2016 ANNUAL REVIEW Ministry of Science and Technology

Ministry of Science and Technology 17 R&D personnel in Taiwan, 2011-2015 Note: Apart from 2013 data for the US, the remaining data is for 2014. Source: Main Science and Technology Indicators, 1/2016, OECD. Promoting National S&T Development Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 R&D personnel FTE (person-years) 222,269 229,167 234,248 240,528 245,941 Researchers 134,762 140,102 141,159 142,983 145,381 Technicians 74,534 77,500 80,909 84,874 87,311 Supporting staff 12,972 11,565 12,180 12,671 13,249 Female research personnel FTE (person-years) 27,612 29,003 29,423 30,187 30,951 Female research personnel as a share of all research personnel (%) 20.5 20.7 20.8 21.1 21.3 Number of researchers per 1,000 employment (person-years) 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.0 Note: Because of rounding, the sum of the given figures may not equal the total in some cases. Source: Indicators of Science and Technology , 2016, MOST. B. R&D Personnel R&D personnel in Taiwan are classified as researchers, technicians, and supporting staff. Researchers have formed the mainstay of Taiwan's R&D over the years, and accounted for 59.1%-61.1% of R&D personnel during the most recent five years. The number of researchers grew over the most recent five years from 134,762 FTE (full-time equivalent) person-years in 2011 to 145,381 FTE person-years in 2015; the number of technicians grew from 74,534 FTE person-years in 2011 to 87,311 person-years in 2015; and the number of supporting staff grew from 12,972 FTE person-years in 2011 to 13,249 person- years in 2015. The number of female researchers rose from 27,612 FTE person-years in 2011 to 30,951 FTE in 2015. The number of women researchers as a share of all researchers likewise rose from 20.5% in 2011 to 21.3% in 2015. Compared with other countries, the number of FTE R&D personnel per 1,000 employed population in Taiwan was 13.0 person-years in 2015, which was less than the figures for Finland and South Korea, but higher than the figures for Japan, Singapore, France, the US, Britain, Germany, and Mainland China during the 2013-2014 period. Finland South Korea Taiwan Japan Singapore France Britain USA Germany China 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 15.3 13.5 12.9 10.5 10.1 9.9 8.9 8.9 8.2 2.0 Researchers (FTE) per 1,000 employed population in various countries