In order to improve the investment environment for the manufacturing
industry, as well as to carry out the national policy of “Productivity 4.0”, the development and transition of industry parks require the cooperation of central and local government. The theme of the 2015 International Symposium of Industrial Park Development Policy is ”Regional Innovation: Transition and Governance of Industrial Parks”. In addition to the deputy mayors of the six metropolitan governments, officials from central and local governments have been invited to participate and discuss directions for the future development and management policy of industrial parks. Moreover, a joint statement was declared at the symposium to demonstrate the determination of governments’ joint efforts for a better Industrial development environment.
The 2015 Industrial Park Development Policy Symposium was held at the GIS Convention Center in National Taiwan University on the 14th of July. Mr. Jong-Chin Shen, deputy minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the deputy mayors of the six special municipality governments chaired the summit roundtable. A consensus on the following four policy directions was reached and declared for future efforts through government cooperation:
1. Promote energy- and water-saving in industrial production.
2. Promote industrial land revitalization and industrial restructuring.
3. Jointly promote new industrial park development in order to improve the local investment environment.
4. Promote the adoption of corporate social responsibility, and deepen the regional contribution of industrial parks.
To open the conference, a keynote speech entitled “Challenges and Opportunities of Industrial Development in Taiwan” was given by Mr. Chi-ming Yin, Chief Executive of National Policy Foundation. In addition, distinguished international scholars were invited to share knowledge and experiences by paper presentations and discussions. International scholars invited included Professor Jhen-jiang Shen from Kanazawa University, Japan, Professor Haruhiko Goto from Waseda University, Japan, Professor Byung-Joo Kang, the Director of World Technopolis Association from South Korea, Professor Michael Luger from the University of Manchester, UK, and Professor Jimmy Leung from the University of Hong Kong. It was concluded that industrial parks should play a key role in the achievement of Productivity 4.0 in Taiwan, and cooperation between the central and local governments would make a significant contribution.