The Department of Information Technology promotes public-private collaboration in ICT innovation through the "Taipei City Government Needs - Private Sector Innovation Cooperation" model. This approach involves gathering municipal demands from Taipei City Government agencies and soliciting innovative solutions from the private sector. Subsequently, subsidies are provided to private entities for small-scale field validations of proposals in Taipei, enhancing the practical implementation of smart city innovative ideas and improving citizen welfare. This pilot program has been specifically established for these purposes.
Procedure:
In the first quarter of each year, a call for proposals is announced, with each agency presenting its demand for proposals. After a review meeting conducted by the Department of Information Technology, the demands are approved, the themes for the year's field validations are selected and announced, and applications for proposals from the private sector are accepted.
In the second quarter of each year, the results of the private sector proposal applications are announced, and the subsidized projects undergo field validation, which typically lasts five months.
The periods for both the call for demands and private sector proposal applications are announced by the Department of Information Technology and may be extended as necessary based on actual implementation requirements.
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