Continuing development of technologies changes not only the landscape of industrial competition, but also many aspects of our social and economic life. Consequently could those technologies have great potential to bring about transformation to the industry and help overcome multiple global societal challenges.

Under the megatrend of digital transformation, bringing in all stakeholders to formulate global RDI and IP strategy, and to cooperate across national boundaries has become one of the government's most important innovation policy agenda in recent years.

For this reason, under the guidance of Department of Industrial Technology (DOIT) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER), teaming up with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), sets "Digital Innovation for Global Societal Challenges & Wellbeing” as the theme of ICITI 2021.

ICITI 2021 invites leaders and experts in innovation policy, IP strategy and industrial technology from Europe and Taiwan to share their views and experiences in strategies, measures and proposals for international cooperation in smart-mobility and smart-healthcare areas.

With this in mind, this invited-only conference would serve as a EU-Taiwan platform where policy makers, technology experts and industrial practitioners can exchange views, deepen the bilateral innovation partnership, and facilitate more cooperations in the near future.