7th Asialics International Conference - Just Use it!---About us

Asian Network for Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (ASIALICS)
ASIALICS is a network among scholars, practitioners and policymakers who are interested in a learning, innovation and competence building system in Asia. It has a cooperative relationship with the Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (GLOBELICS). ASIALICS aims to explore and develop the concept of learning, innovation and competence building as an analytical framework. The objective of ASIALICS is to stimulate the establishment of knowledge based strategies for economic development in Asia. The idea is to bring together interesting issues about what is going on in Asian countries and companies and to share experiences regarding methodology, analytical results and policies.

Asia has been a serious player not only in science, technology and innovation but also in linking different cultures of the world. This is in line with the ongoing Asia-wide cooperation schemes that emphasize knowledge and experiences sharing and joint efforts to promote knowledge-based and learning economies. To achieve this aspiration, a group of Asian scholars from Thailand, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and Vietnam with strong support from GLOBELICS held the first international conference on Asian innovation systems in Bangkok, Thailand in April 2004. About 150 professionals who participated in the seminar agreed to organize the ASIALICS conference annually, publish a journal and book on Asian innovation systems and clusters, and explore possibilities of joint research and training in this field.

Following the first international conference in Bangkok, ASIALICS organized the second International Conference in April 2005 in Jeju Island, Korea. The Third international conference was held in Shanghai, China in April 2006, organized by Tongji University. The fourth international conference was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in July 2007, organized by University of Malaya. The fifth international conference was held in Bangalore, India in April 2008, organized by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. The 6th international conference was held in Hong Kong from 6-7 July 2009, organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

On February 1, 1980, the Council for Economic Planning and Development appointed Dr. Tsiang Sho-chieh and Dr. Yu Tzong-Shian as director and deputy director, respectively, of the preparatory body that was named the "Preparatory Commission for Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research." The funding for the Commission's operations was provided for by the CEPD through the ROC-US Economic and Social Development Fund. Initially, the Commission borrowed office space in a building belonging to the First Commercial Bank, located at 59 Chang-an East Road, Sec. 1, in the city of Taipei. In December of the same year, the Commission moved to leased office space located on the 8th Floor, 35 Kuangfu South Road, Taipei. On July 10, 1981, during the second meeting of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research's First Executive Board of Trustees, it was decided that the official date of the founding of the institution be set as July 1, 1981.

In line with the regulations specified in the "Establishment Guidelines for the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research," the institution was founded with an establishment fund totaling NT$1 billion, with NT$900 million coming from the Central Government and the ROC-US Economic and Social Development Fund, and the remaining NT$100 million being donated by the industrial and business sectors.

The cultural kaleidoscope of Taiwan's capital city pulses wherever you go. Incense-veiled temples dating back to dynastic times blend seamlessly with a neoned street life of a decidedly more modern era. Taipei has dozens of world-class restaurants where gourmets can sample the best regional Chinese cuisine; and for the gourmand, there are plenty night markets serving up scrumptious evening snacks in an environment of chaotic excitement and fun.

The polarities of Taipei are vividly present as well in the joining of the urban and natural. Just a few minutes from the heart of the city you can soak away the cares of the world in mineral-rich hot springs nestled in the lush mountain foothills ringing the TaipeiBasin. And throughout the city there are plenty of trails, parks and other oases of tranquility to lift and invigorate your spirits.

Whether you're just stopping over en route to another Asian destination, or planning a longer stay, Taipei is a many-faceted treasure that will call you back again and again.