1. In order to encourage the development of new businesses in the county and encourage young people to return home, the Nantou County Government has implemented the 114-year "Local Industry Innovation and R&D Promotion Plan" (Local SBIR) to encourage five major innovative R&D industries with local characteristics, namely "agricultural technology industry", "food biotechnology industry", "tourism and leisure industry", "life craft industry" and "precision machinery industry" to strengthen technological innovation and R&D and assist the county's industrial economic layout.
2. Applicants are "companies located in Nantou County, or sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships or companies that have obtained business registration issued by the Nantou County Government in accordance with Article 4 of the Business Registration Act and meet the following criteria: capitalization of NT$100 million or less, or regular employment of less than 200 employees." You can apply; and in accordance with the central government's recognition standards and promotion strategies, new and young businesses and projects that meet ESG and SDGs issues can also be listed as bonus items.
3. The technology or product indicators of the project proposed by the applicant should be innovative or able to improve the technical level of the manufacturer, including theoretical analysis and simulation, design, research and development and application products, service marketing, etc.; or be in line with the new technology and products that save resources and energy and enhance environmental protection and industrial safety, and help promote the sustainable development of the industry or the concept of green and clean production.
4. Interested applicants should prepare their application documents and send them to the Nantou County Government SBIR Program Office (No. 66-6, Guanghua Road, Nantou City, Nantou County) for review between April 21 (Monday) and May 20 (Tuesday), 2015.
5. Please go to the Nantou County Government website homepage and click "Our Services - Industrial Development - Local SBIR Zone" to download the application documents and related instructions. If you have any consulting service needs or comments, please contact Mr. Zhu of the SBIR Program Office at (049) 2324100, or the Industrial Development Section of the Nantou County Government Construction Department at 049-2222106 ext. 1461.
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