2016 ANNUAL REVIEW Ministry of Science and Technology

A. Recruiting of S&T Personnel Scientific and technological personnel are the driving force behind S&T advancement and national development, and all leading countries are competing to recruit S&T personnel. MOST employs generous subsidy measures to recruit outstanding domestic and foreign high-tech personnel in order to strengthen research and development at academic research organizations and universities. The following subsidy measures were employed during 2016: 1. Effective Mechanisms for Recruiting S&T Manpower (1) Establishment of bottom-up subsidy platforms for the recruiting of S&T manpower: MOST has drafted various subsidized recruiting measures, provides generous subsidy terms, and helps academic research organizations to recruit overseas technical manpower for work in Taiwan. For instance, in 2016, a total of 2,520 guest personnel and post-doctoral researchers were recruited to participate in S&T research projects, and 140 research scientists were recruited to implement major mid-/long-term research projects. (2) Assisting the professional development of post- doctoral researchers: In order to cultivate talented S&T manpower MOST has continued to provide stable research funding and independent research opportunities, and encourages early planning of research careers by promising young post- doctoral researchers. (3) Top-down creation of an excellent R&D environment: MOST promotes Academic Summit Program projects, Science Vanguard Research Program projects, Frontier Research Program projects, and national science and technology programs linked with key areas of scientific and technological development in Taiwan, and relies on major research projects to create an excellent environment and attract ou t s t and i ng S&T manpowe r ove r seas t o participate in research in Taiwan. 2. Promotion of Measures for the Recruiting of Special Outstanding Manpower and the Granting of Academic Work Awards to Post-doctoral Researchers (1) The Subsidy Measures for the Recruiting of Special Outstanding Manpower by Universities provide funding support for the competitive recruiting of foreign elite S&T manpower by universities, and allow universities to put S&T personnel on their regular payrolls as full- time teaching and research personnel with monthly salaries. This encourages outstanding international S&T personnel to accept employment in Taiwan, and will induce such persons to pursue long-term S&T research in Taiwan. A total of 35 applicant organizations obtained subsidies for this purpose in 2016. (2) MOST provides the Post-doctoral Researcher Academic Work Award in order to encourage post-doctoral researchers to publish superior, innovative, and important academic works, and provide incentives for the country's future academic elite to engage in long-term, in-depth S&T research. A total of 40 post-doctoral research personnel received this award in 2016. 3. In order to establish conditions and an environment facilitating the recruiting of academic and S&T manpower, MOST assisted implementation of such policies as the Executive Yuan's "Contact Taiwan— Global Recruiting Program" and "Integrated Cultivation, Retention, and Recruiting Program." MOST-funded S&T personnel recruiting statistics, 2012-2016 Units: person times Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Guest personnel 134 133 136 118 115 Post-doctoral researchers 2,206 2,201 2,223 2,261 2,405 Research scientists 82 59 76 109 140 Total 2,422 2,393 2,435 2,488 2,660 Human Resources Recruiting and Training Ⅲ MOST Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Science and Technology 72 2016 ANNUAL REVIEW