Taiwan aims to become sci-tech island

摘要

In Taiwan, an overseas education is highly valued. Unlike many Western countries, where senior government officials and politicians are often trained lawyers, many senior bureaucrats and almost all the government ministers in Taiwan have PhDs from overseas universities, mostly in science and engineering. Science and technology is an increasingly important government priority. The country's research and development budget is growing by 10 per cent a year, despite the fact that overall government spending is only increasing by 3 per cent. The government is determined to build Taiwan into a 'sci-tech island' by increasing funding and improving the quality of its researchers.