2016 ANNUAL REVIEW Ministry of Science and Technology

environmental protection/energy, atmospheric radar, space remote sensing, biotechnology, food safety, and earth science. A total of 350 trainees from Southeast Asia, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America area came to Taiwan to participate in these events. Funding for international academic interchange activities, 2011-2016 Item Joint international research (projects) Invited visits by foreign S&T personnel (person times) Attendance at international academic conferences (Dept. of International Cooperation & Science Education projects/specific-topic research projects) (person times) Graduate student attendance at international conferences (person times) International conferences held in Taiwan Participation by teams in international academic organization conferences (teams/ person times) Assistance in enhancing the international influence of domestic scientists (cases) 2011 164 767 872 / 10,968 2,589 273 35 / 178 41 2012 198 833 925 / 11,898 3,221 295 38 / 209 29 2013 138 856 982 / 12,290 3,314 345 42 / 223 34 2014 114 839 953 / 12,607 3,300 345 49 / 313 27 2015 250 758 934 / 12,774 3,375 327 42 / 224 25 2016 282 730 1,009 / 12,288 3,545 315 42 / 243 25 Complying with the government's China policy of "taking Taiwan's interests foremost and ensuring benefit to society," MOST has been actively promoting steady, in-depth cross-Strait academic interchange and collaboration. While prioritizing technological interchange and cooperation benefiting Taiwan, China, and their people, MOST relies on contact at different levels to strengthen the development of systematic, routine cross-Strait S&T interchange mechanisms based on mutual trust. MOST's chief approach to interchange is to recruit scientists and technical specialists in China who wish to perform research in Taiwan, support cross-Strait research projects on topics of common importance, and provide funding for relevant technical forums. The following is an overview of the cross-Strait interchange regulations drafted in conjunction with government policy and the results of their implementation during 2016: 1. Based on the Regulations Governing the Recruitment of Visiting Science and Technology Personnel with Subsidies from the Ministry of Science and Technology , MOST provided subsidies to research organizations for the recruiting of S&T personnel from China for participation in scientific research in Taiwan; such subsidies were provided 85 person-times in 2016. S&T Interchange with China Ⅵ E. Overseas Science Divisions Apart from assisting in the promotion of bilateral and multilateral S&T interchange and cooperation, MOST's science and technology divisions abroad also actively maintain contact with and serve overseas Chinese S&T personnel and academic associations in their service areas, and occasionally hold seminars to serve overseas Chinese scholars and exchange students. Eleven overseas symposia held in North America during 2016 discussed topics including biomedical engineering, biotechnology, advanced medical device technology, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. MOST Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Science and Technology 78 2016 ANNUAL REVIEW