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This paper focuses on the impact of the Taiwan government's efforts to promote the industry clustering of the Taiwan IoT industry, by discussing the Major League IoT (MLIoT) project, which falls under the scope of Asia Silicon Valley Development Agency (ASVDA). The ultimate goal of the MLIoT is to assist the government in nurturing the Taiwan system integrators to form collective IoT national team, by coordinating policy resources and providing the National Development Association with reference for future policy forming. The MLIoT project was divided into seven major field of smart application discussion groups: traffic, manufacturing, energy and environmental monitoring, commerce, family, medical and agriculture. Total of twenty-four enterprises with emerged IoT application proposals were visited to conduct in-depth Interviews. Key factors affecting the system integration and application service were examined and derived from the result of these interviews. Development trend of the Taiwan IoT industry was also observed and discussed in order to formulate success strategy for domestic companies to develop into overseas market application. The study found the willingness of industry participation in the government driven MLIoT project is affected by several factors, including the government’s policy direction, formation of industry friendly laws and regulations, and better coordination between government departments and resources to reach a consensus. These are the important areas for future improvement by the government, in order to promote the industry clustering and strength of the overall competitiveness of IoT industry development in Taiwan.
Key Words: Internet of Things, Industry cluster, Development strategy
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