The flat panel display industry (encompassing products such as LCDs for laptop computers) is of interest as a global industry with rapid technological turnover where in place of the East catching up with the West, it is a case of the West trying to catch up with the technologically advanced...

Since the late 1980s, Singapore has emerged as a major regional hub for magnetic hard disk drive (HDD) assembly operations, accounting for about half of the world's total HDD output. This paper examines how this came about by analyzing the supply infrastructure needed to support the competitive...

A large body of research has thoroughly discussed and examined agglomeration advantages for innovation of geographically concentrated firms. However, there is an increasing awareness that this intellectual tradition tends to overemphasize the role of geographic proximity in the transfer of...

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This document outlines the current industrial upgrading strategies of Taiwan's Industrial Development Bureau, the institution widely recognized as the driving force behind Taiwan's industrial miracle. As well as covering the current development framework, envisaged goals, infrastructural...

In the 1990s Taiwan has developed a series of innovative 'technology alliances' which bring small and large firms together into consortia targeted at high-tech product development in strategic sectors. Technology transfer and coordination is provided by public sector agencies and research...

The world is on the cusp of major transformations of energy systems, with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems providing one of the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels. Amongst the countries moving to take advantage of the new production possibilities thus being opened up is Taiwan, employing...