Taiwan Gets a Dedicated Startup Agency: A Reorganized SME Administration and a Proposed Startup Chapter (September 2023)

Originally published 2023-09-20Policy news relayed by Robin (source unidentified; as of September 2023)

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English translation of the Chinese post originally published 2023-09-20. Translated 2026-10-30 with AI assistance. Historical figures and claims have not been updated or independently verified. 中文原文

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Robin notes that Taiwan now has a dedicated agency for startups: the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration has been reorganized as the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, and a chapter dedicated to startups is to be added to the Act for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises. The post sees this as a shift from policy packages such as “Asia Silicon Valley” to an ongoing, routine statutory responsibility. It expects a crucial impact on Taiwan’s startup development, particularly new growth momentum and jobs. (This is policy news from September 2023; the current situation has not been verified.)

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The Small and Medium Enterprise Administration was reorganized as the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration.
A chapter dedicated to startups is to be added to the Act.
The post sees a shift from policy packages to an ongoing statutory responsibility.

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Full text — English translation

By the way, Taiwan now has a dedicated agency for startups. A “chapter dedicated to startups” will also be added to the Act for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises. The Small and Medium Enterprise Administration has been reorganized as the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration. A “chapter dedicated to startups” will subsequently be added to the Act for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises. This shows that the government’s attention to startups has moved beyond policy packages such as “Asia Silicon Valley” to an ongoing, routine statutory responsibility. It should have a crucial impact on the future development of Taiwan’s startups, particularly in generating new growth momentum and job opportunities.

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