Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Conventional Industry Technology Development

To enhance the competitiveness of the conventional industries and revitalize the momentum for economic growth, the government launched the program of "Conventional Industry Technology Development" (“CITD”) in 2002. With grants from the government, industries are encouraged to incorporate new technologies and design aesthetics for product development and design independently or in conjunction with other operators, educational institutes, and organizations. Besides, to further assist the enterprises to proceed with product development on their basis of market demand to achieve higher chance of success and to form the concept of a complete product development procedure for, the CITD program assists the operators in using systematic innovative R&D methods for development of products that meet the market demand. The program not only helps the industry successfully make unique products through R&D grant but also assists in making the right products for higher profitability and better competitiveness.

The implementation of the CITD program is based on "grants, Reward and Assistance Regulations for Promoting Industry Innovation of Ministry of Economic Affairs,” which is stipulated in Article 9, Paragraph 2 of the Statute for Industrial Innovation. Related policies also include the President’s policy blueprint and the "5 2 Innovative Industries Plan" and "Six Core Strategic Industries" of the Executive Yuan. The aims are to promote the optimization and transformation of industries and to encourage R&D and innovation for the development of new products that are unique, marketable and exceeding the average technical qualities.