Abstract :
As a small economy that has built its future on manufacturing excellence, Taiwan has a big stake in nanotechnology. On the one hand, our manufacturing strength makes nanotechnology a unique opportunity. On the other, it also makes nanotechnology the one R&D battle we can least afford to lose. To come out ahead takes coherent planning and disciplined actions and, above all, the ability to marry nanotechnology´s creative power to the dynamics of the marketplace. Such will be the challenges facing Taiwan´s National Nanotechnology Program and its central R&D force-ITRI. For us, the future is literally now.
Keywords :
market opportunities; nanotechnology; research and development; strategic planning; R&D; Taiwan nanotechnology program; coherent planning; manufacturing excellence; marketplace dynamics; Centralized control; Chemical industry; Chemical technology; Costs; Government; Investments; Licenses; Manufacturing; Nanotechnology; Research and development;
