Taiwan Excellence Awards

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The Taiwan Excellence is an award that is delivered by the [http://www.moea.gov.tw/ Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)] and [http://www.taitra.com.tw/ Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)] to encourage Taiwan industries to upgrade and incorporate innovalue into their products. The Taiwan Excellence Awards Selection is based on four different criteria: R&D, Design, Quality, and Marketing. Each product must score evenly well in each category in ordered to be selected. An international panel of judges are invited to participate in this honorable selection in which the finalists surface after several evaluations. This is an annual event which has a well-known and quality assured reputation that is highly honored. The Taiwan Excellence Awards products are designated with the red interwoven arc symbol of Taiwan Excellence, which is the mark of product distinction and superior quality.

Several plans were launched to promote the product designs, qualities and images of Taiwan: Quality Enhancement Plan (1988), Product Design Ability Enhancement Plan (1989), and the 1990 Image Enhancement Plan (IEP). This eventually led to the Branding Taiwan Project [http://www.brandingtaiwan.org/en/index.asp] developed in 2006 with strong focus on the IEP. The IEP steadily enhanced the image of MIT products in three different stages with a specific objective during each stage:

• "First stage (1990~1995)": Focus on improving the negative image of MIT products.
• "Second stage (1995~2000)": An important criteria innovalue (“innovation” plus “added value”) was created.
• "Third stage (current stage)": Image reformation of MIT product through an integrated global information campaign.

The current objective is to transform Taiwan from a regional manufacturing center into a global R&D / Innovation center.
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Type of Awards

Taiwan Excellence Awards. After careful evaluation, the judges select the products which are authorized to display the symbol of Taiwan Excellence attached with the winning year.
Silver Awards. A panel of judges elects up to 30 finalists from the Taiwan Excellence Award winners for screening. After the gold winners are selected, the remaining are awarded with the Silver Awards.
Gold Awards. A maximum of eight products may be awarded with the Gold Award.
Taiwan Excellence for Best Performance. An award that is delivered to the corporation who won the most Gold & Silver Awards for the year.
Taiwan Excellence Achievement Awards. Presented to the companies who have earned at least 50 Taiwan Excellence Awards during the past years.
Popularity Award. The public participates in the nomination of the 30 finalists and the most popular product is awarded.

2008 Taiwan Excellence Award Winners

"(Parenthesis includes the number of winners.)"
Gold Awards (8)
Silver Awards (21)
Certificates for Taiwan Excellence (112)
Taiwan Excellence for Best Performance (1)
Taiwan Excellence Achievement Award (2)
Popularity Award (1)

References

Photos of 2008 Taiwan Excellence Awards ceremony [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2008_Taiwan_Excellence_Awards]
About TAITRA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_External_Trade_Development_Council]