全球產業與科技發展趨勢分析

在20世紀的最後十年，先進國家經歷一段持續成長的年代。在此一過程中可以瞭解新的經濟型態下的產業特徵已經轉變，企業間的競爭本質也已轉變為一場知識的競賽。以往經濟發展的原動力如原物料、土地、勞動力、資本等生產因素，已不能確保國家的永續繁榮，新的世代將成為以智慧加工和創造力為主的知識經濟時代。

Production factors that in the past served as drivers of economic development, such as raw materials, land, labor, capital, and so on, are no longer able to ensure a country’s sustainable prosperity, but will be replaced in importance by knowledge processing and creativity in this new era of the knowledge-based economy.
During a time of rapid economic transformation and globalization, Taiwan must employ a niche-type strategy to enable its small, resource-poor catch-up economy to compete with economic giants and promote technological development and sustained economic growth. This article reviews the development strategies and paths followed by the United States and the advanced European countries, and analyzes trends in their industrial- and technology-oriented development policies. The author hopes that it may serve as a useful reference for policy planners seeking ways to revitalize Taiwan’s economic competitiveness.