Minister Wu Tsung-tsong of the Cabinet-level National Science and Technology Council presented medals in recognition of outstanding contributions to international technological cooperation, policy innovation and the application and promotion of scientific research results May 15 in Taipei City.
According to Wu, Shieh Jhy-wey, head of the Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany, was among the honorees due to his active promotion of cooperative technological projects and talent exchanges. In particular, he orchestrated the signing of a memorandum of understanding on battery research between Taiwan and Germany, and facilitated the NSTC’s entry into the CORNET, an international academic research and industry network led by Germany.
Wu added that Shieh also arranged for the first ministerial level official’s trip to Taiwan since 1997 with the March 2023 visit of Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Germany’s federal minister of education and research, to attend the signing of a scientific and technological cooperative agreement between the two sides.
François Chih-chung Wu, head of the Taipei Representative Office in France, and Franck Paris, director of the French Office in Taipei, both received awards for their dedication to stimulating exchange between the two nations’ technology startups, the minister said. In November 2023 the two parties signed a ministerial pact and the first meeting on scientific research under the agreement was staged in Taiwan this April, the minister said.
François Chih-chung Wu also assisted French Tech Taiwan, an official community aiming at connecting the startup ecosystems of France and Taiwan, to establish themselves in Taiwan Tech Arena. The minister noted that he also helped fledgling companies from Taiwan participate in VivaTech, the largest European annual technological conference dedicated to innovation and startups.
Medals were also given to officials from the NSTC and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, as well as to a professor from National Taiwan University, the NSTC added. (POC-E)
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