The Institute Behind Taiwan’s Economic Transformation
Over the past decades, Taiwan's manufacturing industry has transitioned from a reliance on intensive labor to a focus on advanced tech. Behind this shift was the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a government-funded R&D hub based in Hsinchu. On this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out, TaiwanPlus reporter Leslie Liao visits Edwin Liu, the president of ITRI. They first zoom in on the daily work at his institution, then zoom out to understand the challenges ahead.
