President Tsai Ing-wen said March 15 that the government is advancing research capabilities and industrial transformation in southern Taiwan as part of efforts to build the country into a hub of quantum technology and green energy.
Shalun in the southern city of Tainan plays a vital role in Taiwan’s advanced technology development, Tsai said. This is evidenced by the establishment of Academia Sinica South Campus facilitating regional public-private cooperation, she added.
Tsai made the remarks during a beam raising ceremony for a new complex and an attached research building at the ASSC. Launched in 2020, the campus boasts 11 agricultural biotechnology laboratories.
According to Tsai, top Taiwan research teams specializing in key areas such as human and social sciences, environmental change and quantum technology are expected to relocate to the ASSC upon completion of construction in 2026.
The enlarged ASSC will join Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City and Southern Taiwan Science Park in accelerating industrial transformation in southern Taiwan, Tsai said. This development augurs well for spurring collaboration on challenges like reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 with Hsinchu County-based Industrial Technology Research Institute and the Ministry of Science and Technology, she added.
Founded in 1928, Academia Sinica is the country’s foremost research institution. It has 24 institutes and seven research centers under three divisions: Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Humanities and Social Sciences. (YCH-E)
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