Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, ROC(Taiwan)

Planning the establishment of the Agricultural Technology Research Institute (ATRI). Faced with a high degree of trade liberalization, Taiwan's agricultural ... Skiptomaincontent SearchinCOAsite Home Data AnnualReports COAAnnualReport 2013 PlanningtheestablishmentoftheAgriculturalTechnologyResearchInstitute(ATRI) Print ErrorReport ::: PlanningtheestablishmentoftheAgriculturalTechnologyResearchInstitute(ATRI) Facedwithahighdegreeoftradeliberalization,Taiwan’sagriculturalsectorneedsnewthinkingtoraisecompetitiveness.Wemustdevelopastrongfoundationinagro-technology,createnewvaluechains,andadvancepremium-qualitymarket-orientedagro-industries.Thegoalistoachievehigh-valueagricultureandcreatenewopportunitiesforfurtherdevelopment. Oneofthepoliciesestablishedtocontributetorealizationofthesegoalsis:“Establishanagriculturaltechnologyresearchinstitutefortheindustrialapplicationofagro-technologiesanddevelopmentofinnovativeindustries.”ThispolicystatementispartoftheCOA’smainpolicyaxisof“AgricultureofHealthandSustainability,”whichinturnispartofthegovernment’s“GoldenDecadeNationalVision”program,adoptedbytheExecutiveYuanonJune7,2012,atCabinetMeeting#3301.Theestablishmentofsuchaninstitutewasfurtherendorsedbyaresolutionofthe3rdmeetingoftheBoardofScienceandTechnologyoftheExecutiveYuan,heldonJanuary29,2013. In2013,duringtheplanningstagefortheAgriculturalTechnologyResearchInstitute(ATRI),theCOAdecidedtomakeitafoundationwiththemissionoftakingchargeoftransformingagro-technologyresearchintoprofitablelinesofbusinessorevenwholenewindustries.ATRI’sorganizationalstructureisflexible,anditcanintegratetalentedhumanresourcesfromotherdisciplinesaswellassuccessfulnon-agriculturalindustrialexperiencesinordertoprovideservicesrelatedtoagro-technologydevelopment,commercialization,andindustrialization.ATRIwillmakeitsservicesavailabletoagro-businesses,farmersgroups,andindividualfarmers,andwill:(1)speedthepaceofinnovation,diversification,andinternationalizationofagro-products;(2)lendimpetustoindustrializationandhelpagro-businessescreatenewvalue;(3)strengthenthetechnologicalcompetitivenessofTaiwan’sagriculturalsectoragainstinternationalcompetition;and(4)playaleadingroleinturningtheprospectsforagricultureinTaiwantoward“youth,highcompetitiveness,andstableincomes.” ATRIwasestablishedasanindependententityundercivillawonJanuary1,2014.ItsofficiallocationisintheXiangshanDistrictofHsinchuCity.Inthefuture,ATRIwillbeexpandedstepbystep,includingintegratingwiththelaboratoriesandresearchstationsoftheCOA,andwillsharegroundscurrentlyoccupiedbytheselaboratoriesandresearchstations.ATRIhasinfactalreadyabsorbedsomerelevantexistingorganizations.Forexample,theAnimalTechnologyInstituteTaiwan(ATIT)wasdissolvedanditselementsincorporatedintoATRI.TaskforcesandofficeswithintheCOAdedicatedtocommercializationandindustrializationoftechnologyalsocameunderATRI.Inaddition,dependingonneed,ATRIisfreetofurtherestablishsubunitsforappliedR&D,industrialstrategy,andoverallmanagementandsupervision. ThemissionsofATRIare:(1)Totakeresearchresultsproducedbyagriculturalresearchinstitutionsandfindindustrialapplicationsfortheseresults,therebyenhancingtheireconomicvalue,including:(a)utilizationoftheR&Dinmassproduction;(b)settingoftechnologicalorindustrialstandardsandspecifications;(c)evaluatingandanalyzingproposedapplicationsofagro-technologies;(d)protectionandutilizationofintellectualproperty;and(e)brandingandmarketing.(2)Toassistbusinessestotakeoveragro-technologyR&Dresults,turnthemintocommercialproductsonanindustrialscale.(3)Touseitstechnicalandprofessionalskillstosupportandassistgovernmentagencies. Asafoundation,ATRIwillenjoymuchmoreflexibilitythanagovernmentagency.Itwillbeabletoflexiblyemploystafffromnon-agriculturalspecialtiessuchtechnology,law,finance,andcommerce.Itwillbeabletomakenimbleorganizationaladjustments,assessemployeesbasedpurelyonperformance,andworkhand-in-handwithprivatesectoragro-businesses. ATRIwillhaveanappropriatedivisionofresponsibilitieswiththeCOA’sresearchinstitutes,withATRIfocusingoncommercializationofR&Dresults,massproduction,andinternationalization,aswellasonprotecting,transferring,andencouragingvalue-addeduseof,intellectualproperty.Inthefuture,ATRIwillfocusonhelpingcoreindustrieswiththemostpotentialtoinnovate,addvalue,andmarkettheirproducts.Itwillcreateasuccessfuldevelopmentmodelfortechnology-basedagro-businesses,asitmovestowardachievingthepolicygoalformulatedas:“Buildagro-technology-basedindustriesthatwillbecomeaninnovativeanddrivingeconomicforceforTaiwan,willcreateopportunitiesforcooperationbetweenenterprisesandfarmers,andwillbenefitallcitizens.” Back Copyright©AllRightsReservedSecurityPolicy&PrivacyPolicy|GovernmentWebsiteOpenInformationAnnouncement 37NanhaiRoad,Taipei,Taiwan100212,R.O.C. Tel:+886-2-2381-2991 ServiceHours:8:30AMto5:30PM Top