What Taiwan was really building

Institutions first

A bridge between government, universities and industry.

Learning, not buying

What Taiwan acquired wasn’t just technology. It acquired the ability to learn.

A talent pipeline

Engineering talent for the decades ahead.

Engineering culture

Build on what others discovered and make it your own.

Adapt, not predict

Taiwan recognised it couldn’t rely on the past.

Patient money

Investment long before the returns are certain.

An ecosystem

Institutions, talent and culture beginning to form together.

The outcome

Semiconductors: the most visible expression of the capability.