科技政策研究與資訊中心 (STPI) 與湯森路透集團簽訂支援科技發展合作備忘錄
台北2009年6月22日電 /美通社亞洲/ — 湯森路透醫療與科技集團今日宣佈，與國家實驗研究院旗下的非營利機構科技政策研究與資訊中心 (STPI) 簽訂備忘錄。雙方計畫合作將為台灣的學術研究發展現況與研究能量，提供長期深入的系統化分析，藉以協助行政院國家科學委員會等政府部門定期掌握及瞭解台灣學術論文整體產出的國際表現。透過簽署合作備忘錄，STPI 與湯森路透集團將從科技發展的國際趨勢與客觀角度，運用書目計量學的分析方式，進一步探究台灣的科技與學術研究能量，藉以協助政府相關單位規劃及制訂科技政策之參考。
STPI 多年來專注於資訊蒐集處理、資訊服務、資訊加值分析、及科技政策知識建構，期能肩負「國家級科技智庫」角色，同時配合政府科技決策體系需要，提供科技政策形成機制與溝通平台，並長期提供政府各部會及大專院校，有關台灣及全球總體學術論文表現的評比分析。
STPI 主任林博文博士表示：「今天是科技政策中心在文獻分析研究的一個重要里程碑，在雙方合作備忘錄簽訂後，未來將加強交流彼此在書目計量學的專業與經驗，透過定期溝通與研究合作，將有助於提升雙方在文獻分析方法的研究能量與分析內涵。」
根據這份備忘錄，湯森路透集團將提供其書目計量學的專業技術、資料庫及專業支援，協助 STPI 持續開發與國際評估標準相符的資訊，用以衡量及觀測台灣學術研究與科研活動的變革與趨勢。
湯森路透集團亞太區的資深區域經理梁銘心先生表示：「我們很高興能成為 STPI 在科技政策研究方面的主要合作夥伴，並且合作規劃提供台灣各院校與科技研究產業所使用的資訊，用來衡量科技研究與技術佈局的重要方法與資料。」
湯森路透集團亞太地區商務部主任黃偉富先生則表示：「我們與 STPI 的策略性合作，與我們支援本地不斷努力推廣研發與研究標準的研究社群有著一致的目標。身為全球首屈一指的研究社群與機構的資訊供應者，我們致力於確保書目計量學分析與研究評估的資料與方法完整性。」
關於 STPI
科技政策研究與資訊中心 (STPI) 為財團法人國家實驗研究院 (NARL) 旗下的非營利機構。本中心前身為行政院國家科學委員會的「科學技術資料中心(STIC)」(成立於1974年)，之後因應環境變遷，配合政府推動科技需要，於 2005 年 1 月 16 日改制隸屬於現今的國家實驗研究院。「科技政策研究」與「科技資訊服務」為本中心兩大重要任務，STPI致力於科技政策研究資料庫之建置，同時也積極強化科技資訊服務的品質，佈建產官學研的科技政策研究網絡，以期有效扮演台灣政府帶動台灣科技業研發與創新成長的重要智庫角色。請參閱網站 www.stpi.org.tw/STPI/ 。
關於湯森路透集團
湯森路透集團是全球領先的專業資訊服務提供商，我們將專業知識與創新科技相結合，為金融、法律、稅務與財會、科學技術、醫療保健和媒體領域的專業人員和決策者提供來自世界最值得信賴的新聞機構的重要資訊。湯森路透集團總部設於紐約，主要分支機構設於倫敦及明尼蘇達州的伊根市等地，在 93 個國家/地區的機構共有 5 萬多名員工。如需詳細資訊，請前往 thomsonreuters.com。
Taiwan’s Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI) and Thomson Reuters Sign MOU of Collaboration to Support Science & Technology Development
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 22 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — The Healthcare & Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI), a non-profit organization under the National Applied Research Laboratories in Taiwan, on collaborative efforts to provide direction and support for Taiwan’s Science & Technology (S&T) development.
STPI aims to conduct S&T policy research in order to provide Taiwan’s government with the necessary information to accelerate the growth of research and innovation in Taiwan’s S&T industry, and improve Taiwan’s S&T competitiveness in the global arena.
STPI and Thomson Reuters will work together to cultivate greater public awareness and understanding of issues and topics concerning Taiwan’s S&T development and applied research. This will be achieved by a balanced and objective analysis of international trends in S&T development, and development of consistent methodologies using bibliometrics to monitor Taiwan’s S&T output, which will assist STPI in planning its policies and long-term strategy.
Said Dr. Bou-Wen Lin, Director-General, STPI, “Both STPI and Thomson Reuters share the same objective of providing an informative and balanced viewpoint in supporting research on trends in science & technology development, and assisting in the analysis of changes in S&T policy demands. We therefore decided to strengthen our collaborative efforts by signing an MOU. With the professional support and bibliometric expertise provided by Thomson Reuters, we will be able to conduct research much more effectively. Both our organizations also benefit from the synergy which will help us to serve our target audience better and fulfill our goals.”
Under the MOU, Thomson Reuters will provide its bibliometric expertise as well as databases and professional support to help the STPI develop appropriate and consistent methodologies for measuring S&T output of research institutions and technology companies in Taiwan that are in keeping with evaluation standards used by the international research community.
Said Mr. Gary Liang, senior regional manager, Thomson Reuters in Asia Pacific, “We are pleased to be the primary partner for STPI in its S&T research policy undertaking, and for the opportunity to collaborate strategically on consistent methodologies for measuring output and provision of important scientific data which can be used by Taiwan’s academic and industrial researchers.”
Said Mr. Wong Woei Fuh, Asia Pacific commercial director, Thomson Reuters, “Our strategic collaboration with STPI is in line with our support of local research communities in their continuous efforts to promote R&D and research standards. As the leading global provider of intelligent information to research and business communities, we are committed to ensuring the integrity of our information and methodologies in bibliometric analysis and research evaluation.”
About STPI
The Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI), a non-profit organization under the National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL), was established on January 16, 2005 as a result of a restructuring of the Science and Technology Information Center (STIC), which had been an operational unit within the National Science Council since 1974. The STPI was given the additional mission of conducting science and technology (S&T) policy research in order to provide Taiwan’s government with the necessary information to enable the growth of research and innovation in Taiwan’s S&T industry. Visit www.stpi.org.tw/STPI/English
About Thomson Reuters
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