First TEENA Investment Forum: MOEA Pledges Ongoing Support for SMEs' Global Expansion

The Electronics & Information Manufacturers Association (EEIC) held the 'TEEMA Science Park Investment Promotion Seminar and Mexico Investment Forum' today (21st). Chuang Ming-chi, Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), expressed gratitude to EEIC for its support and highlighted that Taiwan's approved overseas investment over the past five years has reached approximately $148.6 billion. Amid ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions and geopolitical risks, the government aims to enhance supply chain resilience through industry collaboration and will continue supporting SMEs in establishing overseas operations.

Today's event marked the first investment forum for the TEEMA Science Park, hosted by EEIC. In addition to opening remarks by EEIC Chairman and Hon Hai (2317-TW) Chairman Liu Yang-wei, around 50 companies' chairpersons and executives attended.

Liu Yang-wei stated that the future establishment of TEEMA overseas parks aims to achieve three major goals: ensuring large and small enterprises receive equal treatment, establishing a unified window for communication with local governments, and striving to make park facilities 'Taiwanized' in design and operation.

Chuang Ming-chi noted that global supply chains have been restructuring in recent years due to the U.S.-China trade war and geopolitical risks. EEIC's proposal of the TEEMA Science Park concept aims to enable not only large electronics firms but also SMEs to begin global market expansion from Latin America.

Chuang pointed out that, according to MOEA statistics, Taiwan's cumulative approved overseas investment over the past five years reached $148.6 billion—$54.5 billion more than the previous period (2016–2020)—representing a 57.8% increase. These approvals are intended to facilitate more Taiwanese companies establishing overseas factories and strengthening international linkages. In this evolving trade environment, the government also seeks to build secure alliances and enhance supply chain resilience with other nations, constructing a more economically secure framework. The MOEA aims to institutionalize these policies to provide Taiwanese businesses with a better overseas investment environment.

Chuang also stated that the MOEA has already established five Taiwanese business overseas investment centers in the Czech Republic, Fukuoka, Japan, Warsaw, Poland, Dallas, and Phoenix, USA. The ministry will continue establishing overseas investment institutions to support TEEMA's development, integrating upstream and downstream supply chains. These centers will assist SMEs in familiarizing themselves with local labor laws, tax systems, and other regulations. The MOEA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with EEIC, aiming to provide Taiwan's technology sector, industrial supply chains, and numerous SMEs with better investment advantages overseas, enhancing their competitiveness in global investment markets.