台灣新經濟簡訊Vol.8 No.6

Taiwan New Economy Newsletter

為維持資訊科技競爭力，讓台灣成為雲端運算產業的科技先進國，行政院宣布推動「雲端運算產業發展方案」，將於5年內投入新台幣240億元經費，刺激企業研發投資新台幣127億元，促成製造、服務業等其他方面投資1,000億元，並提供5萬個就業機會，達成雲端服務應用體驗1,000萬人次，預計可創造新台幣1兆元的產值。

The Executive Yuan recently announced a“Cloud Computing Industry Development Program”designed to maintain information technology competitiveness and boost Taiwan to the status of an advanced country in the field of cloud computing technology. Calling for the spending of NT$24 billion within the next five years, the program's aims include the stimulation of NT$12.7 billion of corporate investment in cloud-computing industrial R&D and the generation of NT$100 billion more investment in manufacturing and services as well as the provision of 50,000 jobs. Further goals include the achievement of 10 million people experiencing cloud service application and the creation of NT$1 trillion in production value. The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) notes that Taiwan occupies an advantageous position in the global information technology (IT) manufacturing industry, with autonomous capability for the production and inexpensive supply of server, storage, network, and other hardware equipment for cloud computing data centers.