2014 Taipei INST Celebrating a decade of Innovation!
Sep 18, 2014
The 2014 Taipei International Invention Show and Technomart (Taipei INST), which is being held on September 18 – 21, 2014 at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1, marks the 10th anniversary. Every year, Taipei INST showcases over 2,000 innovative new products and patented technologies. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2013 – 2014 compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Taiwan ranks 12th in the world in terms of overall global competitiveness; this performance reflects the inventiveness of Taiwan’s citizens, which has been the biggest driving force behind Taiwan’s successful industrial development. This year, over 2,000 patented products are on show at Taipei INST, a figure that puts Taipei INST on a par with many other leading international invention exhibitions, such as the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Pittsburgh’s INPEX, and Nuremberg’s iENA. Nearly 600 firms and individual inventors will be taking part in Taipei INST 2014, including participants from over 15 other countries, including South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Qatar, Poland, Greece and the U.S., with a total of nearly 1,000 booths. Taipei INST has established itself as Asia’s most prestigious international invention exhibition!
Taipei INST 2014 comprises three major exhibition zones: the Domestic and Foreign Invention Area, Technomart Area, and Patented Merchandise Area. The planning for the Technomart Area has been undertaken by the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), with special exhibition areas arranged by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, Council of Agriculture research institutes, and many other domestic and overseas industrial, academic and research organizations. In all, these special exhibition areas will be showcasing over 1,000 cutting-edge research achievements. The Domestic and Foreign Invention Area features products developed by local and foreign individual inventors, corporations and academic institutions that have been given a patent application number during the past four years, while the Patented Merchandise Area showcases inventions that have already been commercialized, enabling visitors to see for themselves the convenience that new inventions can bring to people’s daily lives. This year, on the third day of Taipei INST , September 20, there will be an awards ceremony at which gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded, as well as the Platinum Award that represents Taipei INST’s highest honor; these awards provide recognition and encouragement for the prize-winning inventors.
During the show, there will also be a number of supporting activities, including the opening ceremony, invention competition, awards ceremony, new product presentations, international technology procurement meetings, seminars, etc. Through an intensive, diversified program of exchange activities, inventors, innovators and investors will be brought together to create new business opportunities, thereby stimulating international technology exchange, patent and trademark licensing and other investment activities. As this year marks the tenth anniversary of the holding of the first Taipei INST, the organizers have organized a range of exciting celebratory activities, which both domestic and overseas participants are welcome to take part in.
A number of special promotional activities have been arranged to mark the 10th anniversary of the first Taipei INST, including a total of 21 new product promotional events and activities where participants can win prizes that will be held on the venue’s stage, so this is going to be an even more exciting show than usual! Local businesspeople and ordinary members of the public can visit the show free of charge. For more detailed information about Taipei INST 2014 and the supporting events, please visit the website given below:
2014 Taipei INST official website: http://www.inventaipei.com.tw
Taipei INST Facebook page: www.facebook.com/INST.Taipei