AmCham Taipei reports a record-tying 11 issues solved in White Paper
TAIPEI – The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei announced today that 11 – or 13 percent – of the 82 issues raised in last year’s Taiwan White Paper have been resolved, tying a record set two years ago.
Another 17 issues showed good progress, while 33 were under observation and 18 were stalled. An additional three were dropped because they were no longer priorities of AmCham industry committees.
“Taiwan’s greatest success story lately is the brilliant job it has done containing Covid-19,” said C.W. Chin, chairman of AmCham. “Taiwan can now leverage its success fighting the virus to show it’s an outstanding place to do business and invest. Our White Paper is an excellent guide for ways to strengthen the economy and the trading relationship with the world.”
The 11 resolved issues involved rules changes for green financing in banking and strengthening the Trade Secrets Act. Also included was the full implementation of Patent Linkage legislation, which protects intellectual property in the pharmaceuticals industry.
One new feature in the White Paper is a chapter focusing on developing talent and cultivating a more internationalized workforce. The chapter is part of the Talent Circulation Alliance, an initiative launched last year by the American Institute in Taiwan in partnership with Taiwan’s government and non-government organizations, including AmCham.
AmCham was grateful that once again Taiwan’s government was so willing to work together to resolve the White Paper issues, said William Foreman, president of AmCham.
“Our industry committees have spent hours and hours meeting with senior government officials over the past year,” Foreman said. “We greatly appreciate the government’s willingness to listen, understand our concerns and actively work with us to find ways to make the economy more open, innovative and prosperous.”
About AmCham Taipei
Founded in 1951, AmCham Taipei works to improve Taiwan’s business environment, making it more open, innovative and prosperous. With nearly 1,000 members from more than 500 international companies, the non-profit, independent organization serves as a vital bridge between the U.S. and Taiwan. The White Paper has been published annually the past 24 years.
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台北市美國商會2019白皮書11項議題獲解決追平史上最佳紀錄
台北市美國商會今天宣布,《2019台灣白皮書》提出的82項議題有11項 (13%) 獲得解決,追平2年前寫下的史上最佳紀錄。
此外,另有17項議題獲得顯著進展、33項持續觀察中、18項擱置,另有3項議題因已非委員會優先關注議題而遭刪除。
台北市美國商會會長金奇偉表示,台灣近期最重大的成就是成功防止新冠肺炎疫情擴散,台灣現在可運用此成功經驗,展現其完善的經商及投資環境。金奇偉指出,《台灣白皮書》提供台灣與全球強化經濟及貿易關係之絕佳指引。
2019年11項已解決議題包含銀行業的綠色融資、強化營業秘密法等法規調整,以及保障醫藥產業智慧財產權的專利連結立法與施行。
《2020台灣白皮書》一大亮點,是新增聚焦人才培育與發展更國際化勞動力的專章。此專章屬於美國在台協會去年發起的「人才循環大聯盟計畫」一環,並與台灣政府及美國商會等非政府組織共同合作推動。
台北市美國商會執行長傅維廉感謝台灣政府願意再次協助解決白皮書議題。傅維廉指出,商會下的各產業委員會過去一年持續與政府資深官員交換意見,商會對政府願意傾聽、理解會員關切議題,並積極與商會合作促使台灣經濟更為開放、創新與繁榮,甚為感激。
關於台北市美國商會
台北市美國商會成立於1951年,宗旨為促進台灣商業環境,使台灣更為開放、創新與繁榮。商會目前有約1,000位個人會員,代表超過500家企業,在促進美台交流扮演關鍵角色。每年出版的《台灣白皮書》至今已邁入第24年。
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