Chinese Taipei became one of the most successful economies in Asia after the WWII, and the country was one of the four Asian tigers together with the Republic of Korea, Chinese Hong Kong and Singapore. Their economic achievement was mainly originated from the development of SMEs which government policies were effectively implemented and brought strong im-pacts on technological progress. SMEs were able to obtain technologies through research and development, and technology transfer from developed countries with various cooperation programs. However, APEC economies notably Viet Nam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have achieved economic development and SME technological promotion, but they are not comparable with Chinese Taipei. This paper analyses Chinese Taipei govern-ment policies on SMEs, technological progress, and technology cooperation with developed countries. These areas are compared with other four APEC economies. It brings some suggestions how APEC can enhance SME tech-nology cooperation with other countries.

Keywords: SME, technological progress, technology cooperation, Chinese Taipei,
the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Viet Nam, APEC
JEL Classification: L60, F21, O33 

Executive Summary

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Literature Reviews on SME Technologies

Ⅲ. SME Technological Progress in Chinese Taipei
3.1 Current Status of SMEs
3.2 Government Policies on SMEs
3.3 Promotion of SME Technologie
3.4 Technology Cooperation with Developed Countries

Ⅳ. Implications to Selected APEC Member Economies
4.1 Implications to Viet Nam
1) Current Status of SMEs
2) Government Policies on SMEs
3) Promotion of SME Technologies
4) Technology Cooperation with Developed Countries

4.2 Implications to Malaysia
1) Current Status of SMEs
2) Government Policies on SMEs
3) Promotion of SME Technologies
4) Technology Cooperation with Developed Countries

4.3 Implications to Indonesia
1) Current Status of SMEs
2) Government Policies on SMEs
3) Promotion of SME Technologies
4) Technology Cooperation with Developed Countries

4.4 Implications to the Philippines
1) Current Status of SMEs
2) Government Policies on SMEs
3) Promotion of SME Technologies
4) Technology Cooperation with Developed Countries

Ⅴ. The Role of APEC on SME Technological Progress and Cooperation
5.1 Needs for the Role of APEC
5.2 APEC Activities for Government Policies on SMEs
5.3 APEC Activities on Technology Promotion Policies
5.4 APEC Activities on SME Technology Cooperation

Ⅵ. Concluding Remarks

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