Taiwan ranks third globally in Top 100 Global Innovators 2023

2023-03-21

The Top 100 Global Innovators award ceremony took place on Monday, with 11 Taiwan institutions making the list. Winners included TSMC, Hon Hai, and Winbond Electronics, as well as the Industrial Technology Research Institute, or ITRI. Taiwan ranked third in the world, and ITRI won the award for the seventh year running.

ITRI President Edwin Liu crosses the stage to collect a Top 100 Global Innovators award. This is the seventh time that ITRI has won the award.

Edwin Liu
ITRI president
All of these efforts are aimed at increasing the added value of our patents.

The organizer assessed patent data to spotlight global institutions excelling in intellectual property commercialization through research and development. ITRI performed well in numerous indicators. Several of its patents received citations from third parties including Japan’s Semiconductor Energy Laboratory, South Korea’s Samsung, and Apple in the U.S.

Edwin Liu
ITRI president
Our intellectual property strategy follows the 2030 roadmap. We have established a so-called IP Bank. Through this proactive approach, we’re using these patents for strategic entries in the market. In addition, we have also set up what’s called intangible asset financing.

Liu stressed the importance of turning patents into strategic assets for businesses entering the market. Besides ITRI, a memory chip maker was also named a Top 100 Global Innovator for the first time, underscoring the R&D prowess of Taiwan’s private sector.

James Chen
President of award-winning tech firm
Our product lineup is very comprehensive. We have been granted a large number of patents in countries around the world. Only through continuous innovation can we maintain the company’s spirit of sustainability.

Wang Mei-hua
Economics minister
Taiwan is so small and has no natural resources, so R&D and innovation are very important to Taiwan’s international competitiveness. We very much encourage such innovation by businesses, and the government provides relevant resources to assist.

This year, the Top 100 Global Innovator award was given to 11 Taiwan-based companies, the most in history. Taiwan ranked third in the world, showcasing the innovation and strength of its industries.

"全球百大創新機構獎"頒獎台灣得獎數全球第3

2023-03-21

全球百大創新機構獎"週一舉行頒獎典禮，共有11家機構入選，包括工研院、台積電、鴻海、台達電以及緯創、華邦電等，台灣得獎數高居全球第三。其中，工研院更是第七度獲獎，研發專利在全球多個產業都有極大影響力。

工研院長劉文雄，從主辦單位手上，接下全球百大創新機構獎，這已經是工研院第7度獲獎。

[[工研院院長劉文雄]]
“這個總總的一些努力，都是為了讓我們專利能夠有一個更高的附加價值。”

主辦單位透過專利數據分析，表揚國際間透過研發智慧財產權，促成商業化成果的機構或組織。其中工研院在多項指標表現亮眼，不少專利都被第三方引用，像是日本半導體能源研究所、南韓三星、美國蘋果等。

[[工研院院長劉文雄]]
“智慧財產還有IP的一個布局，都是沿著2030的策略在往前走。設立了一個所謂的IP Bank(專利庫)，利用這樣子的主動出擊的方式，利用這些專利來布局市場。另外一個我們也很積極地，設立一個所謂的無形資產的融資。”

院長劉文雄強調要把研發專利，化為企業布局市場的利器。而不只工研院，記憶體大廠也首度入榜，展現台灣企業自主研發實力。

[[獲獎科技企業總經理陳沛銘]]
“我們整個產品非常齊全，在全球各國獲贈專利的數量都非常地多。唯有不斷地創新，才能讓公司的永續精神一直存在。”

[[經濟部長王美花]]
“台灣這麼小，沒有自然資源，所以研發創新就是台灣跟國際競爭非常重要的因素。我們都非常鼓勵業界有這樣的創新，那政府可以有相關資源可以協助。”

今年共有11家機構，獲得殊榮，是歷年來最多，得獎數高居全球第三，也凸顯台灣產業，擁有絕佳創新能量與卓越的價值。