to explore the advantages of 5G low latency and high bandwidth, and to jointly develop 5G applications for live broadcasting, smart cities and smart manufacturing. In terms of personnel development, Microsoft stated that it would recommend AI experts to Taiwan to participate in personnel development. Related activities, and professional courses such as Microsoft Professional Program (MPP), to help Taiwan train AI talent for 5+2 industry innovation.