According to the European Commission, all the digital data created, replicated, and consumed in 2020 will reach 40 zettabytes (1 zettabyte = 1021 bytes), double the number in 2018. The huge amount of available data has forced people to be highly selective about what information to pay attention to. It has therefore never been more […]
Creation of the Employment Gold Card for foreign special professionals was an important measure in the recently enacted “Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals” designed to help create a friendly environment for foreign professionals to work and stay in Taiwan. The Employment Gold Card has been open for application since February 8. […]
As the largest national infrastructure project since the Ten Major Infrastructure Projects in the 70s, the Taoyuan Aerotropolis Project appears to be a critical piece in Taiwan’s future. The project was previously announced in 2012, but was tabled for years due to various obstacles including land acquisition. Now the project again appears ready for take-off. […]
A delegation from the prominent Washington D.C.-based think tank The Brookings Institution called on AmCham Taipei on January 24 for an exchange of views on the status and prospects of U.S.-Taiwan economic relations. The Brookings group was led by Senior Fellow David Dollar, a former World Bank Director for China and Mongolia. It also included […]
This month AmCham Taipei sent out the latest edition of our periodic Memo from Taipei designed to update the Chamber’s friends and contacts abroad about the latest developments here. The Memo went to a mailing list of about 135 people, including Washington-based government affairs representatives from our member companies, as well as U.S. government officials, […]
According to the World Economic Forum, the growing use of financial technology (fintech) is expected to bring disruptive innovation to the world of finance, increasing efficiency and lowering the costs of financial services. Fintech is already the focus of serious attention in many countries, and Taiwan is no exception. At a luncheon meeting organized by […]
2017 was a landmark year for the global semiconductor industry. Due to an astounding 57% rise in sales in the memory sector, total revenue in the industry is poised to surpass US$400 billion for the first time. In addition, after 25 years as the global leader in the semiconductor field, Intel will be losing that […]
The average attention span has declined significantly in recent decades. In 2000, our concentration could still last for 12 seconds. In 2015, the number dropped to eight seconds. Owning multiple communications devices and using them simultaneously have become an integral part of our lives. Plus, today’s consumers are no longer satisfied to stay on the […]
Taiwan has had Trade Secrets legislation on the books since 1996, but the law has been strengthened substantially in recent years in response to the increased number of cases of theft of confidential commercial information. On December 6, AmCham Taipei’s Technology Committee and Intellectual Property & Licensing Committee jointly sponsored a seminar at the Westin […]
At the first meeting of the 2018 Board of Governors, held December 12 at the W Hotel, Albert Chang was elected by acclamation to a second term as AmCham Taipei Chairman. Chang, Managing Partner of the Taiwan Office of consulting firm McKinsey & Company, is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and holds […]