President Ma Ying-jeou inaugurated Photonics Festival in Taiwan and Display Taiwan 2008, accompanied by Yin Chii-ming, minister of economics affairs. Ma awarded the eleven winners of Outstanding Photonics Products this year in the ceremony.

"Taiwan's flat panel industry has become No.1 in the world in terms of production value and will achieve production of NTD 1.8 trillion by the end of 2008 and NTD 2 trillion by the end of 2010," he addressed, "and we're seeing properous developments in other sectors of Taiwan photonics industry as well, in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and promote environment conservation, promoting LEDs and PV industry is coherent with the government's goals for developing energy-saving and clean energy industries.”

Ma stressed his green policy goals, including reduction of carbon dioxide emission to the level of 2008 by 2016, half the level of 2008 by 2025 and half the level of 2000 by 2050.

President Ma inaugurated Photonics Festival and Display Taiwan 2008

PIDA hosted Photonics Festival in Taiwan and concurrent exposition Display Taiwan 2008 lighted up the floor of Taipei World Trade Center during June 11-13. The two shows had attracted 31,675 international trade visitors, including 28,064 domestic buyers and 3,611 overseas buyers with a growth rate of 14% compared to the 2007 events. Some 525 manufacturers from 12 countries displayed their products at 1,360 booths -- all record breaking numbers.

The participant of current Market & Technology Conferences also hit a record high by reaching 2,000 people with a 58% growth compared to last year.

The 3-day shows were expected to attract over USD 3.1 billion (about NTD 10 billion) business opportunities according to the estimation from Murphy Lin, the manager of PIDA.

The two shows had attracted 31,675 international trade visitors, including 28,064 domestic buyers and 3,611 overseas buyers.