Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT), MOEA

Administers industrial technology programs in Taiwan through policy execution and manufacturing support.

Taiwan's Department of Industrial Technology, within the Ministry of Economic Affairs, is the government's industrial R&D funding arm. It commissions technology development programs across research institutes such as ITRI, DCB, ARTC, MIRDC, FIRDI, TTRI, and SOIC, while also subsidizing enterprises pursuing industrial innovation.

Its main instruments are the A+ Industrial Innovative R&D Program, technology-development contracts for nonprofit research organizations, and international innovation and R&D collaboration programs with partner countries including the EU, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Canada, the Czech Republic, and Israel. The current priority mix spans AI, drones, next-generation communications, robotics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medtech, semiconductors, advanced materials, and circular economy work.

DoIT is a practical route for companies and research groups that already have a defined industrial application and can work through a ministry-backed program rather than a general open call. Its model is targeted and operational: direct subsidies for enterprise R&D, contracts for research bodies, and cross-border partnerships that connect local capability to international collaborators.