PME et propriété intellectuelle: Cas de Taiwan

3.2.3 Degree of institutional proactivity

We detailed the public or private institutions that assist SMEs in Taiwan. We can distinguish three kinds: the institutions whose purpose is to inform, to create intellectual property, institutions whose goal is development aid and technological assistance to SMEs and export development.

Assistance to SMEs and export development:

- Chambers of Commerce

- Agency of Economic Promotion

- Agency of Invest Promotion- «Invest Commission MOEA»

- Department of investment service, MOEA

- Bureau of consular affairs, ministry of foreign affairs

- Bureau of employment & vocational training, council of labor affairs

- Bureau of foreign trade

- Taxation Agency, ministry of Finance

- TAITRA, to participate to the Fairs

Aids for technologic development:

- The universities of Taipei

- Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

- Hsinshu Science Park, ( www.sipa.gov.tw)

- Parc of Hsinchu

- Scientific Parc of Tainan and Kaohsiung (optoelectronic)

- Central Scientific Parc of Taichung and Yunling (precision mecanic)

- Software Parc of Nangang

- Scientific parc of Neihu

For therespect of intellectual Property Rights:

- Taiwan intellectual property office (T.I.P.O). MOEA

- l'Intellectual Property Police

- Taïwan IP training academy (TIPA)