TAIPEI, (TaiwanToday) – The inaugural meeting of the Joint Science and Technology Committee between Taiwan and Canada was held on March 6 in Ottawa as both sides continued to deepen their partnership, the National Science and Technology Council said.
According to the NSTC, the meeting was convened by NSTC deputy minister Chen Bing-yu and Charles Vincent, senior assistant deputy minister of the Canadian ministry of innovation, science and economic development. Discussions were focused on semiconductors, artificial intelligence, network security and personnel cultivation.
During his opening remarks, Chen praised Canada for its technological advantages in quantum computing and AI and expressed hope for expanded cooperation in related fields. Charles said he looks forward to more S&T collaboration under the bilateral Science, Technology, Innovation Arrangement concluded in April of 2024.
During the meeting, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada Representative Harry Ho-jen Tseng and Canadian Office in Taipei Executive Director Jim Nickel signed a memorandum of understanding. Under the pact, the NSTC and the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada will jointly promote research cooperation on ICT and net-zero technologies.
Taiwan’s National Applied Research Laboratories President Tsai Hung-yin and Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems Chief Executive Officer Stephen Lucas also concluded a pact that paves the way for more research internship opportunities in Canada for Taiwan students.
The latest developments are part of ongoing NSTC workstreams to expand international S&T research and development partnership, the council said. It added that that it has concluded ministerial arrangements also with the US, Germany, France and Australia, and held official S&T cooperation meetings with counterparts in the US, France and Germany as well.