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自由開講》台英科技合作簽署之後:台灣更需要一套長期科技外交戰略
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自由開講》台英科技合作簽署之後:台灣更需要一套長期科技外交戰略

評析台灣與英國簽署科學創新及技術合作協議後的執行策略與人才培育方向

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台灣與英國於10月2日在倫敦簽署「科學創新及技術合作協議」(SITA),聚焦衛星通訊、矽光子及半導體人才培育。本文建議政府應建立長期技術路線圖,強化雙向人才交流,並完善研究安全與智財權管理機制,以提升科技外交實質成效。

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台灣與英國於10月2日在倫敦簽署「科學創新及技術合作協議」(SITA),旨在推動衛星通訊、矽光子及半導體領域的合作。此協議標誌著雙方科技合作從個別計畫轉向制度化發展。

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台灣與英國10月2日在倫敦簽署「科學創新及技術合作協議」(SITA),首波合作項目包括衛星通訊聯合研發、台英矽光子學術聯盟,以及半導體人才培育計畫。英國太空總署與台灣國家太空中心將推動衛星通訊前瞻技術合作,矽光子部分則由雙方研究社群建立學術平台,半導體人才計畫也將延續英國碩士生來台實習與科研交流。這些合作領域都與台灣未來十年的科技競爭力直接相關。台灣過去的國際科研合作多以個別計畫、學術交流或雙邊研究補助為主,SITA的意義在於把合作逐步制度化。

首先應建立科技外交重點國家路線圖,把每一項雙邊合作放進國家科技發展的整體需求中。英國在光電、太空、晶片設計、人工智慧及基礎研究具有深厚能力,台灣則擁有半導體製造、供應鏈與工程人才優勢。雙方合作若只以共同舉辦研討會或短期研究計畫衡量,很難累積真正的政策成果。國科會可以為SITA設定3年至5年的技術路線圖,針對矽光子、低軌衛星通訊及半導體人才分別設定研究目標、共同實驗室、聯合研究案、產學合作及人才流動指標,再由固定窗口每年檢討進度。

人才政策則應從「來台參訪」進一步走向雙向長期培育。目前半導體培力計畫已安排英國碩士生來台實習,這是很好的起點;我國也可以同步建立台灣博士生、博士後研究員與年輕工程師赴英國研究機構及企業研修的制度。對半導體與矽光子而言,真正有價值的人才交流通常需要數月甚至數年,才能參與實驗、製程驗證與完整研究計畫。政府可以推動台英共同博士培育、雙指導教授制度,以及企業參與的研究型實習,並提供返台研究經費或產業媒合,避免交流結束後人才與技術經驗無法留在國內。

科技合作擴大後,研究安全與智慧財產治理也應同步建立。SITA涉及衛星通訊、半導體與矽光子,其中部分技術可能與我國國家核心關鍵技術或軍民兩用技術有所交集。我國目前已有《國家安全法》及「國家核心關鍵技術認定辦法」,由國科會持續盤點涉及國家安全與產業競爭力的重要技術,近年也已將半導體、太空、資安、人工智慧等領域納入關鍵技術治理範圍。國際合作計畫因此需要更成熟的契約與風險管理制度。政府可以制定跨國科研合作的標準條款,明確規範研究成果歸屬、專利申請、營業秘密、資料存取、研究人員權限及技術移轉程序。對涉及敏感技術的計畫,則應在研究開始前完成風險評估,讓研究人員清楚知道哪些資料可以共享、哪些技術需要額外審查。開放合作與研究安全可以在清楚的規則下同時推進,降低研究團隊在計畫執行過程中的不確定性。

科技外交需要一套能向社會說明成果的評估制度。台英協議簽署後,政府每年可以公布共同研究經費、研究團隊數量、人才交流人數、專利與論文成果、產學合作案件,以及技術進入產業驗證或商業化的進度。衛星通訊合作可以追蹤共同開發的技術是否進入實際衛星或地面設備測試;矽光子聯盟可以觀察是否產生共同晶片設計、製程平台與企業合作;半導體人才計畫則應檢驗受訓人才是否繼續投入相關產業。這些指標可以讓雙邊科技協議逐步形成長期制度,也能作為台灣未來與德國、法國及其他科技國家合作時的政策範本。英國政府公布資料顯示,2025年台英雙邊貿易已達89億英鎊,雙方也正把合作延伸到數位貿易、先進製造與韌性供應鏈。 對台灣而言,科技外交下一階段的價值,在於能否把國際關係轉化成國內研究能力、人才與產業技術。SITA已經提供一個新的合作平台,接下來幾年的執行成果,才會決定這項協議能在台灣科技政策中留下多深的影響。

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  • 國科會將制定3至5年的SITA技術路線圖。

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  • SITA具體技術路線圖的落實進度為何?
  • 跨國科研合作的標準條款將如何具體規範智財權?

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