Israel, Taiwan reach agreement on tech cooperation

[RichardE]

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/01/25/2003290625

First technological cooperation pact signed with Israel
By Jenny Chou
STAFF REPORTER
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2006,Page 2

The first governmental level agreement between Taiwan and Israel was signed yesterday on technological cooperation.

In a signing ceremony hosted by the National Science Council (NSC) the agreement was signed by Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei Representative Ruth Kahanoff. The representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv signed the document on Jan. 11.

"This is just not a paper agreement but real cooperation will start soon," Kahanoff said.

She said that there was mutual respect in the area of science and technology between the two nations, while council officials noted that like Taiwan, Israel has given national priority to programs for electronics and microelectrical mechanical systems, biotechnology, space technology, telecommunications, medical research and engineering, and agricultural technology.

She outlined the Israeli government's plan to send the chief scientist of its Ministry of Science and Technology, who is also the ministry's acting director general, to Taiwan in March to discuss more specific plans for cooperation.

Council officials said that Israel has developed remarkable research capabilities in defense technology, aerospace communication and basic life sciences and that these capabilities have also been applied toward development in related industries.

They stressed in particular its creative use of defense technology in the medical industry to improve equipment and products and foster innovation.

Lin Kwang-lung (???), the director-general of the council's Department of International Cooperation, said that key areas for cooperation would be nanotechnology and biotechnology.

"Israel is strong in many areas such as national defense technology and biotechnology. Furthermore, they do not have many natural resources, so all they have today they have developed from zero," he said.

Israel just keeps shipping out US technology to the highest bidder. I wonder how well Israel abilities to develop there R&D sector would be without US handouts?

 

[DivideBYZero]

And your proof that the technology was not developed in Israel is where?

 

[walkur]

Strange, I was wondering about this a while ago.
Both countries are acttually quite similar (small High-tech and threatened by a more numerous "enemy")

I'd say good luck to them.

 

[Cooler]

after seeing what Isreal can do with the P-M i think great things will happen.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: RichardE

Israel just keeps shipping out US technology to the highest bidder. I wonder how well Israel abilities to develop there R&D sector would be without US handouts?

We sell large amounts of military equipment to Taiwan, so odds are all of these technologies Israel will be sharing with Taiwan will be Israeli-made.

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: RichardE

Israel just keeps shipping out US technology to the highest bidder. I wonder how well Israel abilities to develop there R&D sector would be without US handouts?

We sell large amounts of military equipment to Taiwan, so odds are all of these technologies Israel will be sharing with Taiwan will be Israeli-made.

Or they are just under cutting our prices

 

[Bumrush99]

Originally posted by: RichardE


Israel just keeps shipping out US technology to the highest bidder. I wonder how well Israel abilities to develop there R&D sector would be without US handouts?

Grasping for straws. Where in that article does it state that the technology was developed in the US? Or are you basing your logic on your pre-existing prejudices against Israel? Last time I cheked Israeli scientists and inventors have contributed heavily in the fields of technology and science, in the type of research and thought that NO AMOUNT of money could subsidize.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: RichardE

Israel just keeps shipping out US technology to the highest bidder. I wonder how well Israel abilities to develop there R&D sector would be without US handouts?

We sell large amounts of military equipment to Taiwan, so odds are all of these technologies Israel will be sharing with Taiwan will be Israeli-made.

Or they are just under cutting our prices

Imagine that! What a bunch of Capitalist scum bags the Israelis are!

 

[SophalotJack]

I don't see what the big damn concern is about Israel selling weapons. Even if every single person in Israel worked 40 hours a week to make, sell and distribute weapons.... they would still be outsold by one week's worth of sales by the U.S compared to their annual sales.

Have we become hipocrits a lil bit?

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: RichardE

Israel just keeps shipping out US technology to the highest bidder. I wonder how well Israel abilities to develop there R&D sector would be without US handouts?

We sell large amounts of military equipment to Taiwan, so odds are all of these technologies Israel will be sharing with Taiwan will be Israeli-made.

Or they are just under cutting our prices

Imagine that! What a bunch of Capitalist scum bags the Israelis are!

:laugh:

 

[Bumrush99]

Originally posted by: bamacre


Imagine that! What a bunch of Capitalist scum bags the Israelis are!

:laugh:[/quote]

Hey he's a liberal Canadian in a state of shock.. Sh*t may finally get done now in Canada now that ruling spenders have been kicked out office.

 

[Diasper]

I don't see the problem.

In technology, the Israelis have only got where they are through hard work - as such it's deserving and within following the global rules (capitalism) they can do what they see fit.

And yes there's plenty of hypocrisy abound.

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: Diasper
I don't see the problem.

In technology, the Israelis have only got where they are through hard work - as such it's deserving and within following the global rules (capitalism) they can do what they see fit.

And yes there's plenty of hypocrisy abound.

What a load of crap. Israel has gotten to where it is because US has give it to her.

 

[Bumrush99]

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Diasper
I don't see the problem.

In technology, the Israelis have only got where they are through hard work - as such it's deserving and within following the global rules (capitalism) they can do what they see fit.

And yes there's plenty of hypocrisy abound.

What a load of crap. Israel has gotten to where it is because US has give it to her.

Right.. Like all the US, UN and Global foriegn aid has made all of Africa, South America and the rest of the third world technological powerhouses.

 

[Diasper]

Globalism and capitalism to a degree produces the dissemination and spread of information. We live in the information age. Technological information will allows spread around the world given the lack of 'closed systems'.

Sure US's support was crucial at the beginning (as US support has helped in many other countries) but countries once they have caught up technological in whichever area, it's their own hard work that produces results and new breakthroughs.

Anyway an example, Pentium M was developed in Israel and is now the basis for Yonah, Merom etc (also been produced in Israel). Clearly, they have technological expertise (and hard work) going for them. It's not like anyone can say the reason why Intel went over there was for their low wages - tax-breaks sure, but you need to have the technological base / expertise before irregardless.

As a general rule technology developed anywhere among the free trade capitalist world is good for everyone - that is so long as it isn't turned/misused by whoever against other people. Of course, that sort of argument then leads to other debates.

 

[Meuge]

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Diasper
I don't see the problem.

In technology, the Israelis have only got where they are through hard work - as such it's deserving and within following the global rules (capitalism) they can do what they see fit.

And yes there's plenty of hypocrisy abound.

What a load of crap. Israel has gotten to where it is because US has give it to her.

LMAO...

Sorry, but that's not even a good joke. Israel has the highest density of per-capita innovation in the world... by far...

The percentage of Israelis with a graduate degree is about 2X higher than Americans. And just as an example, Israel, with its endless deserts, is now the most efficient food-producing country in the world. With like 10X less arable land then the U.S. (per-capita), Israel produces so much food, that they export the majority of it.

As far as weapons are concerned, look at the designs of things like the Merkava tank, the Tavor assault rifle, etc... not only are they independent designs, they are also superior in many aspects to anything else out there.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Diasper
I don't see the problem.

In technology, the Israelis have only got where they are through hard work - as such it's deserving and within following the global rules (capitalism) they can do what they see fit.

And yes there's plenty of hypocrisy abound.

What a load of crap. Israel has gotten to where it is because US has give it to her.

Israel has many smart engineers.
That have taken US technology and adapted it for their own needs.
They have also developed new technology in many fields.

The US does not develop everything new in the world. Smart brains/ideas come from all over.

 

[CanOWorms]

Taiwan will need all the help it can get with China and the EU wanting to eliminate its existence.

 

[raildogg]

Israel does have a great R&D sector, so some of it may be their own. Also, Israel desperately needs all the revenue they can get. Taiwan has a lot of American military and other hardware, so it makes sense for them to do work with Israel. It is good to see two great democracies engaging to benefit each other. Both sides win.

Israel is also doing a lot of business, both for military and non-military purposes with India. Nice to see great democracies working together.