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Taiwan is a country with high economic
freedom and an environment conducive
to innovation and entrepreneurship. It
has been ranked 3rd overall in the Global
Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) National
Entrepreneurship Context Index for 2022/2023
a n d 1 2 th i n t h e W o r l d Eco n o m i c Fo r u m ’s
most recent Global Competitiveness Report,
topping the list in the“ innovation capacity ”
category of the latter survey. Such results
c l e a r l y i l l u s t r a t e t h a t Ta i w a n ’s s t r o n g
entrepreneurial environment and innovation
capabilities have been internationally
affirmed.
With the aim of cultivating the strength of
startups and further enhancing innovation
and entrepreneurship in Taiwan, my
Ministr y’s Small and Medium Enterprise
Administration has been holding the annual
Business Startup Awards since 2002. Over
the years, awards have been presented to
a total of 330 companies in a wide range of
sectors, such as technology, biotech and
health, fintech, information applications, and
innovative traditional industries. These firms
have demonstrated an ability to effectively
respond to changes and introduce timely new
ideas, business models and technologies that
have contributed significantly to Taiwan’s
economic growth momentum.
This year’s 20 award-winning companies
h i g h l i g h t Ta i w a n ’s i n n o v a t i v e v i t a l i t y
amid the trends of net-zero and digital
transformation, and hold novel and key
positions in various industries. For example,
LongShun Green Energy Technology Ltd.,
awarded in the technology sector category,
has developed its own technology to convert
difficult-to-process waste into solid recovered
fuel, replacing traditional fossil fuels such
as coal. Long-Shun is Taiwan’s first leading
company in solid recovered fuel circular
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economy, and is actively expanding into
New south bound policy countries as well
as Germany. In the innovative traditional
sector category, Taiwan’s largest supplier of
beefsteak tomatoes, ZHAN SHIAN Agricultural
Biotechnology Co., was awarded for its
utilization of a new rapid freezing technology
to instantaneously freeze vegetables and
fruits for preservation, thereby reducing
agricultural waste, extending product shelf
life, and effectively maintaining price stability.
Meanwhile, in the innovative service sector
category, Alpha Intelligence Manifolds, which
focuses on artificial intelligence solutions
in healthcare for the elderly, was awarded
for developing an AI image recognition
technology by combining existing medical
treatment processes, to become the first
company in Taiwan to apply AI technology in
diagnosing degenerative arthritis.
I extend my warmest congratulations to all
20 winners of this year’s Business Startup
Awards for their outstanding achievements. I
am confident these firms will serve as models
that inspire many others to tap their creative
energies and boldly pursue their business
dreams, helping to further enhance Taiwan’s
spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation
and, in turn, ensure continued prosperous
economic growth and development.
Ministry of Economic Affairs
November 22,2023