Tech industry pioneers named ITRI Laureates

Tech industry pioneers named ITRI Laureates

2024-09-09

Five tech industry pioneers were honored on Friday, Sept. 6, by the Industrial Technology Research Institute. They were Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang; Chair and CEO of AMD Lisa Su; Chair and CEO of Acer Jason Chen; GlobalWafers CEO Doris Hsu; and Superintendent of Taichung Veterans General Hospital Dr. Chen Shih-ann. The new ITRI Laureates were decorated by Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim. Let’s hear from them.

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim decorates an award recipient and hands over a certificate. Among the five new ITRI Laureates named this year are Chair and CEO of Acer Jason Chen, GlobalWafers CEO Doris Hsu and Superintendent of Taichung Veterans General Hospital Dr. Chen Shih-ann. There’s also two household names.

They are Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su, CEO of AMD. Joining the ceremony from the US over video call, they shared their visions for Taiwan’s AI industry in their acceptance speeches.

Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO
Thank you for this great honor. And just as ITRI played a formative role in Taiwan’s chip and computer industries, ITRI will again play a central role in advancing AI and robotics research and adoption in Taiwan.

Lisa Su
CEO of AMD
I am deeply humbled and incredibly honored to be recognized as an ITRI Laureate on behalf of AMD. This honor represents the collective efforts of the global AMD team and the strong partnerships that we’ve built.

In her remarks, Vice President Hsiao Bi-Khim commended the laureates for their distinct contributions. Nvidia’s and AMD’s expansion in Taiwan has deepened; while Dr. Chen Shih-ann had contributed to smart healthcare. Jason Chen of Acer promoted international exchanges at APEC and Doris Hsu of GlobalWafers has long been a collaborator with ITRI. On the same day, the vice president also took a look at an exhibition on Taiwan’s R&D. She said cooperative projects between the government, academia and industry, had let Taiwan be seen on the global stage.

Hsiao Bi-khim
Vice president
Technological prowess is national competitiveness. For a long time ITRI has served as an incubator of technologies and the center of Taiwanese technology, and played a pivotal role in advancing Taiwan’s industries.

Wu Tsung-tsong
ITRI chairman
The ITRI Laureates have made immense contributions to Taiwan’s industries and wellbeing. That’s the only way for one to become an ITRI Laureate.

The five new laureates were selected for their initiative and grit under a stringent criteria. ITRI hopes that by recognizing their contributions, they’ll continue to break new grounds for Taiwan.

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工研院新科院士出爐! 蕭美琴出席頒發證書

2024-09-09

工研院週五舉辦第13屆院士授證典禮，經過嚴格選拔，最後選出5位對台灣產業有貢獻的人士，包含輝達執行長黃仁勳、超微執行長蘇姿丰，以及台灣的宏碁董事長陳俊聖、環球晶董事長徐秀蘭和台中榮總院長陳適安。副總統蕭美琴也親自出席，頒發證書給新科院士。

副總統蕭美琴為新科院士佩掛證章、頒發證書，今年工研院共選出5位院士，包含宏碁董事長陳俊聖、環球晶董事長徐秀蘭和台中榮總院長陳適安，還有兩位重量級科技人士。

輝達執行長黃仁勳、超微執行長蘇姿丰，兩人無法親自來台，透過影片表達感謝，也談對台灣AI產業願景。

[[新科院士輝達執行長黃仁勳]]
“再次感謝你們給予我這份至高的榮譽，謝謝。正如工研院在台灣的晶片和電腦製造業中，扮演了重要角色，工研院將再次在推動AI和機器人技術，研究和應用方面發揮核心作用。”

[[新科院士超微執行長蘇姿丰]]
“我深感榮幸，能夠代表AMD成為工研院院士，這項榮耀代表了AMD，全球團隊的共同努力，以及我們所建立的堅強夥伴關係。”

蕭美琴談到，輝達和超微擴大在台投資，與台廠深度合作，陳適安推動智慧醫療，陳俊聖則是在APEC進行國際科技交流，徐秀蘭也長期與工研院合作。蕭美琴還參觀了工研院的研發成果，感謝產官學研合作，讓世界看見台灣實力。

[[副總統蕭美琴]]
“科技力就是國家的競爭力。工研院長期以來，作為孵化技術轉移，台灣科技重心，對台灣整體的產業，扮演一個非常關鍵的角色。”

[[工研院董事長吳政忠]]
“工研院院士是對台灣產業，還有人民福祉，做出非常大貢獻，才有機會得到這個頭銜。”

工研院強調，選拔非常嚴謹，五位院士都具有開創、堅持的精神，才能獲得殊榮，期望台灣持續創新，站穩世界領導地位。

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