Recent Development of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Programs in Taiwan
By Jianqiang Chen, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan | Pei-Fang Hsieh, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan | Po-Hsuan Hsu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, pohsuanhsu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
Abstract
The Standards for Identifying Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in Taiwan launched Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs in February 1999. The programs are intended to subsidize domestic SMEs that develop new technologies, products, and services to, as well as expected to fill SMEs’ funding gap and reduce their uncertainty with respect to innovation. This monograph describes the evolution of these programs.
The Globalization of the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
The Globalization of the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program presents how SBIR programs have spread across the globe. The U.S. SBIR program has become a template for legislation in other countries that seek to enhance the innovative nature of small firms. This special issue presents works by leading eminent scholars who describe individually the population of international emulated programs. The works are ordered by the date that the country adopted an SBIR-like program, including Turkey (1995), Australia (1996), Brazil (1997), South Korea (1998), Japan (1999), Taiwan (1999), United Kingdom (2001), The Netherlands (2004), and New Zealand (2012).
Companion
Annals of Science and Technology Policy, Volume 8, Issue 1-2 Special Issue: The Globalization of the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
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