my country's "Asian Drone AI Innovation Application R&D Center" was inaugurated in Chiayi last August, and currently 20 operators have settled in.

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[Reporter Zhong Lihua/Report from Taipei] The use of drones extends from leisure and entertainment to business, agriculture, national defense and other fields. "It was unveiled in Chiayi in August last year. At present, 20 operators have settled in. After the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense handled the selection and bidding operations, Taiwan's drone national team took shape in the second half of this year.

The industry pointed out that it is an inevitable trend for Taiwan's drone industry to enter the international market, and they look forward to becoming Taiwan's second "National Protector".

According to statistics from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the global drone market will reach approximately US$30.4 billion in 2022, and is expected to grow to US$41.3 billion by 2026.

According to the Global UAV Patent Layout Report completed by the Intellectual Property Bureau, China ranks first in the number of intellectual property rights in the UAV industry, accounting for 554% of the total applications, followed by the United States, but the difference between the two is about 1.8 times. Taiwan ranked ninth in the world with only 29 cases.

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Hong Jieli, a researcher at the Business Development Research Institute, pointed out that the output value of Taiwan's aerospace industry is 98.434 billion yuan, of which the output value of unmanned aerial vehicles is 1.357 billion yuan. The system integrators who design the whole machine, and most of the others are small and medium-sized enterprises with assembly capabilities.

The industry is now in its infancy and a complete supply chain is being established.

The government has started to develop relevant development strategies for UAV technology, verification, market and talents. Ji Binghong, deputy director of the Taiwan UAV Alliance Secretariat, said that under the guidance of the Ministry of Communications, the alliance was established in March last year. So far, 88 The participation of family entrepreneurs not only assists the government in promoting the development of the UAV technology industry, but also enhances the energy and international competitiveness of the UAV technology industry.

The UAV R&D center in Chiayi has technical guidance from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Industrial Technology Research Institute.

Hong Jieli pointed out that the current production and technical energy of Taiwan's drone field is mainly in system integration, complete machines and components, and the main uses are agricultural, disaster relief, investigation and monitoring.

There is still a lot of room for the development of Taiwan's drone industry. If Taiwan's semiconductor and component companies can assist in the future, it will be an important boost.

On the way to gradually establish an independent drone industry in Taiwan, it needs healthy competition among enterprises, industrial cooperation and government policy support.