The Small and Medium Enterprise Administration(SMEA), Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA) organized the No. 371, 372 Steering Committee for the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) in March 2020 in which it reviewed and passed subsidies for innovative technology/service research projects for 4 projects in the services and culture creativity sector, 8 projects in the machinery sector, 2 projects in the electronics sector, 4 projects in the information communications sector, and 3 projects in the consumer goods and chemical industries sector, 2 projects in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals sector, totaling 23 projects proposed by SMEs. The list of approved projects is provided in the Appendix below.
　　SMEA stated that the projects passed in the No. 371, 372 SBIR Steering Committee has increased the subsidized companies' investments in R&D expenditures by NT$32.677 million. They are expected to motivate SMEs in investing more R&D human resources. The SBIR is promoted to incentivize and assist R&D activities for SMEs to achieve sustainable development and growth. It also seeks to establish a comprehensive industry system based on the R&D outcomes and promote economic development in Taiwan.
　　Since the SBIR was launched in February 1999, a total of 7,199 innovation and research projects have been executed. The government has provided subsidies of over NT$11,898.952 million and motivated NT$22,541.689 million in investments by SMEs. The SBIR has made significant contributions to elevating the technology proficiency of  SMEs, and facilitating the international competitiveness and transformation of domestic industries.
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