ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an assessment of the current status and future growth of Taiwan’s electronics industry and discusses several key factors necessary for success. Several global-oriented strategies, some already implemented by many Taiwanese information electronics firms, will assist Taiwanese firms to maintain high rates of growth well into the next century. Taiwan’s consumer electronics industry will be undertaking fundamental changes in order to survive the next round of global competition. The development of Taiwan’s industrial capabilities has been and is being supported in Taiwan by comprehensively designed endeavors on the R&D, infrastructure development, and investment levels. The industrial policy support of the domestic electronics industry was designed for the long term from the outset and effectively and successfully shaped industrial development.
