Some background information on

a) Hsinchu science and industrial park

Taiwan’s technology sector is concentrated in the 50-mile industrial area linking Taipei to the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park. The Hsinchu region, like Silicon Valley, appears as an exemplar of Marshallian external economies, in which the localization of skill, specialized materials and inputs, and technological know-how generate cost reductions for individual firms and increasing returns to the region as a whole.

The Hsinchu Science and industrial park was launched for a few purposes; revitalize the country's economic growth, to establish its indigenous high-tech base, and to slow down the (then) serious brain drain problem. It was made to model after Silicon Valley in California, and has since become the "Silicon Valley of the East".

Over the years, the science park has expanded into six different areas: from the park that takes its name, as well as Zhunan (竹南園區), Yilan (宜蘭園區), Longtan (龍潭園區), Tonglou (銅鑼園區) and Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park (新竹生物醫學園區) — that span a total area of nearly 1,400 hectares.

The park has helped made Taiwan's high-tech industry famous worldwide, and houses many Taiwanese heavyweights (technology based companies). These companies are best known for their top-notch manufacturing and design.


b) NARLABS - Department of National space organization

National Space Organization (NSPO) of the National Applied Research (NAR) laboratories  was established in 1991 and is the sole institute that takes charge of the execution of the national space program and the development of space technology in Taiwan.

NSPO have actively implemented to become the center of innovation and excellence for the space technology through the development of satellite programs. They have assumed responsibility for providing the technological R&D platforms needed by Taiwan's innovation economy.