TOPIC I (Week 1-2 )

Export Processing Zones. OEM( Original Equipment Manufacturer). Infrastructure – “Ten Major Construction Projects “. Science Parks. IC( Hsinchu);LCD(Taichung);Solar/LED (Tainan);Biotech(Chupei);Software(Nan- Kang);Medical Device(Luchu), etc.

Integrated Circuit : foundries like TSMC and

UMC. Liquid Crystal Display : like AUO and Chimei. Computer including PC and NB: like Acer, As

us and other OEM’s. Light Emitting Diode : like 晶電 , 光磊 .

Current and Future Programs :

- Biological industries.

- Green technology industries.

- Tourism industries.

- Health care industries.

- Fine agriculture industries.

- Culture innovation industries.

TOPIC II (Week 3-4)Commercial/Trading Power

Holland

Holland and Taiwan

- history.

- flower logistics. Electronics and Philips.

TOPIC III (Week 5-7)

Dr. K. T. Li.( 李國鼎 ) Dr. Morris Chang.( 張忠謀 ,TSMC). Stan Shih.( 施振榮 , Acer ). Bill Gates ( Microsoft). Steve Jobs ( Apple ). Sergey Brin and Larry Page ( Google ).

TOPIC IV (Week 10-11)India – Software Power

Background of India as the software power.

Current situation. Infosys and others. Tata-Nano car and housing. Challenges ahead.

TOPIC V (Week 12-13)Ireland – Software and Biotech

Background. Door to European Union. Peace and prosperity. Software. Biotechnology.

TOPIC VI ( Week 14-15)Finland – Communication Giant

Background. National policy. ICT ( information and communication

technologies ). Nokia.

TOPIC VII ( Week 16-17)Israel – Defense and ICT

Background. Defense industries. ICT and software.