TAIPEI MISSION
IN THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
14-2 Ausekia Street Phone: (371) 67321166
Riga LV-1010 Fax: (371) 67830135
Latvia E-mail:
[email protected]
TMIL/RG-009 1
03 April 2024
The Rt. Hon. Tiit Riisalo
Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology
Republic ofEstonia
Dear Mr. Minister,
1 am writing to draw your attention to a workshop on SME Digital Transforrnation
Strategies (1) coordinated by Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Developrnent Fund
(ICDF), which is scheduled to take place frorn 22 May to 4 June 2024, and is now accepting
application.
The said workshop aims at understanding Taiwan’s policies and approaches for guiding
industries in digital transformation while sharing how digital transformation has irnpacted
businesses and the new business modeis have developed. Tentative contents include the
strategies and policies that Taiwan government have initiated to support digital
transformation in traditional industries, business innovation of how traditional industry
operators are stepping into the realm of digital transformation, and how the public views
new services and business modeis.
This workshop is intended to be a forum for experience sharing and robust discussions
arnong officials of Ministry of Econorny, CEOs and directors of technological institutions,
experts of loT and innovation organizations. ICDF will be responsible for providing
attendees with round-trip econorny class air ticket, lodging, rneals, local transportation and
daily stipend ofNT$700(€202) during their stay in Taiwan.
On behalf of the ICDF, 1 am writing to invite one senior official of your great government
involving econorny, technology or digitalization to participate in this event that is promising
for developing bilateral digital cooperation with your great Country.
Enclosed please find more information of the said event for your kind reference.
Application should he made via Taipei Mission no later than 16 April 2024. Please do
not hesitate to contact me at Mob: +371-2327-1829 ; ernail: hc1eernofa.gov.tw or my
colleague Louie Liu at +371-2916-7080 ; email: ps1iurnofa.gov.tw should you have any
further inquiries.
1 avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you the assurances of my highest
consideration.
Sincerely yours,
Andrew H. C. Lee
Representative
Encl.: als
Cc.
Mr. Mati Murd, Director, Asia and the Pacific Region, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic
of Estonia
Mr. Marko Mihkelson, Chairperson. Foreign Affairs Committee, Riigikogu, Republic of
Estonia
Mr. Kristo Enn Vaga, Chairperson, Estonia-Taiwan Support Group, Riigikogu. Republic of
Estonia
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Workshop on SME Digital
Transformation Strategies (I)1Z!
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Date: May 22 June 4, 2024 -
Application deadiine: ApriI 19, 2024
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*Invitation Required: Contact R.O.C (Taiwan) embassies,
representative offices or Taiwan technica[ missions.
8 ECONOMIC
DECENTWORK AND
GROWTH
TAI WAN
Ove rvi ew:
In recent years, gLoba[ enterprises have been [everaging emerging
techno[ogies to optimize business operations, service mode[s, and
digita[ization strategies. This workshop shares insights into digitat
transformation from the perspectives of governments, businesses, and the
pub[ic. It aLso introduces the Taiwan Digitat Transformation Index, aiming
to gtoba[ize this assessment tool and assist partner countries with defining
transformation strategies. Fo[[owing this workshop, participants shou[d be
abLe to contribute to home countries’ sustainabLe deveLopment capacity in
the g[obaiized trade arena.
Objectives:
O Understand Taiwan’s pohcies and approaches for guiding industries in
digitaL transformation.
O Consider how digita[ transformation impacts businesses and the
pubLic, as weLL as the emergence of new business modeis.
Contents:
O Government Support: Share how Taiwan encourages digitat
transformation in traditiona[ industries.
O Business Innovation: Introduce how traditionaL industry operators are
stepping into the reatm of digitat transformation, such as by developing
innovative business modeLs.
O PubLic Experience: Exp[ore how the pubLic views new services and
business modets.
O TDX Exercise: Introduce the Taiwan Industry Digitat Transformation
Index and guide participants to evatuate the statuses of home
countries’ businesses in the areas of digital investment.
Issues this workshop wiII address:
O What resources can the government provide to support enterprises in
transformation (using retaiL, service, and manufacturing industries as
examptes)?
O How can we build a consumer-centric digitat transformation strategy?
Who may apply:
O Background: Officia[s from Ministries of Economic Affairs or Ministries of
Science and TechnoLogy, operationat guidance officers for smat[- and
medium-sized enterprises, and [eaders of public associations.
O Expertise: Sma[L- and medium-sized enterprise operations, ICT and loT
app[ications, or big data anaLytics.
Contact Person
Anita Lin
Tel: 886-2-28732323 Ext. 6092
Fax:886-2-28766491
E-mail: w.l.lin©icdf.org.tw