China Electronic Appliance Corporation (CEAC)

Officially established in 1964, China Electronic Appliance Corporation (CEAC) is a subordinate body of China Electronics Corporation Group (CEC), ranking as one of the three largest trading enterprises in the electronic industry in China. It has 13 subsidiary companies and 15 holding companies or companies with investment, which jointly create an extensive nationwide service network. CEAC is mainly engaged in the business of electronic components distribution, telecommunication business, import and export trade, and exhibition services. It establishes an efficient supporting system for logistics, public bidding, consultation, magazine publication and real estate property management.

Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)

Hong Kong TDC is the global marketing arm and public service hub for Hong Kong-based manufacturers, traders and service exporters. Its missions are to create and facilitate opportunities in international trade for Hong Kong companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), and to promote a positive image of Hong Kong. Its objectives include to develop and diversify markets for Hong Kong companies, to promote Hong Kong's products and services in world markets, to promote Hong Kong's leading role as an international business hub for services and information, to enhance Hong Kong's position as the pre-eminent international business city of China and to enhance Hong Kong's standing as a partner and platform for global business and supporter of free trade.

Japan Electronics Show Association (JESA)

Japan Electronics Show Association (JESA), an institution subordinated to Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), is in charge of processing issues concerning exhibitions and shows. JESA organizes and assists enterprise in participating in industrial exhibitions and shows in Japan or other countries in the world. It also conducts investigation and research on markets, so as to improve the quality of the exhibitions it organizes. It helps enterprise to promote their products and services through advertisement, PR activities, and direct communication with customers, publication and digital media. (http://www.jesa.or.jp)

Korea Electronics Association (KEA)

Korea Electronics Association serves as the representative institution of the electronics industry in Korea and takes on an extensive range of international functions, including technical support, information exchange, business cooperation with foreign corresponding institutions/commercial organizations. It makes industrial policies in Korea, encourages the development of technology, and helps Korean enterprises to create more demand, to reduce cost and to improve impor t. There are 450 members at KEA including large-scale as well as small and medium-sized enterprises whose business scope covers a wide range of information/communication products, semiconductors, electronic components, measurement instruments, consumption electronic products, and medical electronic apparatus. The main activities of KEA include proposing industrial policies, supporting domestic and foreign markets, aiming at improving the competitive power of enterprises through international business cooperation and trade support.

Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA)

Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) was founded on 24 October 1948; it was originally known as Electrical Material Manufacturers' Association and was composed of over 50 small-sized factories producing heavy electric machinery, motors, switches, plugs and lighting products. Since its original name doesn't cover today's high-tech industry, it was renamed Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association in 1994.

The range of products manufactured by TEEMA members includes 16 categories of computers and peripherical equipments, communication products, semiconductors, photoelectric products, heavy electric machinery, AC systems, household electric appliances, measurement instruments and equipments, finished electronic products, power supply equipments, lighting products, wiring equipments, electric parts and components, batteries, information application software and network industry.

Development of Electric and Electronic Industry in Taiwan

In its early stage, there was electric machinery and electrical material manufacturers in Taiwan. Therefore, when TEEMA was founded in 1948, its over 50 member manufacturers are all small-sized factories producing heavy electric machinery, motors, switches, plugs, and lighting products. In 1964, the first foreign factory was established in Taiwan. Since then, along with the continuous industrial growth, there have been more than 100 manufacturers and their products range also expanded greatly. Since 1971, the focus of development shifted to household appliances, lighting products and wiring equipments. It was during this period of time that information industry emerged and capital-intensive and technology-intensive products were developed. The number of TEEMA members has increased to 400. After 1981 and during the stage of developing strategic industries, the manufacturers actively promote new products and emphasized innovation. After 1991, in order to comply with the new trend of internationalized and free trade, Taiwan electric and electronic industry laid stress on investing in foreign markets, creating local brands, marketing in global scope, promoting strategic alliance for joint product development, and manufacturing precision and key electronic parts and components. The number of TEEMA member manufacturers increased to more than 4,200, who invested in over 6,000 projects in mainland China.

General Information of Taiwan Electric and Electronic Industry

In 2002, the total export value of upstream and downstream electric and electronic industry in Taiwan was over USD 65.2 billion, accounting for 49.9% of its gross export value. Its total import value was USD 41.1 billion, accounting for 36.5% of the gross import value in Taiwan. The gross output value of computer information and peripherical equipments was USD 48 billion (including overseas output value), making Taiwan the third largest information products base in the world after the US and Japan. Among its main products, 16 ranking the first in the world include notebook comp uters, monitors, main boards, power supply units, machine cases, scanners, graphic cards, keyboards, uninterrupted power systems (UPS) , mouse, audio cards, video cards, concentrators, MODEM, network cards, and CD. The annual output value of semiconductor industry ranked the 4 th in the world after the US, Japan and Korea, while that of d edicated foundry was the first in the world.

3C Integration Speeds up the Growth of Taiwan Information Appliance Industry

Taiwan household appliance industry is in critical moment of transformation. The rapid development of home computer, low price computer, network computer, personal digital processor, e-business, and wide-band network accelerates the integration of 3C industry (computer, consumption electronic products and communication products) and creates an opportunity for the transformation of household appliance, information and communication industry. Since LCD large screen televisions and PLASMA televisions can be transformed into interactive information receiving stations through communication connection, information appliance (IA) manufacturers accordingly grasp a long-term market competitive superiority and have chance to create a second prosperous period of time in future.

Future Development Trend

Industrial Development Trend: strategic alliance, internationalization, liberalization, e-business

Product Development Trend: individualization, network, multi-media, top quality

Technological Development Trend: digital, wireless and wide band technology, 3C integration

Market Development Trend: formation of regional economic entity integration, regionalization of global economy

Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA)

6F No. 109 Section 6, Min Chuan E. Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Tel: 886-2-87926666

Fax: 886-2-87926140

Website: http://www.teema.org.tw

Email: service@teema.org.tw