1. Description： The main purpose of this award is to encourage corporations to continuing innovate, to discover newcomers that stand at the forefront of innovation, to further encourage corporation to grasp the ever-changing industrial trends. Ministry of Economic Affairs also conducted an exclusive interview with the medias to encourage the research and innovation team, and for all contestants work on the innovations in technology/ know-how, processing, products, organization, and strategy within the last 3 years. 2. Prospective contestants:
(1) Corporations, their associated departments, R&D Groups, and independent project teams must be registered according to the law for a full 2 year and still in operation.
(2) Contestants must possess outstanding work in the following categories: “technology / know-how”, “products / system”, “organization”, and “strategy”. Each contestant may only enter in a maximum of two categories.
(3) Contestants who have received "Ministry of Economic Affairs Industrial Technology Development Award" or other Industrial Merit Awards in year 2006 or 2007 may not enter in the same categories again.
3. Number of possible awards: 20 awards per year
4. Categories Category | Description | Innovations in Technology |
Innovations in the deep plowing techniques, the use of intellectual capital, technology licensing
| Innovations in Product/System |
Innovations in product features, effects, materials, interface design
| Innovations in Manufacturing / Process |
Innovations in major developments or improvements in production, distribution, warehousing, technical services
| Innovations in Organization |
Restructuring of the organization, processes updated into major management system, or staff performance incentives / organizations such as the education and training system innovation matters
| Innovations in Strategy |
By the development of new business as well as business outsourcing, integration and value on the downstream restructuring activities, revenue model innovation, or external partners such as strategy for management innovation
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5. Registration Period is March 15 ~ June 8 2007 6. Registration form with the required information Any enterprise that meets the contest requirements or the department, research or project team which recommended by these enterprises, please submit an application for a suitable category * Submit Application：
Please submit 12 hard copies of your application in A4 size and one electronic copy in WORD format by June 8, 2007. Applications will not be returned.
* Application download, please go to http://www.itia.org.tw
* Please send your application in person or by post to
2007 Innovation Achievement Award Team. 6F., No.171, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd., Da-an District, Taipei City 106
7、Accreditation
(1) Vetting Committees: Judges are people from the Department of Industrial Technology MOEA and scholars, experts etc.
(2) There are pre-selection, second selection, and final selection.
* Pre-selection:
MOEA will appoint judges and invite scholars, experts in the preliminary group, or send out for refereeing when necessary. * Second selection:
Judges will invite contestants selected in the first round to make a presentation, and depending on the circumstances, will go and observe at the site.
* Final Selection: Judges will make final suggestion of the winners, and will submit the winner list to MOEA for approval.
(3) Review and Marking：
1. Innovation -------------------------------------------------------------25﹪
2. Implementation and difficulties-------------------------------------25﹪
3. Contribution to enterprise development -------------------------25﹪
4. Expected impact on the industry ----------------------------------25﹪
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100﹪
(4) Assessment
8. Awards will be given by the senior official of Economic Affairs. 9、Contact Us：
Hung-Chin, Chu：02-2369-9500 Ext. 831；hongchin@mail.caita.org.tw
Kai-Hsuan, Chang：02-2369-9500 Ext. 832；chinghua@mail.caita.org.tw
Hsuan-Wen, Chen：02-2369-9500 Ext. 861；sarah@mail.caita.org.tw
Fax：(02) 2369-9521
Address：6F., No.171, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd., Da-an District, Taipei City 106
Innovation Achievement Award：http://www.itia.org.tw
10. Category | Description | Innovations in Technology |
Technology innovation in plotting skills, managing intellectual capitals which include the number of patents and the growth rate, and any other technology innovation that derives from licensing matters over the past three years.
| Innovations in Product/System |
Present new products or have major improvements in the product features, materials, interface design etc. over the past three years.
| Innovations in Manufacturing / Process |
There are major developments or improvements in internal production, distribution, warehousing, technical services, or other flow innovation over the past three years.
| Innovations in Organization |
Restructuring of the organization, processes updated into major management system, or staff performance incentives / organizations such as the education and training system innovation matters over the past three years.
| Innovations in Strategy |
Over the past three years by the development of new business as well as business outsourcing, integration and value on the downstream restructuring activities, revenue model innovation, or external partners such as strategy for management innovation.
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