Design development strategy, direction and organization in Taiwan

Taiwan¿s acquisition in the world of its design features and style in a less than three score years, a very short term, is, on one hand, a result of the control and management of design policy, future design direction and state budget resources by the Industry Bureau of Taiwan Economy Department; and is, on the other hand, due to design division of labor between non-governmental and semi-governmental organizations, which leads to entry of Taiwan¿s products into the global market. This study is composed of three parts, namely, 1. the present design development directions of Taiwan; 2.analysis of present-day design organizations; 3. investment into design and its execution of Taiwan¿s enterprises. The finding is that in the history of Taiwan¿s design development, the priority is the emphasis on industry management and innovation, design diagnosis and product development, supported by efforts to increase the competitiveness of the products and to disseminate global design; at the same time, Taiwan is actively involved in constructing design environment for the development of various enterprises, which includes, among other things, the execution of multiple guidance measures, the construction of various design technique support system, the protection of design intellectual property, the provision of subsidiary for enterprises and the repairing of pipes. All these have enabled Taiwan¿s glittering in the world.