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greater value, and to encourage companies to enter high-end product
application markets to increase the industry's overall added value. The
program provides companies with R&D teams in Taiwan with 40-50%
of funding required for theme-based R&D projects, and up to 40% of
funding for R&D projects proposed by companies.

In order for industry to be capable of information security
management over the long term and to be equipped with industrial
information security readiness evaluation and reporting systems, the
Industrial Development Bureau built the smart manufacturing information
security demonstration site that helps promote investments in information
security. Meanwhile, the "Smart Manufacturing Information Security
Reinforcement Promotion Themed Subsidy Program" has been set up
under the "Taiwan Industry Innovation Platform Program" to encourage
smart manufacturers in Taiwan that have machine-to-machine networks
to incorporate them into their production lines in order to improve
cybersecurity products and solutions at their smart manufacturing sites.

3 Measures taken by local governments

To support the developments of startup companies, local
governments have also provided resources such as "investing in or
sponsoring" review or contest mechanisms, setting up the "incubation or
acceleration programs," training professionals, and providing free or fairly
priced office space, to help venture companies achieve strong growth.
This also applies to the information security software industry.

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